The rumors about Apple's next generation iPad - dubbed iPad 3 - are always buzzing around the Internet, but it won't keep for long, if the latest report of iMore that the new tablet will be unveiled on March 7, is true.
Stock index futures rose Wednesday, buoyed by comments from China's central bank chief that the country would keep investing in euro zone debt and better-than-expected data from Germany and France.
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Alibaba Group, which is 40 percent owned by Yahoo Inc has petitioned the United States Trade Representative office over the inclusion of Taobao, its consumer e-commerce platform, on USTR's notorious markets for piracy list, an Alibaba Group spokesman said on Wednesday.
Proview Technology, the Chinese firm embroiled in a legal battle with Apple Inc (AAPL.O) over the iPad name, said on Wednesday that Chinese customs authorities had told it that any ban on the import or export of the popular tablet PCs would be difficult to impose due to the sheer size of the market.
Rising costs, an uncertain regulatory environment and intellectual property rights violations are among the top challenges for U.S. companies in China, a survey showed.
From China to Japan, to the Empire State Building in New York City, people from across the world celebrated the day of love with their loved ones.
Gold gained half a percent on Wednesday, on course for its biggest one-day rise in a week, on hopes Greece would deliver on a commitment to implement tough austerity measures and on China's pledge to keep investing in euro zone government debt.
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Stock index futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 rising 0.5 to 0.6 percent.
Syrian government forces launched an offensive on the city of Hama early on Wednesday, firing on residential neighborhoods from armored vehicles and mobile anti-aircraft guns, opposition activists said.
The euro started firmer and stocks gained as investors focused on the growing flood of money from major central banks seen as supporting global economic growth and on hopes Greece will ultimately take the steps needed to secure its second bailout.
Proview Technology, the Chinese firm embroiled in a legal battle with Apple Inc over the iPad name, said on Wednesday that Chinese customs authorities had told it that any ban on the import or export of the popular tablet PCs would be difficult to impose due to the sheer size of the market.
The top aftermarket NYSE gainers Tuesday were: Hartford Financial Services, First Majestic Silver Corp, Lions Gate Entertainment, ING Group, Rosetta Stone and MetLife. The top aftermarket NYSE losers were: Renren Inc, Lone Pine Resources, Sunrise Senior Living, FXCM, FMC Technologies and China Unicom.
China's defense budget is set to double by 2015, which will be more than the combined spend of all other key defense markets in Asia Pacific, a global think tank has said.
An electronics firm is bidding to block iPad imports in China after winning a copyright suit against Apple, prompting two cites to pull the popular tablets from store shelves.
The life of Wu Ying, a 31-year-old ex-rich list woman now on death row, is in balance. Wu, a secondary school dropout who stitched together a 4-billion yuan business empire before she turned 27, was accused of engaging in illegal fund-raising and sentenced to death in 2009.
Talks between Yahoo Inc and China's Alibaba Group over the U.S. Internet giant's Asian assets have hit an impasse, throwing their plans for a $17 billion tax-free asset swap into question, according to sources briefed on the situation.
The head of Airbus said he ordered an internal investigation into how the company allowed wing cracks to develop on its flagship A380 passenger jet, acting to draw a line under weeks of embarrassing publicity for the world's largest planemaker.
Markets rose on Wednesday as investors hoped Greece would deliver on a commitment to enact harsh reforms, while comments from China's central bank governor saying Beijing would continue to invest in euro zone government debt aided sentiment.
Brazil's Vale SA , the world's second-largest mining company, will likely report a 21 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit as the price of key metals fell and the company changed the way it charged for iron-ore, its main product.
Apple Inc is in very active discussions at the board level about what to do with its steadily growing hoard of cash and securities, Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Tuesday, responding to calls for the world's most valuable electronics company to put its massive cash reserves to work.
