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Ballard Power Systems (BLD.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) shares rose 20 percent on Tuesday on news it had delivered fuel cell-powered vehicles for a US Department of Energy program while an upbeat survey on the fuel sector
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U.S. stocks rose for a second day on   Tuesday as a survey showing a higher-than-expected jump in   consumer confidence eased concern about slowing economic growth   and the outlook for corporate profits.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected data on the services sector boosted optimism about U.S. economic growth and profits.
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Shares in BHP Billiton Ltd.   , the world's top miner, opened 5.3 percent higher on  Wednesday after it surprised the market with an additional  US$10 billion share buyback.
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NEW YORK US stocks rose Monday after the software maker PeopleSoft accepted Oracle&#39;s buyout offer and data showed better-than-expected November retail sales, signaling an uptick in consumer spending.
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U.S. stocks rose sharply on Wednesday as shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. and other energy-related companies climbed on rising oil prices, and after the U.S. government raised its estimate of third-quarter economic growth.
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday as a 5 percent jump in oil prices lifted shares of major energy companies and Motorola Inc.  gained after investor Carl Icahn said he will seek a seat on the board.
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US manufacturers ratcheted up the pace of output in November as new orders jumped and factories took on more workers, a report said on Wednesday.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as a report showing a surprisingly robust services sector boosted hopes that profit growth would weather fallout from a slowing housing market.
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Orders for durable goods including computers and communications equipment rose last month by the most since March, evidence that US manufacturing is gaining momentum less than two months before the presidential election.
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A corporate spending survey that boosted optimism about Japan&#39;s economy drove Tokyo shares sharply higher on Monday, while other Asian stock markets traded around multi-month highs.
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Shares of software maker Red Hat Inc. jumped more than 8 percent midday Tuesday on an upgrade from an analyst who was enthusiastic about the company&#39;s hefty market share in an attractive niche.
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By Robert Weisman, The Boston Globe  Feb. 16--Shares of Salary.com surged 19.05 percent in its opening day of  trading yesterday after the Waltham compensation software and consulting firm  raised $60 million in an initial public offering.
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US stocks opened higher on Wednesday after news that core inflation rose only slightly more than expected last month. Strong earnings from computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co.
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Inventories at U.S. wholesalers  climbed a steeper-than-expected 1.1 percent in November as  stocks increased across a wide variety of categories, including  cars and computers, a government report showed on Monday.
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Inventories at U.S. wholesalers climbed a steeper-than-expected 1.1 percent in November as stocks increased across a wide variety of categories, including cars and computers, a government report showed on Monday.
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US consumers were more upbeat than expected in May, a survey says, helped by a strong stock market.