| | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose for the fourth session in a row on Tuesday as investors bet that companies will be able to surpass the low bar set for earnings season, leaving room for better-than-expected results that could drive the rally further. | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Health Management Associates Inc has attracted takeover interest from Community Health Systems Inc and other rivals about buying the $4 billion hospital operator, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. | | | | | | | (Reuters) - Kroger Co said on Tuesday it would buy regional grocer Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc in a $2.5 billion deal, the latest in a string of grocery industry consolidations. | | | | | | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will unveil on Thursday its biggest management reorganization in at least five years, to better compete in a world of mobile devices and Web-based services, according to the technology blog AllThingsD. | | | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The eight biggest U.S. banks will need to hold twice as much equity capital as required globally under a new plan proposed by regulators on Tuesday intended to protect taxpayers from any future costly bailouts. | | | | | (Reuters) - A record 12-year prison sentence for insider trading given to a former lawyer in connection with a tipping scheme that stretched over 17 years was upheld on Tuesday by a federal appeals court. | | | | | | | (Reuters) - Dell Inc shareholder Yacktman Asset Management threw its support behind Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management's buyout proposal for the PC maker. | | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Wall-to-wall" media coverage is hindering SAC Capital executive Michael Steinberg's chances at a fair trial as it mostly presumes his guilt on insider trading charges, Steinberg's lawyer claimed in a memo filed on Tuesday. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc have ended their lawsuit over who has the right to use the "app store" name, clearing the way for both companies to use it. | | | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell named refining head Ben van Beurden as its new chief executive, picking a man with little board-level experience but broad company exposure and first-hand knowledge of the gas technology it has bet its future on. | | | | | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | | | | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |
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