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Source: General Electric Company; GE Capital Aviation Services Last week, General Electric officially announced to the world that it's no longer too big to fail.

IMAGE SOURCE: GW PHARMACEUTICALS What: Following news that its marijuana derived medicine reduced the number of seizures in patients with a rare form of epilepsy, shares of GW Pharmaceuticals plc soared 79.5% last month, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence .

During its annual Build developer's conference, Microsoft attempted to get attendees excited about a vast array of its products.

The Ford Focus is currently built at this factory in Wayne, Michigan.

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Oil futures ended modestly higher Tuesday after moving between gains and losses throughout the trading session.

Whereas most employed people who receive a W-2 each year have a very clear paper trail of their income, business owners and the self-employed are essentially trusted to adequately report their revenue and expenses to arrive at their taxable income in any given year.

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In March, small-cap stocks saw their highest monthly return in five years -- momentum that's likely to continue, according to panelists at Tuesday’s FTSE/Russell Small Cap Summit in Midtown Manhattan.

Shares in Allergan Plc opened down more than 15 percent on Tuesday, a day after the U.S. Treasury Department proposed new tax regulations that analysts said could kill its $160 billion agreement to be bought by Pfizer Inc.

U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday as uncertainty loomed over the Federal Reserve's path for interest rate hikes.

The Institute for Supply Management’s gauge of service-sector growth increased to 54.5 last month from 53.4 in February. The reading also topped the expectation for a reading of 54. Readings above 50 indicate expansion, while those below point to contraction

Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Iger could end up extending his term for a third time, analysts said on Tuesday, following the surprise announcement that Chief Operating Officer Tom Staggs, a potential successor, will step down in May.

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Twitter has won the rights to stream the National Football League's Thursday night games online, the league said Tuesday.

Image sources: Cisco Systems, Sierra Wireless, With a world of opportunities for tech companies to find growth today, arguably none are greater than the Internet of Things (IoT) -- that is, the trend of adding Internet connectivity to otherwise ordinary things in our lives.

From left to right: Apple's iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, and iPhone 6s Plus.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Tuesday turned up the volume on her calls for stronger action by the world's economies to boost growth, warning that downside risks were increasing without decisive action.

Financial markets are more pessimistic than the U.S. central bank in their pricing of U.S. interest rate hikes, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said on Tuesday.

Kris Jenkins buried a buzzer-beating three-pointer to lift Villanova to a thrilling 77-74 upset victory over North Carolina in the U.S. college basketball championship game in Houston on Monday.

In one of the most dramatic endings to a championship game in NCAA basketball history, Villanova upset North Carolina, 77-74, on Monday night on a

Source: Arcos Dorados What: Shares of Latin American McDonald's franchisee Arcos Dorados Holdings were ripping higher last month thanks to a better-than-expected earnings report.