A greater than expected surge in new home sales boosted the markets during the midday with the Dow gaining 73 points to 10,116. Nasdaq climbed 25 points to 2236.
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The Food and Drug Administration will review MELA Sciences' (Nasdaq: MELA) pre-market application for its melanoma detection tool MelaFind.
Central Jersey Bancorp (Nasdaq: CJBK) and Kearny Financial (Nasdaq: KRNY) will merge in a deal valued at approximately $72.3 million.
J.P. Morgan Chase upgraded US Airways Group (NYSE: LCC).
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