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U.S. stocks' gains build on housing data

U.S. stocks climb as data illustrating stabilization in the housing market, but investor enthusiasm contained by concern about Europe's debt crisis.. See full story.

Zynga shares drop as new games unveiled

Social-game maker adds more titles for 'Ville' series, as well as new mobile efforts that includes a publishing relationship with Atari. See full story.

Google seen joining tablet fray at meeting

The search giant is expected to unveil its own branded tablet as well as a new version of its Android operating system. See full story.

Bulls and bears vie for the summer trend

Well-defined technical benchmarks are in play as bulls and bears vie for the summer trend. . See full story.

Oil ends higher after last-minute reversal

Crude-oil futures finish higher in a late-session reversal after U.S. equities achieve a similar feat. See full story.

The Federal Reserve's latest efforts to push long term interest rates down is running up against the Treasury's attempt to lock in today's historically low borrowing costs. See full story.

It's a situation that seems to defy supply-and-demand logic: If there's more demand in the housing market, wouldn't the cost of borrowing funds to buy a home be significantly on the rise? See full story.