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Stocks climb...Unemployment drops in 22 states...Disney World and union reach agreement 07/18/2014 03:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. financial markets are recovering from yesterday's slump. Stocks are sharply higher in afternoon trading as investors welcome the latest financial results from large U.S. companies. Stocks that are gaining include Google, which reported higher quarterly earnings and revenue afte US stocks move higher as companies post results 07/18/2014 12:07pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks are moving higher after Google, Honeywell and other big companies report their quarterly results.The Dow Jones industrial average rose 96 points, or 0.6 percent, to 17,072 as of midday Friday.The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 14 points, or 0.8 percent, to 1,972. The N 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