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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data and the Census Bureau’s data on housing starts and building permits.

Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday as investors opted for caution ahead of China’s fourth quarter growth economic data release Friday.

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects Apple’s fifth-generation iPad to be “significantly lighter and slimmer” than last year’s models.

Should Dell go private? Here's a checklist for the CEO, who may not want to cede control of the company he's nurtured for 29 years.

The territorial dispute between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/ Senkaku islands may not end soon. Especially now that a new official map shows them as Chones.

Investment demand is expected to drive the price of gold higher in first half 2013, on loose monetary policies and burgeoning sovereign debt.

According to an analyst, Apple would begin production of the preliminary builds of the “iPhone 5S” in March.

Some analysts warn that the recovery in the world's 2nd largest economy is likely to be tepid and the modest rebound could fade in mid-2013.

Crude oil prices advanced and hovered above $93 a barrel during the Asian trading hours Wednesday after the U.S. crude stockpiles increased far less than expected.

Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova highlight day three’s action at the Australian Open.

Apple is finally ready to sell the cellular-capable iPad Mini and fourth-generation iPad to its customers in China.

Nobody's neutral on Apple as the share price continues to swoon, erasing nearly all its gains of 2012.

The chassis for Apple’s next-generation iPhone may be built of plastic, or a plastic-metal hybrid, which would help reduce the cost of producing the phone.

Beijing's Capital Airport, the second busiest in the world, is congested. China has agreed to build the city a new one. Here's what to expect.

Despite being available in 101 countries around the world, Apple has reportedly rolled back on its component orders for the iPhone 5 in response to "weaker-than-expected demand."

A new study suggests that China's one-child policy may have produced an unwanted effect -- or a whole generation of them.

The high seeds performed to their expectations at the Australian Open.

How bad is air pollution in China? So bad that it's off the charts. Consider: a newspaper called for "democratic methods" to solve the problem.

Gartner (NYSE:IT) said global PC sales eased 3.5 percent in 2012 to only 352.7 million units as consumers shifted to tablets.

Air pollution in Beijing remained at "hazardous" levels for the fourth consecutive day Monday.

Asian stock markets were mostly advanced Monday but investors are cautious ahead of heavy data week and the U.S. earnings.