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Tiger Woods, who had withdrawn from competitive golf after details of his adulterous affairs surfaced late last year, will return to professional golf at the U.S. Masters in early April, he said in a statement.

Apple's eagerly anticipated iPad will be available in the United States on April 3, the company said Friday.

A realtors' index for pending sales of previously owned homes increased a third month in a row, rising 6.7% in April from March and up 3.2% from a year earlier.

US consumer spending falls for the second month in a row in April, despite an increase in personal income levels.

The docile inflation performance reflected a second monthly drop in energy costs and a third consecutive decline in food prices.

Producer prices rose 0.3 percent in April, the government said, a faster rate than analysts had expected.

Retail sales fell for a second straight month in April, a disappointing performance that raised doubts about whether consumers were regaining their desire to shop. A rebound in consumer demand is a necessary ingredient for ending the recession.

US manufacturing activity fell further in April - but at a slower pace than in March - figures suggest.