Facebook CEO Zuckerberg donating $500M in stock

By BARBARA ORTUTAY ??|? posted 44 minutes ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he is donating nearly $500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charity with the aim of funding health and education issues.

By The Associated Press??|? posted Dec 18th - 5:12pm

Three U.S. cigarette makers say they have reached a settlement with 17 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico to resolve a dispute over payments required under a 1998 anti-smoking agreement.

By The Associated Press??|? posted Dec 18th - 4:45pm

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By The Associated Press??|? posted Dec 18th - 4:17pm

SEPARATE TRACK: House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that Republicans would march ahead with their own tax plan while he and President Barack Obama negotiate a broad deal on how to avoid the fiscal cliff.

By TOM MURPHY ??|? posted Dec 18th - 3:46pm

Amgen Inc. has agreed to pay $762 million to resolve federal litigation accusing the drugmaker of marketing the anemia treatment Aranesp for unapproved uses.

By The Associated Press??|? posted Dec 18th - 3:39pm

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER ??|? posted Dec 18th - 3:13pm

The U.S. current account trade deficit narrowed in the July-September quarter to the smallest level since late 2010, but the improvement may not last.

By ALEX VEIGA ??|? posted Dec 18th - 3:11pm

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders inched up this month, to the highest level in more than six and a half years, as builders reported the best market for newly built homes since the housing boom.

By The Associated Press??|? posted Dec 18th - 2:56pm

STEP AWAY FROM THE EDGE: More signs from Washington that policymakers are moving forward in crucial budget talks helped boost stocks. The Standard & Poor's 500 closed at its highest level in two months.

By The Associated Press??|? posted Dec 18th - 2:45pm

Stocks advanced on Wall Street Tuesday, pushing the Standard and Poor's 500 index to its highest close in two months, on optimism that lawmakers are closing in on a budget deal that will stop the U.S. from going over the "fiscal cliff" at the start of next year.

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