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Stocks Inch Up Amid Mergers

NEW YORK – Stocks barely moved Monday and ended a touch higher as a wave of multibillion-dollar merger deals helped investor sentiment and oil prices retreated from a six-week high. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) was up 6.06 points, or 0.06 percent, to end at 10,467.03, in light trading. …

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Hard-Liner Wins Iran's Presidential Election

TEHRAN, Iran – The winner of Iran’s presidential runoff, whose landslide victory dealt a setback to reformers, said Saturday he seeks to create a “modern, advanced and Islamic” model for the world. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (search) made the comments in a taped statement broadcast on state-run radio. They appeared aimed at …

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Stocks Surge on TI, Fed Rate Hopes

NEW YORK – Stocks rose Friday, with the Dow posting its biggest weekly gain since May, as investors bet the Federal Reserve would pause in its campaign to raise interest rates due to economic fallout from Hurricane Katrina. The major stock indexes finished higher for the second straight week. The …

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