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KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Zain's Sudan unit expects new taxes to slice into its earnings this year despite the anticipated addition of between 2 to 3 million mobile phone subscribers in the oil-producing African country, a senior executive said on Wednesday. The nation of about 32 million people is facing a foreign currency …

Apple is worth $415 billion, putting it neck and neck with Exxon Mobil as the world's most valuable company. But by standard Wall Street measures, its stock is a bargain.

The stock market bounced to its highest close since last spring Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it expected to keep interest rates near zero for almost three more years.

A look at the 10 biggest volume decliners on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading:

A look at the 10 biggest volume gainers on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading:

A look at the 10 biggest volume decliners on Nasdaq at the close of trading:

A look at the 10 biggest volume gainers on Nasdaq at the close of trading:

A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading:

A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading:

A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on Nasdaq at the close of trading:

A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:

A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on Nasdaq at the close of trading:

The stock market bounced to its highest close since last spring Wednesday after the Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero for almost three more years.

Shares of United Rentals Inc. rose more than 6 percent in after-market trading, after the company handily beat Wall Street's expectations for its fourth-quarter revenue and net income.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Big profits from Apple and a promise from the Federal Reserve to keep rock-bottom rates for at least two more years powered the U.S. stock market higher on Wednesday. Apple Inc led the Nasdaq to a 1 percent gain. Shares of the maker of iPhones and iPads surged to a record, making it the most valuable …

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sought to calm fears that the Obama administration's bank reforms were hostile to the U.S. financial industry, saying on Wednesday the reforms were "tough where they need to be tough." "I know that people are concerned that they will be too tough. …

(Reuters) - Apple Inc shares surged the most in more than three years, after skyrocketing iPhone and iPad sales helped it smash Wall Street expectations, prompting analysts to raise their price targets on the stock by as much as $100. Shares of the company, which reported results for its first full quarter without charismatic …

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy:

(Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Wednesday that a pension expense larger than Wall Street had anticipated would weigh on its 2012 earnings, but it handed investors good news with expectations for increased commercial aircraft deliveries this year. The world's largest aerospace and defense company said the expense would amount …

Here is a summary of recent earnings reports for selected entertainment companies:

Some figures from Apple Inc.'s first-quarter earnings report, put into context:

The stock market chugged toward its highest level since last spring Wednesday after the Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero for almost three more years.