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Media mogul Lachlan Murdoch has been allowed to sue Crikey's CEO and chairman for defamation after alleging they were the site's guiding minds.

Media mogul Lachlan Murdoch says he can sue Crikey's CEO and chairman for defamation because of their unprecedented interference in the site's news.

* Main U.S. indexes end higher: Nasdaq up almost 1% * Cons disc leads S&P 500 sector gainers; energy weakest group * Dollar, bitcoin rise; gold ~flat; crude off ~2% * U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield rises

* Main U.S. indexes green: Nasdaq leads, up ~1% * Cons disc leads S&P 500 sector gainers; energy weakest group * Dollar, bitcoin rise; gold ~flat; crude off ~2% * U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield rises to

* Main U.S. indexes green: Nasdaq leads, up ~0.9% * Cons disc leads S&P 500 sector gainers; energy weakest group * Dollar, bitcoin rise; gold edges down; crude off >1% * U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield

* Main U.S. indexes green: Nasdaq leads, up ~0.7% * Cons disc leads S&P 500 sector gainers; energy weakest group * Euro STOXX 600 index ends up ~0.2% * Dollar, bitcoin rise; gold ~flat; crude off >1%

* Main U.S. indexes slightly green: Nasdaq up ~0.4% * Cons disc leads S&P 500 sector gainers; energy weakest group * Euro STOXX 600 index up ~0.2% * Dollar, gold, bitcoin rise crude off >1% * U.S. 10-

* Main U.S. indexes green: Nasdaq up ~0.6% * Jan U Mich sentiment final 64.9 vs 64.6 estimate * Dec pending home sales change MM 2.5% vs -0.9% estimate * Cons disc leads S&P 500 sector gainers; energy

* Main U.S. indexes slightly red: Nasdaq off ~0.2% * Energy weakest S&P 500 sector; cons disc leads gainers * Euro STOXX 600 index off ~0.1% * Dollar, crude rise; gold, bitcoin dip * U.S. 10-Year

* U.S. equity index futures ~flat to down: Nasdaq 100 off ~0.6% * Euro STOXX 600 index off ~0.2% * Dollar, crude rise; gold, bitcoin dip * U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield rises to ~3.54% Welcome to the