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  Asian Stocks Climb After China Trade Data; Metals, Won Advance

  Updated 15 minutes ago

  Asian stocks rose for a third day, with the benchmark index heading toward a five-year high, after China’s trade expanded more than economists estimated. The New Zealand dollar weakened as the Korean won and metals gained.

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  Apple to Google Pay CFOs Most as Stocks Climb With Cash

  Updated 25 minutes ago

  Five of the ten best-paid finance chiefs last year work in the technology industry, as executives at companies from Apple Inc. to Google Inc. were rewarded for increasing profit, amassing cash and minimizing taxes.

• Topix Index Extends 4 1/2-Year High as Insurers Advance

  Updated 26 minutes ago

  Japan’s Topix Index advanced for a second day to its highest since September 2008 as Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. led insurers higher on earnings. Shares extended gains after China’s export growth unexpectedly accelerated.

• Emerging Markets Growing at Slowest Pace Since 2011, HSBC Says

  Updated 28 minutes ago

  Emerging-market economic growth was probably the weakest since September 2011 last month as global demand for manufacturing and services declined, HSBC Holdings Plc said, citing a survey of purchasing managers.

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  Dow Climbs Above 15,000 on Stimulus Optimism, Earnings

  Updated 1 hour, 58 minutes ago

  U.S. stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first close above 15,000, on optimism over global central bank stimulus and better-than- estimated corporate earnings.

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  Wal-Mart Said to Focus on McMillon, Simon to Succeed CEO

  Updated 2 hours, 5 minutes ago

  Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s board, as it prepares for new leadership at the company, has identified two internal candidates to succeed Chief Executive Officer Mike Duke, according to a person familiar with the situation.

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  Consumer Credit in U.S. Increases Less Than Forecast

  Updated 2 hours, 15 minutes ago

  Consumer borrowing in the U.S. climbed less than projected in March as Americans reduced credit-card purchases for the first time this year.

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  Job Openings in the U.S. Drop From Almost Five-Year High

  Updated 2 hours, 5 minutes ago

  Job openings in the U.S. eased in March from the highest level in almost five years, indicating employers are waiting to see how the economy performs as federal budget cuts take effect.

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  Dow Rises Above 15,000 as Aussie Weakens on Rate Cut

  Global stocks rose, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above 15,000 for the first time, as earnings at companies from Societe Generale SA to DirecTV and Allianz SE beat estimates and German factory orders increased. Australia’s dollar fell as the central bank cut interest rates.

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  U.S. Stocks Erase Early Gain After Three-Day Rally in S&P 500

  U.S. stocks erased early gains that had sent the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a record level for a fourth straight day.

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