The Traderszone Network

Tesla shares rose 6 percent on Monday, days ahead of news about its new stationary storage battery unit.

Global tech firms pitch in on earthquake rescue efforts in Nepal with services such as free calls to and from the country to functions that track survivors and relay the news to worried relatives and friends overseas.
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Pfizer is expected to discuss its plans for dealing with a shrinking product line as some of its key patents expire.
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Short-dated Treasuries fell for the first time in three days as Wall Street was left with its biggest share this year of a U.S. two-year note auction. The $26 billion sale, rated a “3” on a scale of one to five, was the first of four this week totaling $105 billion of coupon-bearing securities due between two and seven years.

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Natural gas dropped to the lowest level since 2012 in New York on speculation that mild weather will reduce demand, accelerating stockpile gains. Temperatures will be above normal across most of the lower 48 states May 2 through May 6, with warmth staying in the East for the following five days, said MDA Weather Services. Gas inventories jumped to a record 83% above year-earlier levels on April 17 as demand slumped.

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This is how fast America changes its mind…

Eleven years after Massachusetts became the first state to allow same-sex couples to marry, the Supreme Court on April 28 will hear arguments about whether to extend that right nationwide. The case comes amid a wave of gay marriage legalization: 28 states since 2013, and 36 overall.

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Check out the companies making headlines after the bell Monday: Apple, Container Store, Barracuda & more.