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Wall Street stocks were looked likely to open lower open on Wednesday, despite good private sector payrolls data, as investors digested minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting published Tuesday suggesting further monetary stimulus action is unlikely.

U.S. employers created 209,000 jobs in March, slightly more than analysts expected but less than the previous month's figure, a report from Automatic Data Processing Inc., a private payrolls processor showed, on Wednesday.

When Variety reported on Apr. 1 that Ashton Kutcher would play Steve Jobs in a new biopic, it sounded like a perfect April Fools joke. But nope, this is no joke. Kutcher will in fact play Jobs in a new independent movie chronicling the life of the genius hippie-turned-entrepreneur who put a ding in the universe.

Ashton Kutcher’s may or may not resemble Steve Jobs but he has been chosen to play the Apple Innovator. The actor will play Apple’s co-founder in a biopic, Variety reported Sunday.

Hardly 7 months have passed when Tim Cook took the post of CEO at Apple Inc. and now he has gained the top spot on top 25 Highest Rated Tech CEOs of 2012 ranking list. Tim Cook received the hottest spotlight within a few months, while it took years for Steve Jobs become so popular.

In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host, and former Fox News commentator, had it right: The United States could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated.

Although Apple former CEO Steve Jobs saw great potential in Siri even as a standalone app, he hesitated in keeping this name when integrating the software into the iPhone as a virtual assistant, said Dag Kittlaus, Siri co-founder and former CEO.

While hiring in the Belgian job market remains cautious, there is a significant shortage in high-tech, highly skilled occupational areas such as IT specialists and engineers.

Much of the talk around the Jobs Act has centered on the technology sector, but the biggest impact could land on far more prosaic ventures, investors and analysts say.

Best Buy Co reported weaker-than-expected sales for the key holiday quarter, prompting the world's largest electronics chain to close 50 U.S. stores and cut 400 jobs in corporate and support areas.

Best Buy Co Inc reported weaker-than-expected sales for the fourth quarter on Thursday, and said it has decided to close 50 big-box stores and to cut 400 jobs in corporate and support areas.

Futures on major US stock indices point to a lower opening on Thursday ahead of economic data including final estimates for fourth quarter GDP and initial jobless claims.

Half a world away from Wall Street, the board of directors of embattled Goldman Sachs Group Inc were meeting in India amid reports that senior executives have talked about splitting the roles of chief executive and chairman, both held now by Lloyd Blankfein.

Britain's biggest construction company Balfour Beatty has warned all its 12,000 staff in the UK that their jobs are at risk, the construction industry magazine Building reported on Wednesday.

How much you know about Apple CEO Tim Cook? Do you think Cook is different or same as the mighty Steve Jobs? Is he handling the company like the former CEO did? Or better?

T-Mobile USA, the 4th largest wireless carrier in the United States is slashing jobs like nobody's business. The company plans to cut 1,900 jobs in 7 call centers, as it tries to stay relevant in a cutthroat mobile business. This comes after the failed acquisition by AT&T, which ironically had plans to save and create jobs than putting 1,900 workers out of a job at a time when jobs are not easy to come by. The FCC who stroked down the deal must be scratching its head right now after this reve...

Earlier this month, an update to the Apple TV brought along a brand new user interface for the set-top box, but it appears it's not that brand new after all.

Apple TV's present UI would have Steve Jobs cringing with shame as he had rejected the same five years back, tweeted Michael Margolis, a former engineer at Apple.

Starbucks Corp said on Wednesday it would spend $180 million on U.S. factories, creating 150 manufacturing jobs, and that it would get into the $8 billion U.S. energy drink market with a new product.

Bank of America Corp has eliminated jobs in its equities, mortgage-backed securities and research divisions in recent weeks, two sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.

Starbucks Corp is expanding into the fast-growing energy drink category and plans to add manufacturing jobs in the United States, the world's biggest coffee chain said on Wednesday.