AP - Stocks rose Wednesday on upbeat news from big companies: a patent settlement by Bristol-Myers Squibb, strong earnings from Morgan Stanley and a cost-cutting deal between General Motors Corp., Delphi Corp. and the United Auto Workers. The gains were enough to push the Dow Jones industrial average to a new five-year high.

AP - Stocks rose Wednesday on upbeat news from big companies: a patent settlement by Bristol-Myers Squibb, strong earnings from Morgan Stanley and a cost-cutting deal between General Motors Corp., Delphi Corp. and the United Auto Workers. The gains were enough to push the Dow Jones industrial average to a new five-year high.

Reuters - Morgan Stanley on Wednesday said quarterly profit and revenue rose 17 percent, both to record highs, as investment banking surged, retail businesses rebounded from past disappointments and trading income remained strong.

AP - As March Madness gets underway, AP sportswriters will be filing periodic, behind-the-scenes reports from the NCAA tournament:

AP - Dane Bradshaw was describing his part in Tennessee's winning play when a replay of it suddenly appeared on the locker room TV. "Hold on, we've got to see this," he said.