Asian stock markets mostly posted mild gains Wednesday after better-than-expected earnings from technology bellwether Apple nudged Wall Street higher.
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BP PLC is moving quickly to secure the money it needs to pay for the spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Just weeks after promising to raise $10 billion by selling assets, the British oil company said Tuesday it will sell properties in the U.S., Canada and Egypt to Apache Corp. for $7 billion.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke heads to Congress Wednesday with a message of reassurance: The Fed stands ready to take new steps to bolster the recovery if the economy worsens.
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Senate Democrats broke through a stubborn Republican filibuster Tuesday and pressed to restart jobless benefits for 2 1/2 million Americans still unable to find work in the frail national economic recovery.
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For jobless Americans struggling to pay their bills and keep their homes, the restoration of unemployment benefits could keep their crisis from getting worse.
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