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So now we know one reason why shares of IBM, the No. 2 computer services company rose nearly 13 percent over the past three months: Warren Buffett has been buying.

The world's leading economies are all heading for a period of slower growth, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said on Monday, highlighting signs of weakening economic activities across the board.

FBR Capital Markets said the broad changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) were outlined by U.S. President Barack Obama's administration on Oct. 24. However, the release of most of the technical details was delayed until Nov. 15.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) anticipates that the Middle Eastern airlines will need an estimated 2,520 airplanes worth $450 billion by 2030.

Oman Air, the Sultanate of Oman's flagship carrier, and Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced an order for six Boeing 787-8s at the Dubai Air Show.

Jefferies said meetings with the management of comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) focused on the company's compelling growth opportunities, given a recently expanded product portfolio.

Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 flat, Dow Jones futures up 0.2 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.2 percent at 0945 GMT.

Brazilian aerospace conglomerate, Embraer sees a market demand of 310 jets in the 60-120 passenger jet segment in the Middle-East in the period 2011-2030.

Jefferies said its recent meeting with the management of ValueClick Inc. (NASDAQ: VCLK) gave more confidence that the company is moving up the value chain.

Emirates Airlines kicked-off the Dubai Air Show on Sunday with a huge order for 50 long-range Boeing 777 valued at $18 billion. This is the single largest commercial airplane order in Boeing's history by dollar value.

Currency effects helped push Orascom Telecom to a net loss of $975,000 for the third quarter from a profit of $939 million a year earlier, the company said on Sunday.

Emirates airline placed a blockbuster order for 50 Boeing 777 jetliners at the Dubai Air Show on Sunday, underscoring the confidence brimming among fast-growing Persian Gulf airlines despite growing fears over the world economy.

Below are quotes from leaders of Pacific Rim countries and business executives attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Saturday.

Some analysts are skeptical that Sinochem can raise the kind of money it seeks.

The London Metal Exchange has suspended the validity of 274 steel billet warrants belonging to bankrupt brokerage firm MF Global Holding Ltd., an exchange representative said Saturday.

Stocks jumped on Friday, ending higher for the week after the Italian Senate's approval of economic reforms gave investors some relief from worries about the Eurozone's debt crisis.

Almost two weeks after the bankruptcy of commodities firm MF Global Holdings Ltd., customers at rival firms are all asking the same question: How safe is my money?

The decision to lay off 1,066 people who worked for MF Global -- effective immediately and without severance -- will give people pause. But it is only the beginning of the nastiness in the MF Global saga

Toronto's main stock index was up more than 1 percent at midday on Friday as commodity prices rose on optimism that Italy would pass an austerity package that would calm fears about Europe's debt crisis.

Wedbush Securities downgraded its rating on shares of Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME) to “neutral” from “outperform” as the trial of oral vernakalant continues to delay. The brokerage also lowered its fair value estimate to $4 from $8.50.

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The astronomically-high levels of interest short-sellers are giving shares of Groupon puts the company among the top 10 publicly-traded firms 'shorts' are betting against. That, most definitely, can't be good for Groupon.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.6 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.4 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.7 percent at 0924 GMT (4:24 a.m. ET).

Asian shares rebounded on Friday and the euro clawed higher, with European stocks also expected to make gains after brighter corporate news lifted U.S. stocks and debt-laden Italy was able to fund itself at a bond auction.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Spanish Broadcasting System, Home Inns & Hotels Management, Ubiquiti Networks, ServiceSource, and NVIDIA. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Fuwei Films Holdings, Focus Media Holding, The Andersons, Brooks Automation, and E*TRADE Financial.

European shares drifted higher Friday on expectations that some political developments in highly indebted Italy and Greece could pave the way for tough austerity measures that are crucial to contain the region's two-year-old debt crisis.

Asian shares rebounded Friday and the euro clawed higher, with European stocks also expected to make gains after brighter corporate news lifted U.S. stocks and debt-laden Italy was able to fund itself at a bond auction.

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ArcelorMittal, the world's top steel maker, is on track to produce between 1.2 million and 1.3 million tonnes of iron ore from its Liberia mine in 2011, exceeding a 1-million-tonne target, and does not expect a decline in prices to impact the project's planned expansion, the company said on Thursday.