Shares of some precious metals producers operating in South Africa continued to drop Tuesday as power concerns continue to plague that nation, but most other miners rose as the price of gold rebounded.

NEW YORK (AP) - Major Internet stocks lacked direction Tuesday, with shares of Google Inc. declining after a report from comScore Inc. indicated the search engine operator's January U.S. Web search paid clicks were essentially flat year over year, and down from the previous month.

NEW YORK (AP) - Analysts remain positive about the outlook for Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. and Nationwide Health Properties Inc. even after their fourth-quarter profits dropped, saying their prospects in the medical office building market are good.

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