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Wall Street divided Friday, but Nasdaq gains 222 points
Wall Street divided Friday, but Nasdaq gains 222 points

NEW YORK, New York - World stock markets closed with a split personality on Friday, as technology-heavy indexes posted solid gains...

Kone strikes $34 billion deal to acquire rival TK Elevator
Kone strikes $34 billion deal to acquire rival TK Elevator

HELSINKI, Finland: Finnish elevator maker Kone has agreed to acquire Germany's TK Elevator in a US$34 billion deal that would reshape...

UAE quits OPEC, raising questions over future oil price control
UAE quits OPEC, raising questions over future oil price control

FRANKFURT, Germany: The United Arab Emirates' decision to leave OPEC marks one of the most significant shifts in the global oil market...

Investors press Alphabet on oversight of AI, cloud contracts
Investors press Alphabet on oversight of AI, cloud contracts

LONDON, U.K.: A group of Alphabet shareholders is stepping up pressure on the company to clarify how it monitors the use of its cloud...

Dow Jones soars 790 points as U.S. markets reach for sky
Dow Jones soars 790 points as U.S. markets reach for sky

NEW YORK, New York - North American stock markets closed sharply higher on Thursday, delivering broad-based gains as investors returned...

Many Swiss want population capped at 10 million, restrict outsiders
Many Swiss want population capped at 10 million, restrict outsiders

ZURICH, Switzerland: An upcoming referendum that would limit Switzerland's population to 10 million is gaining support from a slim...

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MLB roundup: Phillies down Marlins, move to 4-0 under Don Mattingly
MLB roundup: Phillies down Marlins, move to 4-0 under Don Mattingly

(Photo credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images) Zack Wheeler logged six effective innings as the Philadelphia Phillies hung on for a 6-5...

NBA roundup: Lakers end Rockets' comeback dreams, win series in 6
NBA roundup: Lakers end Rockets' comeback dreams, win series in 6

(Photo credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images) LeBron James scored 18 of his 28 points in a runaway first half for the visiting Los Angeles...

Munetaka Murakami homers again, White Sox pound Padres
Munetaka Murakami homers again, White Sox pound Padres

(Photo credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images) Munetaka Murakami blasted his league-leading 13th homer Friday night and rookie starter...

Lakers romp past Rockets, seal series in 6, set date with Thunder
Lakers romp past Rockets, seal series in 6, set date with Thunder

(Photo credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images) LeBron James scored 18 of his 28 points in a runaway first half for the visiting Los Angeles...

Red-hot Carson Hocevar tops Kyle Busch to win Truck race in Texas
Red-hot Carson Hocevar tops Kyle Busch to win Truck race in Texas

(Photo credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images) FORT WORTH, Texas -- The glass slipper still firmly on his foot from last Sunday's NASCAR...

Braves rally from 6-run hole, defeat Rockies on late HR
Braves rally from 6-run hole, defeat Rockies on late HR

(Photo credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images) Michael Harris II blasted a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth inning, and...