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The average cash bonus rose by an estimated 9 percent to almost $121,900 in 2012, but the pool was shared among fewer workers than in 2011.

U.S. house prices jumped 7.3 percent in 2012, and December's gain was the 11th straight monthly rise.

However, the headline consumer confidence index is still well below the long-term average of 92.

DKNY's public relations nightmare over its unauthorized use of Humans of New York photographs continued Tuesday, a day after the company took steps to end a controversy that had gone viral the day before.

Home Depot said its fourth-quarter profit topped Wall Street analysts' expectations; also, revenue totaled $18.2B, up 12.9% from a year ago.

Canada started the process of phasing out its one-cent coin. What are America's plans for the future of its penny?

Italy's post-election questions: What happens to Mario Monti's reforms? Will the ECB help cap rising Italian bond rates?

Spreadtrum Communications, Dow Chemical, Fresenius Medical Care AG, General Motors, Credit Suisse Group, United Therapeutics, McDonald's Corp and Titan International Inc, are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Tuesday.

A number of factors combined to lift the yellow metal for the second day in a row as Asian buyers rushed in to buy bullion.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Tuesday as investors await comments from the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the economic outlook and monetary policy and the release of Census Bureau's new home sales data.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Monday were AXT Inc, MediciNova, Amyris, Universal Display Corp and TGC Industries, Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers were Caesars Entertainment Corp, VIVUS, Inc, Solar Capital, Apollo Group and Autodesk Inc.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were Colony Financial, Headwaters, Stone Energy, Bonanza Creek Energy and Parker Drilling Co. The top after-market NYSE losers were Titan International, Genco Shipping & Trading, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Enbridge Energy Management and Radian Group Inc.

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is hitting more turbulence as Japan’s All Nippon Airways says it will cancel all flights using the widebody jet.

Zynga announced Monday that it is closing down and "consolidating" its offices in New York and Texas to cut costs.

As China seeks to coax foreign investors into using its currency, interest in yuan accounts has been strong in Hong Kong.

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Fluctuating lunar calendar celebrations make gauging Chinese factory output in the first two months of 2013 a challenge.

Swedish furniture giant Ikea's meatballs, labeled as pork and beef, are found to have horsemeat in them.

The Japanese government is set to raise over $10 billion from a sale of stake in a tobacco company to fund the reconstruction of areas devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Zynga Inc, Elan Corp, 3D Systems, Barnes & Noble, Amgen, Chesapeake Energy Corp, Groupon Inc, Affymax and SandRidge Energy are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Monday.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open Monday as investors maintained caution ahead of the outcome of the Italian elections.

China manufacturing activity dropped to a four-month low of 50.4 in February pulling back from a two-year-high of 52.3 recorded in January, a survey by HSBC-Markit showed Monday.

Asian stock markets advanced Monday, led by gains in Japanese shares on speculation that Bank of Japan (BOJ) could get a new governor who is known to be in favor of aggressive monetary easing.

Investors will get a good read on economic conditions via a slew of quarterly earnings reports by big-name retailers this week.

In China, sending a child to four years of college will cost a farmer 13.6 years of net income.

In a major blow to the United Kingdom, Moody's Investors Service stripped the country of its coveted triple-A sovereign rating on Friday, saying the nation's rising debt burden and weak growth prospects weigh on the economy. Moody’s lowered the U.K.'s domestic and foreign-currency bond rating by a notch from Aaa to Aa1.

The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Friday were Zynga Inc, Clean Energy Fuels Corporation, EDAP TMS S.A., Caesars Entertainment Corporation and Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, while the top after-market Nasdaq losers were Amicus Therapeutics Inc, LKQ Corporation, SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc, and Meru Networks.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were General Cable Corp, MGIC Investment, Radian Group, Clear Channel Outdoor and Avon Products. The top after-market NYSE losers were Cabot Oil & Gas, Hertz Global Holdings, GNC Holdings, Valassis Communications and Mohawk Industries.

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