NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Monday as a push by governments around the world to pump money into the clogged banking system sparked relief among investors and credit markets showed signs of loosening up.

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Twits Du Jour

• @sixty4bit (Replying 12 hours later...) For one of your nephews. We had him for the weekend. is.gd/3XpW #
• The 4GB in my phone is acting up. Not sure if it is the card or the WinMo 6.1 upgrade. #
• I haven't been up this early on a Sunday morning in years. Maybe that's why I don't have kids. #
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Notorious for knocking offline sites such as Yahoo, Amazaon, Dell and CNN at the age of 15, hacker has served his time and is working as a legitimate security consultant while publicizing a tell-all book about his exploits.

SAP said its third-quarter results will be below expectations due to a sudden drop-off in sales that the software vendor blamed on the turmoil in the world's financial markets.