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Norwegian Tora Berger held her nerve after delivering a superb shooting performance to win her first Olympic gold medal in the women's 15km individual event at Whistler Olympic Park on Thursday.

A House panel on Thursday subpoenaed confidential company documents that a former Toyota lawyer has said proves the automaker routinely concealed evidence from the courts and federal regulators, a committee staffer said.

Nearly all the major oil companies are looking across Europe for shale gas, an unconventional energy source that has transformed the U.S. energy market.

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as investors viewed earnings and favorable brokerage comments on companies and some economic data as signs that an economic rebound will continue.

Lawyers for authors, publishers, corporations and governments came to a New York court to challenge or hail a proposed deal over Google Inc's plans to digitize millions of books, but the judge said he would not rule on Thursday.

A former top UBS AG fixed-income executive has agreed to pay $2.75 million to settle a probe by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo into insider trading of auction-rate securities.

Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc said on Thursday they have won unconditional approval from regulators in the United States and Europe for a planned search deal that would challenge market leader Google Inc.

Oil rose above $78 a barrel on Thursday, supported by a drop in U.S. distillate inventories despite a stronger U.S. dollar.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted a drop in holiday sales at U.S. stores and gave a disappointing profit outlook, casting doubt on its ability to keep shoppers won in the recession.

The European Union should be more specific on how it would support Greece in a crisis, to help lower the highly indebted country's borrowing costs now, Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said on Thursday.

U.S. film star and Twitter celebrity Ashton Kutcher encouraged Russians on Thursday to share ideas through social media websites during a visit by U.S. technology leaders to Moscow.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has created a Major Economic Crimes Bureau as he and other high-profile investigators redouble their efforts to fight financial fraud.

AT&T Inc said on Thursday it would open three development facilities to test network equipment and mobile devices for its next generation of high-speed wireless services.

The European Union should be more specific about how it would support Greece in a crisis, to help lower the highly indebted country's borrowing costs now, Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said on Thursday.

A new type of computer virus is known to have breached almost 75,000 computers in 2,500 organizations around the world, including user accounts of popular social network websites, according Internet security firm NetWitness.

Stocks edged higher on Thursday as data pointing to gains in the manufacturing sector offset Wal-Mart Stores Inc's disappointing outlook.

Microsoft won unconditional European Union approval on Thursday for its planned search deal with Yahoo Inc to challenge market leader Google.

Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region grew more than expected in February as new orders jumped to their highest in more than five years, a survey showed on Thursday.

American consumers say they reduced their spending in January to levels similar to early 2009, when the U.S. economy was still in recession, according to a Gallup poll released on Thursday.

The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance unexpectedly surged last week, while producer prices increased sharply in January, raising potential hurdles for the economy's recovery.

Oil company Petrobras said it is importing gasoline to ensure supplies to the domestic market after a spike in demand for the motor fuel.

Spyker will have to raise more cash in order to make its $400-million acquisition of Sweden's Saab sustainably profitable amid gut-wrenching changes in the global automobile industry.

Stocks were little changed on Thursday as a mixed set of economic data and a weak outlook from Wal-Mart pointed to the fragility of the recovery.

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Major U.S. stock indices fluctuated in the morning session on Thursday, paring earlier gains as commodities prices lifted basic materials stocks.

Ebay Inc urged European regulators to drop a requirement for Internet retailers to have bricks-and-mortar shops, warning it would hurt small firms, keep prices high and stifle e-commerce.

The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance unexpectedly surged last week, while producer prices increased sharply in January, raising potential hurdles for the economic recovery.

Toyota Motor Corp braced itself for further damage to its brand on Thursday, as it waited to hear if a U.S. probe into steering complaints would lead to another recall of its flagship Corolla model.

The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance unexpectedly surged last week, while producer prices increased sharply in January, raising potential hurdles for the economic recovery.