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The evidence from China, for example, suggests that while higher rates certainly have the potential to dent gold demand, far more important drivers are inflation and growth. China's experience may not be typical, but it's certainly worth examining. China is the world's second biggest gold market after India.

Barclays Capital still believes Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone is well positioned to grow faster than the smartphone market over the long-term. The brokerage reiterated its overweight rating on shares of Apple with a price target of $465.

In March 2010, we predicted that gold demand in China would double by 2020, however, we believe that this doubling may in fact be achieved sooner. Increasing prosperity in the world's most populous country coupled with their high affinity for gold will serve to drive demand in the long-term.

Barclays Capital has increased its profit forecast for PC maker Dell, given prospects for higher gross margins, partially offset by lower revenues.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Westell Technologies, PetSmart, Ross Stores, Exelixis, and Sify Technologies. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Smart Technologies, Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Alkermes, Orbotech, and Brightpoint.

Barclays Capital said Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) launched new MacBook Pro products on February 24, which boosted the March NPD data. Similarly, the brokerage expects a re-acceleration in May data driven by new iMacs launched on May 3.

Google launched a slew of new products and services at its conference this week, pitting itself against the king digital content, Apple. But the entry of the world's largest search company to the music space may not be as foreboding for Apple as one might think.

Barclays Capital continues to believe Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) moves could actually be a good thing for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The brokerage reiterated its overweight rating on shares of Apple with a price target of $465.

Reasons why Apple should or should not go for ARM chips in its lineup of laptops and desktops.

HSBC Holdings Plc <0005.HK>, Europe's biggest bank, is looking to slash up to $3.5 billion in costs by cutting the scale of its wealth management and retail banking businesses, it said on Wednesday.

The trustee in charge of liquidating what's left of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's U.S. brokerage told a judge on Monday that Barclays Plc should return $2.1 billion it received when it bought Lehman's North American arm.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Tuesday are: Dean Foods, InterContinental Hotels Group, Carnival Corp, Xerox Corp, Advanced Micro Devices, Medtronic, Barclays, Thompson Creek Metals, Dice Holdings and Archer Daniels Midland.

The trustee in charge of liquidating what's left of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc U.S. brokerage agreed to pay Barclays Plc $1.1 billion in disputed assets connected to its purchase of Lehman's North American business.

The Silver Price rallied to $38.00 at Monday's London Fix – rising over 11% from Friday lunchtime's Fix – before also slipping back to trade 26% below late April's 3-decade record.

Barclays put aside 1 billion pounds ($1.64 billion) to compensate people who were wrongly sold insurance and other UK banks backed down in their fight against accusations of mis-selling.

British banks gave up a fight over compensating customers wrongly sold insurance, forcing Barclays Plc and HSBC to take a combined hit of more than $2 billion in the latest blow to the industry.

Silver Bullion rallied from a drop below $34 per ounce, the fifth daily plunge running and some 31% below last Thursday's new three-decade high. Dollar prices to Buy Gold whipped in a $10 range Friday morning in London, trading up to $1488 per ounce - some 5.5% below Monday's record-high spike- as European equities and global commodities stemmed their losses.

Barclays Plc is disputing a court order that lays out to which of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's assets Barclays is entitled from its rushed 2008 purchase of the company's North American arm.

Barclays Capital expects Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) to announce both new product -- OS6 and possibly QNX -- and software / application at RIM’s Capital Markets Day on May 2 in Orlando. In addition, the PlayBook sales should be the highlight of the analyst day.

Bondholders fighting for control of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's repayment plan have amended a proposal for the company's restructuring that would provide them a slightly higher recovery.

NEW YORK, April 27 - Cash-strapped New York state would receive about $144 million from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc under a proposed settlement resolving tax claims against the defunct financial giant.

Barclays Capital said Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) capital expenditure growth could point towards revenue upside. The brokerage reiterated its overweight rating on shares of Apple with a price target of $465.

Barclays Capital said Canon Inc.'s (NYSE: CAJ) outlook for 2011 seems like a positive sign for Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (NYSE: HPQ) laser printer business.

A group of creditors led by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley proposed a restructuring plan for Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc that would boost recoveries for the banks and keep separate the assets of Lehman's bankrupt subsidiaries.

A group of banks including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley has filed a plan to restructure Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc that would let the failed bank's different parts remain separate.

The top after-market NYSE losers on Thursday are: General Growth Properties, AutoNation, Oceaneering International, Hyatt Hotels, ITT Educational Services, OMNOVA Solutions, Monster Worldwide, U.S. Gold Corp and Timberland Co.

U.S. stocks suffered a rout after Standard & Poor's cut its outlook on the U.S. government debt, warning that the U.S. fiscal profile may become meaningfully weaker than that of other triple-A-rated countries if policy makers can't tame the budget deficit. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 140.24 points, or 1.14%, to 12201.59, led lower by Bank of America and Caterpillar, which each fell 3.1%.

Nintendo Co said the 3DS device has made a good start with 440,000 units sold in the US in a weeks’ time. Launched on March 27, Nintendo 3DS has successfully out-performed its Wii.

US stocks ended slightly higher on Wednesday after President Barack Obama detailed his plans for cutting the deficit and the Federal Reserve reported encouraging news on the economy.