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AP - The stock market resumed its rally after getting encouraging readings on two of the best gauges of the economy’s health: consumer spending and corporate profits. Traders pounced on news that retailers last month had their first sales gains in more than a year. That followed late Wednesday’s good news from Alcoa Inc. The company surprised investors with its first profit in nine months.

AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday:

AFP - The leading stock exchange continued to make progress on Thursday, led by gains to mining shares and positive corporate news from the US.

Reuters - The increasing use of dark pools, or venues where stock trades are hidden from public view, is a growing concern for regulators, the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday.

AFP - The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has appealed the dismissal of an insider trading lawsuit filed against billionaire Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team.

AP - The stock market resumed its rally after getting encouraging readings on two of the best gauges of the economy’s health: consumer spending and corporate profits.

AFP - Europe’s main stock markets rallied on Thursday, led by gains to mining shares, after an unexpectedly bright start to the latest US earnings season from US aluminium giant Alcoa.

Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as a surprising quarterly profit from Alcoa Inc got third-quarter earnings off to a strong start.

AP - World stock markets rose further Thursday after a solid start to the U.S. third-quarter corporate earnings reporting season solidified hopes that the global recovery is on a sound footing.

Since surpassing GM last year to become the world’s best-selling automaker, Toyota has been plagued by setbacks, including its first loss since 1938.