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LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks ticked higher on Tuesday as positive reports from UK banks kept the momentum with investors who chased risky assets in anticipation countries would keep monetary policy accommodative. Full Story »

SINGAPORE - Oil prices fell below $79 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as a storm threatening oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico weakened and investors eyed a volatile dollar. Full Story »

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Federal prosecutors accused a high-profile South Florida attorney of concocting a Ponzi scheme that lured millions of dollars from investors with promises of big payoffs from legal settlements that never existed, according to court documents filed Monday. Full Story »

The White House called on Iran to release 3 Americans being held on accusations of espionage, saying they were hiking near the Iraq border and are innocent. Earlier Mon., a top Iranian prosecutor accused them of espionage, the first signal that Tehran intends to put them on trial. Iran may be using them as bargaining chips over stalled talks over its nuclear program. Full Story »

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, accused of opening fire at Fort Hood on Nov. 5, killing 13 people and wounding 29 before civilian police shot him, is awake and able to talk. But his attorney, a retired colonel, said he's heading to San Antonio to meet his client and has asked investigators not to question Hasan. Full Story »

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index rose 0.6 point 14 Oct. to 89.3, signaling companies will likely start hiring in early '10. The index "has likely turned a corner," said Gad Levanon, the board's senior economist. "We still expect to see employers adding hours to their existing work force before hiring will strongly increase." Full Story »

NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for gold, oil and other commodities. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy. Full Story »

What do IPO investors and "Twilight" fans have in common? For one thing, they both thrive on anticipation. And as teenage girls everywhere count the days till the Nov. 20 release of the latest film in the vampire saga, they'll have something else in common: Rue21. Full Story »

When a company grows its business and delivers explosive profit gains, its stock is more likely to rise. Full Story »

The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for commodities including gold and oil. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy. Energy and materials stocks led the market. Full Story »

Dish Network Corp. delighted investors Monday by declaring a special dividend of $2 per share, even as its third-quarter results failed to impress Wall Street. Full Story »

NEW YORK - A jury began deliberations Monday at the trial of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers charged with lying to investors. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. gained Monday after a published report suggesting Sprint and its partner investors will put at least another $1.5 billion into Clearwire. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp, the No. 2 U.S. satellite TV provider, beat Wall Street forecasts by posting a gain of 241,000 subscribers in the third quarter and surprised investors with a plan to pay shareholders a special dividend of $2 a share. Full Story »

FRANKFURT - The chief executive of General Motors Co. met with leaders of its Opel unit on Monday to discuss the European subsidiary's automaker's future, a week after GM abruptly decided to keep it instead of selling a majority stake. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - European stock markets rose sharply on Monday as insurers rallied, while investors waited to see whether Kraft Foods would launch a hostile takeover bid for British confectioner Cadbury. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A broad U.S. stocks rally sent the Dow industrials to a 13-month high on Monday, after the Group of 20 pledged to keep aid flowing to the world economy, strengthening investors' desire for risk. Full Story »

LONDON - World stock markets rose sharply Monday but the dollar fell after the Group of 20 rich and developing countries agreed to maintain their stimulus measures as long as economies remained weak. Full Story »