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• Stocks Finish Higher After Upbeat Data

  U.S. stocks rallied Thursday after an upbeat report on factory activity helped shift the focus away from concerns that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates sooner than expected.

  • Treasurys Extend Losses on Fed Uncertainty
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  A Surprising Bargain at Tiffany: Its Stock

  Ahead of the Tape: Call the retailer's share price an affordable luxury.

• Asian Shares Rise in Quiet Trade

  Asian shares moved higher in quiet trade, with the region's biggest stock market, Japan, closed for a public holiday.

  • U.S. Stocks Finish Higher After Upbeat Data
  • China Stocks, Alibaba Dim Hong Kong's Luster

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  Sterne Agee Speaks Up on King IPO

  A Sterne Agee & Leach analyst initiated coverage of the maker of popular mobile game Candy Crush Saga, saying the stock's IPO price was "fair" but didn't give a rating or price target.

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  Sanctions Could Spark Russian-Market Selloff

  A new round of sanctions against Moscow and a worsening outlook on its ability to service debt could spark a selloff when Russian markets open on Friday.

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  U.S. Alleges Inside Traders Used Spycraft

  Three men ran an insider-trading ring with information from one of New York's premier mergers-and-acquisitions law firms, prosecutors say, taking care to chat in code and flash stock tips on napkins or sticky notes.

• Inside the Madness of the Stock Market

  One of the best financial cartoons of all time might be even more insightful than you thought.

• Stocks to Watch: Burlington Stores, ConAgra Foods, Guess

  Among the companies expected to actively trade in Thursday's session are Burlington Stores Inc., ConAgra Foods Inc. and Guess Inc.

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  Foreign Investors Leave Japan's Market

  Foreign investors are selling Japanese stocks at the fastest pace in almost a decade, government data show, as worries grow that the country's government won't be able to spur the economy.

• Upbeat U.S. Data Lifts European Markets

  European stocks bounced back from early losses as some upbeat signs from the U.S. economy helped ease concerns that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates earlier than expected.

  • Yellen Debut Meeting Rattles Markets
  • Heard: The Fed's Future Shock
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  Yuan Falls Farther, but Ride May Be Over

  China's yuan hit its lowest point in more than a year, but analysts say they are closely watching whether Beijing—having slowed hot-money inflows—will tolerate further weakness.

  • Heard: Crossing China's Big Red Currency Line

• Hong Kong Stocks Hit By Weak Earnings

  Asian markets moved lower after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said the central bank could start raising interest rates earlier than expected, while Hong Kong was weighed by poor earnings reports from large Chinese companies.

  • Foreigners Sell Record Amount Of Tokyo Shares

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  ECB's Lautenschlaeger Welcomes Banking Union Deal

  European Central Bank Executive Board member Sabine Lautenschlaeger largely welcomed the deal struck Thursday in Brussels to create the final leg of the banking union, adding that she can live with compromise.

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  National Bank of Greece Swings to Profit

  National Bank of Greece swung to a robust fourth-quarter profit of more than half a billion euros on tax benefits carried over from earlier years that helped offset continuing large provisions for bad loans.

• BlackRock Has Been Shifting Its Bets on Emerging Market Sovereign Debt

  BlackRock Inc. has taken advantage of the recent rout in emerging-market bonds and currencies to scoop up dollar-denominated bonds sold by Indonesia, India and Mexico.

• EU Strikes Deal on Banking Union

  The European Union struck a deal on the final leg of its banking union after all-night talks, closing the chapter on a key project that it is hoped will prevent euro-zone banking crises from bankrupting entire countries.

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  Looming Friction Between U.K. Government And BOE

  The Bank of England and the U.K. Treasury have differing notions of how the British economy will shape up over the coming year or so.