Balasubramanyam Seshan

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Smart Technologies, Orexigen Therapeutics, Coldwater Creek, Powerwave Technologies, Rediff.com India, Ku6 Media, SPS Commerce, Aruba Networks, Huntington Bancshares, and Marvell Technology Group.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Ascent Media, Cninsure, PMC-Sierra, Conn's, Hutchinson Technology, VIVUS, DryShips, Power-One, and Yongye International.

Jefferies & Co. said in its Wireless and Handsets weekly that tablet and smartphone sell-through has been strong at the start of the holiday shopping season.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Oclaro, eResearchTechnology, Avago Technologies, Cyberonics, Integrated Device Technology, Vitacost.com, Ebix, Nanometrics, Parexel International, and CVB Financial.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Conn's, Kirkland's, Internap Network Services, rue21, Seahawk Drilling, Digital River, Peet's Coffee & Tea, optionsXpress Holdings, Semtech, and Cninsure.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Sequenom, Itron, Leap Wireless International, Netflix, Synopsys, ARM Holdings, Clearwire, ASML Holding, Vodafone Group, and Voltaire.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Ku6 Media, Finisar, Sangamo Biosciences,Wet Seal, optionsXpress Holdings, Rediff.com India, JA Solar Holdings, Magic Software Enterprises, SodaStream International, and Aruba Networks.

A magnetic filament erupted on Tuesday in the Sun, which is heading towards the Earth. The eruption might stimulate auroras particularly in the polar regions on December 3.

Armed with new researches and discoveries, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is back in the news again. While NASA promised to provide insights into its findings on astrobiology on Thursday, there have been several other developments at the agency this week.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Semtech, Sequenom, ON Semiconductor, Ansys, rue21, TD Ameritrade Holding, Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, E*TRADE Financial, Compuware, SunPower, and Synopsys.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Finisar, Gordmans Stores, optionsXpress Holdings, Global Industries, Tractor Supply, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Metabolix, Isle of Capri Casinos, Natural Alternatives International, and NCI.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Corinthian Colleges, TICC Capital, ICAgen, NGP Capital Resources, and Take-Two Interactive Software.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Mercer Insurance Group, OmniVision Technologies, Xenoport, Mecox Lane, Acergy, SodaStream International, L & L Energy, Orckit Communications, and Savient Pharmaceuticals.

Motorola, Inc. (MOT) said it has reduced the time frame for its plan to separate handset and cable set-top box businesses Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. from the company to January next year.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Chart Industries, Corinthian Colleges, DSP Group, Macatawa Bank, MIPS Technologies, BSD Medical, NetScout Systems, Constant Contact, Stonemor Partners, and Monro Muffler Brake.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Hauppauge Digital, BioScrip, Titan Machinery, OmniVision Technologies, Parexel International, Zumiez, Sanmina-SCI, Cyberonics, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, and ICAgen.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Interactive Brokers Group, SodaStream International, Deckers Outdoor, Research In Motion, optionsXpress Holdings, Sangamo Biosciences, DepoMed, Silver Standard Resources, and Pan American Silver.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Mecox Lane, Seagate Technology, ASML Holding, Aixtron, Qiagen, Altera, Vodafone Group, Avanir Pharmaceuticals, and Dell.

Jefferies & Co. upgraded its rating of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) to 'buy' from 'hold' and increased its price target to $80 from $55.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Zoltek Companies, Seagate Technology, Maxygen, Comverge, China Medical Technologies, Porter Bancorp, TICC Capital, Approach Resources, Shanda Games, and Johnson Outdoors.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Parexel International, hiSoft Technology International, Kforce, SodaStream International, Interactive Brokers Group, Stereotaxis, Pixelworks, LoopNet, Mellanox Technologies, and Ancestry.com.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: BSD Medical, ASML Holding, Aixtron, A123 Systems, Vodafone Group, Mellanox Technologies, Ryanair Holdings, Micron Technology, and Alvarion.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Voltaire, AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Sangamo Biosciences, Netlist, Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Netflix, Deckers Outdoor, Amazon.com, JA Solar Holdings, Baidu, and Apple.

In Massachusetts of the United States, 41 largest public companies have no women on their board of directors and 52 percent of the 100 companies have no women executive officers, according to The Boston Club's latest report.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Comverge, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, S1 Corp., TFS Financial, Extreme Networks, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, West Coast Bancorp, FSI International, Daktronics, and LodgeNet Interactive.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Coldwater Creek, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, Novavax, Vical, Eagle Bulk Shipping, Internap Network Services, Cerus, Nasdaq OMX Group, Sterling Bancshares, and Texas Capital BancShares.

Earth and space science missions developed by federal agencies in collaboration become more complex, costly and risky due to divided responsibilities and accountability, according to a new research.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: CPI International, iGo, LJ International, Savient Pharmaceuticals, ASML Holding, A-Power Energy Generation Systems, and Melco Crown Entertainment.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Aixtron AG, CROCS, Randgold Resources, Intel, Baidu, Dell, Joy Global, Microsoft, and Amazon.com.