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Stocks higher after bin Laden death, M&A action

U.S. stocks rose on Monday after President Barack Obama announced that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been killed in a firefight with U.S. forces and as a spate of proposed deals cheered investors.

GM SUVs probed for bad fuel gauges

Federal regulators are investigating 865,000 General Motors Co sport utility vehicles for potential faulty fuel gauges that could mistakenly tell drivers their vehicles have more gas than they do.

Clinton to Taliban: 'You Cannot Defeat Us'

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a speech on Monday after the U.S. announced it had killed Osama bin Laden, said the U.S. and allies would continue to take the fight to al-Qaida and the Taliban, saying you cannot defeat us.

Manufacturing slows for second month in April: ISM

The pace of growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector slowed in April for a second straight month but input prices were at their highest in nearly three years, according to an industry report released on Monday.

Oil drops after Osama bin Laden death

Oil prices fell more than 3 percent on Monday after U.S. forces killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden following a decade of military operations across central Asia and the Middle East.

Construction spending rebounds in March

The U.S. construction sector found momentum as the first quarter ended, with spending on projects posting the largest gain in 11 months, a government report showed on Monday.

Stock futures point to higher open after bin Laden death

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Monday following confirmation Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces, indicating investors are set to strip some of the risk premium underpinning risky asset prices.

Osama Bin Laden is dead, Obama warns of retaliation attacks (video)

U.S. President Barack Obama has warned Americans worldwide to brace for a retaliation from terrorist organizations after news broke out that Osama Bin Laden, one of the world's most dreaded terrorists, was early on Monday in a U.S. targeted operation carried out by CIA agents and U.S. military forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Greek finmin suggests EU/IMF repayment extension

Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou suggested on Monday that the EU and the IMF give Greece more time to repay its bailout funds, and at a cheaper rate, to allow it to exit its severe debt crisis.

Raid against Osama bin Laden captured on Twitter

In the early hours of Monday, Sohaib Athar reported on his Twitter account that a loud bang had rattled his windows in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad, saying he hoped its not the start of something nasty.

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