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Boehner on Averting Fiscal Cliff: "God Only Knows"

Cliff Poses Tiny Dollar Gap, Wide Political Ravine

Merck KGaA Announces Phase III Trial Failure

Celgene, Sutro Biopharma Agree on Potential $500 Million Deal

Spain Fines Telefonica, Vodafone, and Orange Over SMS

General Motors Expands Cooperation With Peugeot-Citroen

Google Sells Motorola Set-Top Box Division

Oracle Buys Eloqua for $850 Million

TiVo CFO Resigns, New CFO Promoted

Apple Reportedly Loses Another Patent Ruling

SanDisk Boosts Stock Buyback Effort

Oil Drops as Fiscal Cliff Approaches

Boehner, White House Vow to Continue Fiscal Cliff Talks

Red Hat Reports 3Q, Acquires ManageIQ

RIMM Posts Better Than Expected Quarter

Micron Tech 1Q 2013 Misses Estimates

Nike Beats Net Estimates for 2Q

SEC Levels $29.4 Million Fine Against Lilly for FCPA Violations

KB Home Quarterly Profit Falls, but Still Beats Estimates

PolyOne to Buy Glasforms for $34 Million

Gulfport Energy Increases Utica Shale Interests

JPMorgan Buys Bloomspot

Boeing Nets 47 New Plane Orders Over Past Week

Nokia, RIMM Settle Patent-Related Lawsuits

Italian Court Overturns Google Convictions

Hostess Expects to Split Up Snack Cakes in Sale

EU: Samsung May Have Violated Antitrust Rules

Personal Income and Spending Rise in November

Dollar Rises on Budget Deal Worries

S&P Downgrades Cyprus on Default Fears

Pinnacle to Acquire Ameristar Casinos for $869 Million

GE to Buy Avio's Aviation Business for $4.3 Billion

ConAgra Beats Estimates With Strong Q2 Earnings

Pfizer Licenses Halozyme's Enhanze Technology

Mondelez Awards CEO $10 Million in Restricted Stock

IMF: French Economy Is Vulnerable to Downturn

Obama Wants Quick Bill to Head Off Tax Increases