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U.S. stocks stayed near the break-even point on Tuesday as persisting worries about overseas fiscal problems offset optimism over data that underscored the view the economy was stabilizing.

U.S. stocks stayed near the break-even point on Tuesday as persisting worries about overseas fiscal problems offset optimism over data that underscored the view the economy was stabilizing.

U.S. stocks barely budged on Tuesday as persisting worries about overseas fiscal problems offset optimism over data that underscored the view the economy was stabilizing.

U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday they will tap the expertise of the country's top space and aeronautics experts to analyze Toyota Motor Corp's electronic throttles to see if they are behind the reports of unintended acceleration that have hounded the automaker.

U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in March, helped by a slight increase in optimism about the labor market, according to a private report released

U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in March, while home prices rose in January for the eighth straight month according to a closely watched housing index, bolstering hopes for a sustainable economic recovery.

The 'cloud' of data which is becoming the heart of the Internet is creating an all too real cloud of pollution as Facebook, Apple and others build data centers powered by coal, according to a new Greenpeace report.

U.S. manufacturing executives have a brighter outlook on the economic recovery than do their colleagues in the European Union or the service sector, according to a study released on Tuesday.

Facing enormous energy shortage, Vietnam on Tuesday signed an agreement with the US to boost nuclear energy production in the country. According to Vietnam's energy ministry, the deal will help the country to meet growing energy demand as it allows U.S. firms to help build nuclear plants in the country.

Sustained inflation has rised the denomination values of US coins over the years, according to National Inflation Association which has launched 'Coin Melt Values' as a new feature in its website http://inflation.us/coins. It is updated daily with the latest melt values of U.S. coins that are currently in circulation or were previously in circulation. The purpose of NIA's new feature is to demonstrate how over time, inflation makes U.S. coins worth more than their denomination values, a NIA pres...

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as consumer confidence and housing data reaffirmed the view that the economy was stabilizing, and Apple Inc's move to develop a new iPhone boosted telecom and chipmaker shares.

Apple Inc shares shot to a record high on Tuesday, rising about 2 percent after a report the company is developing a new iPhone that would work on Verizon Communications Inc's mobile network.

(Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the healthcare overhaul signed into law by President Barack Obama costs too much and expands the government's role too far, according to a poll published on Tuesday.

Swiss bank UBS expects first-quarter revenue in its rebuilt fixed income business to be slightly below $2.3 billion, it said on Tuesday.

Wall Street was poised for a slightly higher open on Tuesday as a report showed home prices rose in January for the eighth-straight month, while corporate news, including about Apple Inc, supported early gains.

After a range in the morning between 1.3417 and 1.3452 there was some growing into the direction of 1.3490 with a false break-out and for the rest of the day a sideways range. Reason for that might have been yesterdays not overwhelming news. EXPECTATIONS FOR TODAY´S TRADING DAY So what can we trader expect for today?

U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday as investors looked to upcoming data for clues the economy was stabilizing, while corporate news, including about Apple Inc, supported early gains.

China displayed new divisions on Tuesday over how to respond to mounting U.S. pressure to let its exchange rate rise.

The Federal Reserve's monetary policy is still appropriate because of high unemployment and minimal inflationary pressures in the United States, a Fed policymaker said on Tuesday.

China displayed new divisions on Tuesday over how to respond to mounting U.S. pressure to let its exchange rate rise.

U.S. stock index futures rose slightly on Tuesday as investors looked to upcoming housing and consumer confidence data for affirmation the economy was stabilizing.