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Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Display, the world's top two flat-screen makers, expect the depressed LCD market to start rebounding as demand rises in China and new TV models are rolled out.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Arotech, SodaStream International, Dell, Gulf Resources, Golar LNG, GT Solar International, and Research In Motion. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Coldwater Creek, Staples, Celldex Therapeutics, Orchid Cellmark, and ARM Holdings.

India's Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said Wednesday that he was not putting forward his name for the top IMF job.

The world's oldest panda Ming Ming has died at the age of 34 at the Xiangjiang Wild Animal World in Guangdong Province, according to Chinese state media.

Morgan Stanley aims to raise 1.5 billion yuan ($230 million) in its first yuan-denominated private equity fund in China, joining rivals such as the Carlyle Group and Blackstone for a piece of the booming market.

China's yuan will one day play a major role as a global reserve currency, although the U.S. dollar will remain an important currency, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Wednesday.

The race to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as the head of International Monetary Fund (IMF) heated up, Tuesday, even as pressure mounted on the international agency to force him to resign so that its authority is not undermined.

Symantec Corp's chief executive is looking to do acquisitions and next week may let investors know just how hungry the security and storage software company will be this year.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been arrested by US authorities for rape allegations. There is a very good chance he won’t be returning as the head of the IMF.

LinkedIn Corp, a website where professionals connect with one another, said its initial public offering will likely raise 30 percent more than previously expected, a sign that investors are eager to bet on social networking companies.

Here's one deal AOL won't do: go private.

The United States launched a new initiative Monday designed to stamp the Internet with U.S. values such as freedom of expression, saying cyberspace must remain open, secure and reliable.

Social networking company LinkedIn Corp raised the expected price range of its initial public offering by 30 percent on Tuesday, a sign that investors remain eager to bet on social networking companies.

The Prime Minister of Pakistan has hailed China as his country’s “best friend” amidst deteriorating relations with the United States.

LinkedIn Corp sees its initial public offering being priced about 30 percent higher than previously expected, as investors clamor to get a bite of the social networking pie.

Apple's iPad is finally about to get some real competition. At least according to Jen-Hsun Huang, co-founder and chief executive of chip designer Nvidia.

LinkedIn Corp, which runs a social network for professionals, said the pricing of its initial public offering was increased by 30 percent, as investors clamour to ride the social networking wave.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Gulf Resources, Sino Clean Energy, Photronics, A123 Systems, and Vodafone Group. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Clean Energy Fuels, Cree, Dell, Intel, and L & L Energy.

Apple's iPhone 5 would have an 8 megapixel camera and a redesigned antenna, but it may not have feature the LTE and NFC capabilities.

Pakistan has agreed to return the tail of a U.S. helicopter that was damaged during the raid that brought an end to the terror leader Osama bin Laden earlier this month.

You’re competing against young people in Beijing and Mumbai. Those kids are hungry, they’re working hard and you’ll need to be prepared for it, president Barack Obama said to U.S. high school graduates.