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[April 29, 2008] The Nasdaq barely held onto a small gain Tuesday as traders braced for what could turn out to be a pivotal Federal Reserve meeting. And Yahoo could face a pivotal day on Wednesday too.

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[April 29, 2008] Did someone pull a FAST one on Microsoft?

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[April 25, 2008] Lower sales of Windows hurt the software giant's bottom line during the quarter, but it's hard to tell the winners from the losers.

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