AP – TECH EARNINGS: Technology stocks rose broadly after Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Microsoft Corp. reported strong second-quarter earnings.

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The Dow Jones industrial average gained 152.50 points, or 1.21 percent, to 12,724.41. REUTERS/GraphicReuters – Stocks were little changed on Friday as a profit miss from Caterpillar and disappointing sales from Microsoft offset strong earnings from GE and McDonald’s and a new deal to help Greece.


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AP – MICROSOFT: Microsoft Corp. led the Dow Jones industrial average higher after well-known hedge-fund manager David Einhorn called for the tech giant’s board to replace CEO Steve Ballmer.

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FILE - In this May 19, 2011 file photo, traders work on the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Global stock markets mostly rose Thursday, May 26, ahead of U.S. economic growth figures and as worries over the debt crisis sweeping Greece eased somewhat following indications that the debt-stressed country may get a second bailout. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP – Strong earnings and a plea to push Microsoft’s CEO aside are driving stocks higher at the close.


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Reuters – International Business Machines edged past old rival Microsoft Corp in market value for the first time since April 1996, marking the latest twist in the fluctuating fortunes of two of the world’s most storied technology companies.

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FILE - In this May 6, 2011 file photo, Richard Newman of Barclays Capital works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, file)AP – Stocks are closing higher after several companies reported stronger earnings and Microsoft announced a deal to buy Skype.


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FILE - In this May 6, 2011 file photo, Richard Newman of Barclays Capital works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, file)AP – Stocks are rising at the opening of trading after Microsoft Inc. agreed to buy Internet telephone service Skype for $8.5 billion.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, May 2, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.1 percent at 0818 GMT.


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