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Asian shares moved in a narrow range Thursday after the previous day's rally as investors grew cautious ahead of a key Spanish bond sale that would test the market's risk appetite as concerns mounted over the euro zone's debt crisis.

U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday, a day after Wall Street's best gains in a month, as uninspiring earnings from tech bellwethers IBM and Intel gave investors a reason to take profits.

Global markets saw a shallow but broad selloff Wednesday, as unsettling news from Spain combined with a histrionic report by the International Monetary Fund to give investors pause regarding the situation in Europe.

Stocks declined on Wednesday after uninspiring earnings from IBM and Intel, while Chesapeake Energy sank after a Reuters report highlighted that its CEO has taken out large and unusual personal loans.

Stocks were lower on Wednesday after uninspiring earnings from IBM and Intel, while Chesapeake Energy slumped after a Reuters report highlighted large and unusual personal loans taken by its chief executive.

Stocks were lower on Wednesday after the S&P 500 notched its biggest gain in a month, weighed down by IBM and Intel after their quarterly results.

Shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK/A) shrugged off news that CEO Warren E. Buffett has prostate cancer and will require treatment soon.

Stocks were poised for a lower open on Wednesday after the S&P 500 notched its biggest gain in a month as investors digested another round of corporate earnings.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade Wednesday are: United Rentals, Csx Corp, Seagate Technology, Amarin Corp, Yahoo!, Halliburton, Cree, Intel Corp, Logitech International and International Business machines Corp.

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer maker, reported first-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates although revenue came in slightly lower than expected.

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, reported first-quarter earnings beat estimates as sales rose much more strongly than expected.

A unit of Toshiba Corp is in talks to buy IBM Corp's point-of-sale terminal business, which includes cash registers, a source familiar with the deal said on Tuesday.

IBM Corp reports earnings after the bell on Tuesday and investors are hoping strong software demand will make for a repeat of last year's first-quarter performance, when the company raised its full year forecast.

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer maker, has scheduled its first-quarter earnings announcement for after Tuesday’s market close.

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, is scheduled to report first-quarter results after markets close Tuesday. As always, Intel’s report will be a bellwether for the semiconductor industry.

As U.S. taxpayers complete their income tax forms, few had as good a 2011 as new Apple CEO Tim Cook, whose compensation now is valued above $600 million.

Earnings season will kick into full gear next week with results due from major players. The stock market had an incredible first quarter with double-digit percentage gains, and the flood of company earnings reports will largely decide which way the market will be going from here.

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the No. 1 PC vendor, kept its crown in the first quarter and added share as worldwide PC shipments rose 1.9 percent, market researcher Gartner (NYSE: IT) said.

Infosys Ltd , India's No.2 software services exporter, posted a 27.4 percent rise in quarterly profit on Friday, but forecast lower-than-expected revenue growth for the current fiscal year due to an uncertain global economy and currency volatility.

International Business Machines Corp. said it would partner with the U.S. unit of Honda Motor Co. and PG&E Corp. to use the cloud for optimium charging of electric cars.

Shares of Micron Technology (NYSE: MU), the only U.S. independent maker of memory chips, rose 5 percent after it announced plans to sell convertible senior notes valued at $1 billion.

IBM, on 11 April, launched PureSystems - the first offering in a new category called Expert Integrated Systems.

Two women college presidents, joined by a former colleague, denounced Augusta National Golf Club for snubbing IBM CEO Virginia Rometty at the Masters Golf Tournament. She handled the whole affair with dignity.

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer services provider, announced a new campaign called “PureSystems” to sell computers and software for cloud computing.

IBM is taking aim at competitors such as Hewlett Packard Co and Oracle Corp with PureSystems, a new product line that helps companies reduce time and money spent on increasingly complex information technology maintenance.

The successor to the Xbox 360 -- dubbed the Xbox 720 by gaming journalists -- is reported to contain a 16-core CPU that could power the next generation of Microsoft Kinect game consoles.

Splunk Inc., a developer of software that helps companies analyze data, plans to sell 13.5 million shares for $8 to $10 in its initial public offering.

Two weeks ago, Bubba Watson had neither major golf championship titles nor children. Today, he has one of each. Watson's playoff victory over Louis Oosthuizen on Sunday was the 15th in Masters Tournament history -- and the ninth since the tourney adopted the sudden-death format in 1976.

Technology investors are about to endure the quarterly torrent of earnings reports, starting Thursday with Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and escalating next week with other top names.