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Auto, factory data hint at some momentum in economy
WASHINGTON - U.S. new motor vehicle sales in June were poised to record their strongest month in more than 5-1/2 years and factories posted a second straight month of gains in new orders in May, indicating some pick-up in economic activity. | Video
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- Fed pledges to get tough on Wall Street as adopts Basel rules
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Obama's Power Africa backer calls weak competition an investment incentive
DAR ES SALAAM - Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu, who backed President Barack Obama's Africa Power initiative with a $2.5 billion investment pledge, said on Tuesday the lack of competition in the continent's nascent power sector makes it an investment gem.
GE Capital, AIG will not appeal US risk panel systemic tag
WASHINGTON - GE Capital and American International Group Inc both signaled on Tuesday that they will not appeal a proposal by the new U.S. risk council to designate them as systemically important, a tag that will subject the companies to tougher regulations.
IRS battles tech companies over 2004 offshore tax holiday
WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service and two technology firms are fighting in court over tax bills from a 2004 corporate tax holiday, with other multinationals watching closely for a result that could come any day, said tax lawyers.
Supreme Court declines Cablevision stay application
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined a Cablevision Systems Corp request seeking a stay of National Labor Relations Board proceedings in which the company is involved.
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| DOW | 14,932.41 |  -42.55 |
-0.28% |
| S&P; 500 | 1,614.08 | -0.88 |
-0.05% |
| NASDAQ | 3,433.40 | -1.09 |
-0.03% |
| TR US Index | 146.52 | -0.13 |
-0.09% |
Sector Summary
| Energy | -0.01% |
| Basic Materials | -0.88% |
| Industrials | -0.61% |
| Cyclical Goods & Services |  +0.03% |
| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services | -0.23% |
| Financials | -0.23% |
| Healthcare | -0.43% |
| Technology | +0.04% |
| Telecoms | +0.08% |
| Utilities | -0.64% |
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