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News Summary: Charges, sales slump cut Merck net

News Summary: Charges, sales slump cut Merck net

The Associated Press · February 5, 2014 8:05 pm

Glance: Smoking over 50 years

Glance: Smoking over 50 years

The Associated Press · February 5, 2014 6:57 pm

A City of Hutchison, Kan., front end loader clears snow from intersections on S. Main St. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. The winter storm dumped more than 10 inches of snow on the city from late Monday to late Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Hutchinson News, Travis Morisse)

Oil price extends gains amid cold US weather

The Associated Press · February 5, 2014 3:17 pm

Kirsten Sandberg, center, chairperson of the U.N. human rights committee on the rights of the child, talks to committee members Maria Herczog, right, and Benyam Mezmur during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. A U.N. human rights committee denounced the Vatican on Wednesday for adopting policies that allowed priests to rape and molest tens of thousands of children over decades, and urged it to open its files on the pedophiles and the churchmen who concealed their crimes. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

UN panel’s recommendations to Vatican

The Associated Press · February 5, 2014 3:10 pm

Morgan Stanley to pay $1.3B in mortgage settlement

Morgan Stanley to pay $1.3B in mortgage settlement

The Associated Press · February 4, 2014 10:34 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, file photo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the company's annual shareholders meeting, in Bellevue, Wash. Microsoft announced Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, that Satya Nadella will replace Steve Ballmer as its new CEO. Nadella will become only the third leader in the software giant's 38-year history, after founder Bill Gates and Ballmer. Board member John Thompson will serve as Microsoft's new chairman. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

From Gates to Nadella: Microsoft through the years

The Associated Press · February 4, 2014 9:54 pm

Wheat gains for fourth day as traders reverse bets

Wheat gains for fourth day as traders reverse bets

The Associated Press · February 4, 2014 9:39 pm

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 6, 2007, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks to press and advertising partners at a Facebook announcement in New York. On Feb. 4, 2014, Facebook celebrates 10 years since Mark Zuckerberg created a website called Thefacebook.com to let his classmates find their friends online. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

Timeline: Key dates in Facebook’s 10-year history

The Associated Press · February 4, 2014 9:24 pm

Trader Kevin Lodewick works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Stocks are mixed on Wall Street after suffering big losses the day before. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

US stocks recover modestly from big drop

The Associated Press · February 4, 2014 9:21 pm

News Summary: NIH, drugmakers partner to find meds

News Summary: NIH, drugmakers partner to find meds

The Associated Press · February 4, 2014 8:56 pm

Text of Ballmer’s memo on new Microsoft CEO

Text of Ballmer’s memo on new Microsoft CEO

The Associated Press · February 4, 2014 6:29 pm

This May 21, 2008 photo, Microsoft Senior Vice President of Portal and Advertising Platform Group Satya Nadella demonstrates some of the features of Live Search on a mobile device during the advance08 Advertising Leadership Forum at the company's campus in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft announced Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, that Nadella will replace Steve Ballmer as its new CEO. Nadella will become only the third leader in the software giant's 38-year history, after founder Bill Gates and Ballmer. Board member John Thompson will serve as Microsoft's new chairman. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Text of Nadella memo on being named Microsoft CEO

The Associated Press · February 4, 2014 6:28 pm