FTSE-100 up 76.39 points at 4,208.55 (AP)
AP - Share prices on the London Stock Exchange closed higher Tuesday.
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Reuters - Stocks advanced on Tuesday, sending the Dow up more than 2 percent, as Hewlett-Packard's reassuring quarterly results and an upbeat profit outlook, helped investors put aside worries about signs pointing to a deepening global economic slump.
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Yahoo shares soar as Yang agrees to quit CEO post (Reuters)
Reuters - Shares of Yahoo Inc soared nearly 15 percent on Tuesday on hopes that the departure of Jerry Yang, its embattled chief executive, would clear the way for a deal with Microsoft Corp.
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Lawmakers, Treasury lock horns on foreclosures (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Treasury Secretary and members of Congress locked horns on Tuesday over a $700 billion financial bailout fund, with lawmakers demanding money to stem foreclosures and Henry Paulson arguing it was meant for investing in financial companies.
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