ECONOMY & MARKETS

There is now one more catalyst that can push up oil prices.

The Gold Price ticked higher in London trade on Wednesday, holding above yesterday's 4-week lows to reach $1400 per ounce, as a rally in Japanese shares failed to prevent further losses in global stock markets.

In marketing to Latin American consumers, image and experience is everything.

ON Semiconductor recently purchased Sanyo Semiconductor ($1.1 billion in annual revenues) and thus has several thousand employees and several fabs in Japan.

Last week's earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan and its aftermath in the form of nuclear reactor crisis present a near-term disruption for a handful of software companies that have exposure to the region.

The 9 magnitude temblor which hit Japan on Friday sent tremors across the global supply chain as companies dependent on Japanese exports fretted over supply disruptions.

Last week's earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan and its aftermath in the form of nuclear reactor crisis present a near-term disruption for a handful of software companies that have exposure to the region.

The U.S. factory gate inflation in February rose 1.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, following advances of 0.8 percent in January and 0.9 percent in December.

Last week's earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan and its aftermath in the form of nuclear reactor crisis present a near-term disruption for a handful of software companies that have exposure to the region.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Wednesday are: Universal Display, Ascent Solar Technologies, Micron Technology, Deere & Co, Canadian Solar, Online Resources, Applied Materials, Carnival, Starbucks and Apple.

U.S. home loan demand fell slightly in the week ended March. 11, following a sharp increase in the previous week.

Workers in the private sector overall likely will see higher annual wage increases in the coming months, according to the revised first quarter Wage Trend Indicator (WTI) released by BNA.

There are divergent views about the impact of the Japanese triple tragedy on the global economy. While some say the impact will be limited mainly to bottlenecks in the global manufacturing supply chain, others have said the Japanese disaster will have longer-term effects a wider cross section of global economy.

U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as mounting fears about Japan's escalating nuclear crisis sparked sell-offs in financial markets around the world, but positive remarks from the Federal Reserve helped the indexes rebound from the day’s lows.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Tuesday are: AAR Corp, Tenet Healthcare, Brown Shoe Co, Universal Health Services and EnergySolutions. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Dividend & Income, Nomura Holdings, Motorola, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Progress Energy

U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as mounting fears about Japan's escalating nuclear crisis sparked sell-offs in financial markets around the world, but positive remarks from the Federal Reserve helped the indexes rebound from the day’s lows.

U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as mounting fears about Japan's escalating nuclear crisis sparked sell-offs in financial markets around the world, but positive remarks from the Federal Reserve helped the indexes rebound from the day’s lows.

Pension fund managers can run better portfolios, said Steven Drobny, author of The Invisible Hands: Hedge Funds Off the Record—Rethinking Real Money.

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The economy is booming in many Latin American countries and people there are getting richer. For many of these recently wealthy Latin Americans, it’s all about the “little victories.

The Gold Price dropped 3% to four-week lows vs. a rising US Dollar on Tuesday morning, as world stock-market and commodity prices sank on worsening radiation leaks from north-east Japan's earthquake-hit nuclear plants.

U.S. stocks plunged on Tuesday, following sell-off in European and Asian stock markets on escalating fears of a nuclear crisis after a radiation leak was detected at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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The massive Chinese consumer market is both a big commitment and big reward for Western companies, said Benjamin Wey, president at New York Global Group.

Intel is said to join hands with Taiwan-based notebook makers to push in to Android tablet PC market, a move after Microsoft said its Windows operating system will add support for ARM-based platforms.

Motorola Mobility is said to have missed the early market opportunity as the initial sales of Xoom is rumored to be weak.

U.S. stocks plunged in early trade on Tuesday, following sell-off in European and Asian stock markets amid fears of a nuclear disaster in Japan.

Manufacturing activity in New York State expanded more than expected in March, reaching the highest levels since June 2010.

U.S. stocks plunged in early trade on Tuesday, following sell-off in European and Asian stock markets amid fears of a nuclear disaster in Japan.