Business Today: Wall Street ends higher for second session

	Click to View in Browser 03/18/2014 Wall Street ends higher for second session NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks climbed for a second straight session on Tuesday, as the S&P 500 came within several points of its record after comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin calmed worries that tensions over Ukraine could escalate. GM CEO says only learned of defective cars in late January DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra said on Tuesday that she did not learn details about defective GM cars linked to 12 deaths until January 31, just two weeks after she took over as CEO and nearly 13 years after GM engineers first documented problems. Oracle's quarterly results disappoint Wall Street; shares fall SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp on Tuesday reported increased revenue and profit for its fiscal third quarter, but the results disappointed investors, who were looking for signs of a sustained turnaround, and its shares fell sharply. Lawyer appeals ruling that blocks U.S. collection of award in Chevron Ecuador case NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. lawyer on Tuesday appealed a federal judge's ruling that he used fraud to secure a multibillion-dollar pollution judgment against Chevron Corp in Ecuador, a decision that bars him from collecting a $9.5 billion award in the United States. Weak U.S. inflation, housing data point to sluggish growth WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. inflation was muted in February and housing starts fell for a third straight month, giving the Federal Reserve plenty of room to keep interest rates low even as it scales back the amount of money it is pumping into the economy. Microsoft shares flirt with dotcom-boom levels on iPad app report (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's shares scaled levels last seen in the dotcom boom following reports that the company plans to unveil an iPad version of its Office software suite, potentially generating billions of dollars in revenue. Adobe's quarterly results beat estimates (Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc, the maker of Photoshop and Acrobat software, reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue, helped by strong demand for its digital marketing software. Exclusive: EU legal opinion opens door to Tobin tax on forex LONDON (Reuters) - Deals from the multi-trillion euro a day foreign exchange market could in principle be included in a tax on financial transactions, a legal opinion from European Union lawyers seen by Reuters said. Alibaba leaning toward NYSE listing: Wall Street Journal (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is leaning toward listing its shares on IntercontinentalExchange Group's New York Stock Exchange instead of Nasdaq OMX Group's exchange, according to the Wall Street Journal. ICE more than doubled CEO's pay to nearly $18 million in 2013 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exchange operator IntercontinentalExchange Group more than doubled the total compensation of its chief executive, Jeffrey Sprecher, last year to just under $18 million, according to a regulatory filing. Related Video Microsoft may unveil Office for iPad Breakingviews: Diplomatic export to China Economic News Weak U.S. inflation, housing data point to sluggish growth Carney revamps Bank of England, says will avoid past 'flaws' 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 - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend