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©2015 Bloomberg News NTPHWX6K50XX (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp.’s Windows 10 has reached more than 75 million devices in almost a month since the operating system was released, according to Yusuf Mehdi, the company’s marketing chief for Windows and devices. More than 90,000 personal-computer and tablet models have upgraded to the

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©2015 Bloomberg News NQRZ0I6TTDS6 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks halted a nine-quarter winning streak and European equities capped the worst three months since 2012 as Greece hurtled toward an uncertain financial future. Treasuries clinched the first quarterly retreat since 2013 with the Federal Reserve poised to raise interest rates this year.

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©2015 Bloomberg News NPL7CL6KLVR4 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. stock market isn’t overpriced and may gain as much as eight percent annually over the next three to five years even if there’s an economic setback, Omega Advisors Inc.’s billionaire founder Leon Cooperman said Sunday. “I think the market’s OK,” Cooperman, chairman

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©2015 Bloomberg News NOCYAK6KLVR7 (Bloomberg) — The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index closed at an all-time high, halting a three-session slide, as Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. led a rally in technology shares and the weaker dollar spurred gains in multi-national companies. Microsoft and Apple added at least 2.3 percent,

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©2015 Bloomberg News NNU3FF6JIJUY (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks rose, after the biggest gain in more than a month for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, amid optimism over corporate earnings. Comcast Corp. advanced after increasing its stock buyback. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. climbed 2 percent as lower fuel prices helped boost profits

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Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NKABXH6KLVR9 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks rose to all-time highs after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated an increase in interest rates is unlikely before mid-year as inflation and wage growth remain too low. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 0.2 percent to a record 2,114.38 at 11:43

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