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Financial shares and small-cap equities posted big gains.

Grain, mining and crude producers to be hit hardest by strike.

The deal adds more than 1 million Medicaid members in Michigan and Illinois.

Amsterdam-based RemetzCar plans to build only 20.

Jefferies says the automaker will beat earnings forecasts in two years and make good on its plans to cut costs.

The series was the highest-rated on broadcast TV during its nine-episode revival run.

The police vehicle was not occupied at the time of the crash.

Global stocks are falling Tuesday morning as political uncertainty in Italy sends European stocks sharply lower.

CBS Corp.'s controlling shareholder has fired back at the company over a board attempt to dilute the shareholder's stock voting power, the latest move in an escalating legal battle for control of the media company.

Racist comment, disappointing box office create double trouble for the media giant.

JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo among the day's losers.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Roughly 175,000 Starbucks employees will participate.

Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday, tracking losses in Europe, where investor confidence was sapped by political uncertainty in Italy.

Italy could be heading towards a repeat election, which could become a proxy referendum on its euro membership.

The May report is expected to top April's but still be below average.

Alibaba receive newly issued shares in Ali Health, taking its economic interest in the firm to 56.2 percent.

Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday as investors digested the latest developments regarding North Korea and Italian politics.

Despite geopolitical tensions, the major averages closed the week in positive territory.

May is wrapping up to be a decent one for investors.