The U.S. gains came on the back of strong advances in European markets, which reopened Tuesday after a long holiday weekend.

WSJ: Stocks Hit New Highs

The broad U.S. gains came on the back of strong advances in European markets, which reopened Tuesday after a long holiday weekend.

WSJ: U.S. Stocks Rally to Fresh Highs

The broad U.S. gains came on the back of strong gains in European markets, which reopened Tuesday after a long holiday weekend.

WSJ: U.S. Stocks Rally to Fresh Highs

After a long U.S. holiday weekend it was a subdued market place on Tuesday.

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After a long U.S. holiday weekend traders will again focus on quarterly corporate earnings reports.

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England's players will now head off on holiday after a long season, although they will wish it was not all over with Euro 2008 kicking off in less than a week.

BBC: SPORT | Football | Internationals | Trinidad & Tobago 0-3 England

Tickets are often hard to come by, and, make no mistake, this is not an event driven exclusively by tourist dollars (or the Pacific Franc) but one that is committed to preserving local culture and identity, and the dancing continues with a proud energy well into the small hours, long after weary holiday makers have retreated to bed.

BBC: Getting in the Tahitian spirit

Nearly fifteen years had passed since Ruma's only European adventure, a month-long EuroRail holiday she'd taken with two girlfriends after college, with money saved up from her salary as a para- legal.

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