WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to side with Monsanto Co. in its claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer.

2. US stocks rise, boosted by company earnings - Friday, January 04, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are closing higher, boosted by encouraging quarterly results from several well-known companies.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 61 points to close at 13,390 Wednesday.

3. Stocks edge up; H-P sinks on Whitman's outlook - Friday, September 28, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of encouraging economic reports helped nudge the stock market higher Wednesday. Measures of business activity in the service sector and job growth last month came in better than economists had expected.

4. Monsanto 3Q profit soars, maintains year view - Friday, June 22, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Monsanto says its fiscal third-quarter net income soared 35 percent as its seeds and traits business benefited from a mild winter that drove farmers to plant crops earlier and in large numbers.

5. Europe worries stalk Wall Street; Dow loses 161 - Friday, May 25, 2012

Fearing a financial rupture in Europe, investors around the world fled from risk Wednesday. They punished stocks and the euro, and the yield on a benchmark U.S. bond hit its lowest point since World War II.

6. Stocks rise on hopes for European banks - Friday, September 30, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose for a second straight day Wednesday on signs that the U.S. economy grew in September and that European officials are moving to support the region's struggling banks.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 92 points, or 0.9 percent, to 10,901 with half an hour of trading left. The Standard & Poor's 500 gained 16, or 1.4 percent, to 1,140. The Nasdaq composite jumped 48, or 2 percent, to 2,453.