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Stocks rise...Leading indicators up again...Sonic cannons OK'd for Atlantic oil exploration 07/18/2014 11:40am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are higher in early Wall Street trading after Google, Honeywell and other big companies reported quarterly results. Honeywell International rose 2 percent after announcing that its income rose sharply in the latest quarter, beating forecasts. Google shares are up on word that US stocks rise as companies post results 07/18/2014 11:18am • NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks are opening higher after Google, Honeywell and other big companies report their quarterly results.The Dow Jones industrial average rose 50 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,028 in the first few minutes of trading Friday.The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose six points, or 0.4 Should online accounts die when you die? 07/17/2014 07:38pm • ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Should your emails, web albums and other online accounts die when you do? Or should you be able to pass them down to a family member much as you would a house or a box of letters?A leading group of lawyers says that families should immediately get ac Markets roiled by fresh US sanctions on Russia 07/17/2014 12:07pm • The Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- Another round of U.S. sanctions on Russia weighed on markets Thursday. News that a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying 295 had been shot down over Ukraine added to the negative tone.Russia's MICEX index underperformed the world market, closing down 3.8 per Strong PayPal growth boosts eBay's 2Q profit 07/17/2014 10:16am • MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- EBay said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income rose 6 percent, as strong growth from its PayPal payments business offset lower-than-expected revenue that was hampered by a global password reset after a cyberattack.Investors had been expecting mu Strong PayPal growth boosts eBay's 2Q profit 07/17/2014 10:16am • MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- EBay said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income rose 6 percent, as strong growth from its PayPal payments business offset lower-than-expected revenue that was hampered by a global password reset after a cyberattack.Investors had been expecting mu Strong PayPal growth boosts eBay's 2Q profit 07/17/2014 10:16am • MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- EBay said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income rose 6 percent, as strong growth from its PayPal payments business offset lower-than-expected revenue that was hampered by a global password reset after a cyberattack.Investors had been expecting mu Strong PayPal growth boosts eBay's 2Q profit 07/17/2014 10:16am • MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- EBay said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income rose 6 percent, as strong growth from its PayPal payments business offset lower-than-expected revenue that was hampered by a global password reset after a cyberattack.Investors had been expecting mu Strong PayPal growth boosts eBay's 2Q profit 07/17/2014 10:16am • MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- EBay said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income rose 6 percent, as strong growth from its PayPal payments business offset lower-than-expected revenue that was hampered by a global password reset after a cyberattack.Investors had been expecting mu Strong PayPal growth boosts eBay's 2Q profit 07/17/2014 10:16am • MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- EBay said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income rose 6 percent, as strong growth from its PayPal payments business offset lower-than-expected revenue that was hampered by a global password reset after a cyberattack.Investors had been expecting mu Strong PayPal growth boosts eBay's 2Q profit 07/17/2014 10:16am • MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- EBay said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income rose 6 percent, as strong growth from its PayPal payments business offset lower-than-expected revenue that was hampered by a global password reset after a cyberattack.Investors had been expecting mu Strong PayPal growth boosts eBay's 2Q profit 07/17/2014 10:16am • MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- EBay said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income rose 6 percent, as strong growth from its PayPal payments business offset lower-than-expected revenue that was hampered by a global password reset after a cyberattack.Investors had been expecting mu Strong PayPal growth boosts eBay's 2Q profit 07/17/2014 10:16am • MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- EBay said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income rose 6 percent, as strong growth from its PayPal payments business offset lower-than-expected revenue that was hampered by a global password reset after a cyberattack.Investors had been expecting mu Strong PayPal growth boosts eBay's 2Q profit 07/17/2014 10:16am • MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- EBay said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income rose 6 percent, as strong growth from its PayPal payments business offset lower-than-expected revenue that was hampered by a global password reset after a cyberattack.Investors had been expecting mu Wall Street on a roll...Reports due on weekly jobless claims, housing starts 07/17/2014 07:39am • UNDATED (AP) -- Investors are hoping for another good day on Wall Street. The major stock indexes rebounded yesterday to finish higher for the third time in four days. The S&P 500 gained eight points, closing at 1,981. The Dow added 77 1/2 points, ending the day at 17,138, its second record close th