Industrial and tech shares rally, 3 M at 52- week high. *Boeing shares hit 5 1/ 2- year high. NEW YORK, June 18- U.S. stocks advanced for a second straight day on Tuesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve would temper statements which were interpreted to mean a sooner-than-expected winding down of stimulus efforts.
U.S. stock index futures held their gains Tuesday, following the housing starts and consumer price index data and ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15- As Amazon.com Inc seeks to transform itself into a leading provider of technology to the world's largest corporations, it is discovering that it needs help.
May 6- Adobe Systems Inc said upgrades for its flagship software package, which includes Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash, would be available only through online subscriptions, effective immediately.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16- Oracle Corp released a major security update on Tuesday for the version of Java programming language that runs inside Web browsers to make it a less popular target for hackers.
District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California said the five software engineers suing Apple Inc, Google Inc and five other companies have yet to show enough in common among the proposed class members to allow them to sue together.
April 5- A federal judge will not allow a lawsuit accusing Apple Inc, Google Inc and other technology companies of conspiring not to poach each other's employees to proceed as a class action, but left the door open for affected workers to eventually sue as a group.
April 5- A federal judge has, for now, refused to grant class certification in a lawsuit accusing Apple Inc, Google Inc and five other technology companies of illegally conspiring not to poach each other's employees. Other defendants in the case are Adobe Systems Inc, Intel Corp, Intuit Inc, Walt Disney Co's Pixar unit and Lucasfilm Ltd..
*Cyprus banking crisis a reminder of global risks. *Homebuilders' stocks jump after Lennar earnings. The statement, and comments by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, came as the market grapples with banking woes in Cyprus, the most recent flare-up in the euro-zone debt crisis. "
An airline passenger records a Chinese cargo handler as he tosses boxes of something on to and off of a conveyor belt for shipment. Hopefully, the cargo was packed well.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 9:33 AM ETPlans to take PC maker Dell private by leveraging the company's balance sheet are misguided, CNBC's Jim Cramer said on "Squawk on the Street" Tuesday, because the company is facing lower margins and an increased competition from rival Hewlett Packard.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 12:47 PM ETSupply shortages and rising rates are positive for the real estate market, Colony Capital CEO Tom Barrack says.