Pre-Market NASDAQ Movers (NSTC, AONE, VOD, DECK, MPEL, ARMH, MPEL, ZN, SLGN, GILD)
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Ness Technologies, A123 Systems, Vodafone Group, Deckers Outdoor, Melco Crown Entertainment, ARM Holdings and Melco Crown Entertainment. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Zion Oil & Gas, Silgan Holdings and Gilead Sciences.
Total Lunar Eclipse on June 15; not visible in US
The first total lunar eclipse in 2011 will take place on Wednesday, June 15, which is one of the longest eclipses of the moon and will last just over 100 minutes.
Spider-Man Producer Laura Ziskin dies at 61
Laura Ziskin, who produced 'Pretty Woman' and the Spider-Man films, died of breast cancer on Sunday at the age of 61 in Santa Monica, California.
Super 8 beats “X-Men: First Class”
J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg's sci-fi tale Super 8 did better than expected at the weekend box office with a $37 million opening.
Apple halts delivery of Select Verizon iPad 2s
Apple Inc. has halted the delivery of a small number of iPad 2s as some of the iPads carried identity codes already in use on other Apple products, which could cause problems on Verizon's network.
Pre-market movers on June 10 (TIF, CME, MU, ADI, MOBI, DRYS, RLD, STI, FHN, WFR)
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Friday are: Tiffany, CME Group, Micron Technology, Analog Devices, Sky-mobi, DryShips, RealD, Suntrust Banks, First Horizon National and MEMC Electronic Materials.
State of Alaska to Release Thousands of Sarah Palin’s E-Mails
The State of Alaska will release more than 24,000 pages of former Governor Sarah Palin’s official state e-mails on Friday morning in Juneau at 1 p.m. Eastern Time.
Microsoft loses US Supreme Court patent appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a record $290 million jury verdict against Microsoft for infringing a small Canadian company's patent.
Chile's Puyehue Volcano: Steam rises from Nilhue River (PHOTOS)
The Nilahue River in southern Chile overflowed on Thursday after it was blocked by volcanic ash and mounting debris. The area around the Nilahu river has been evacuated as a result.
Apple bans DUI checkpoint alert apps
Apple Inc., manufacturer of iPhone and iPad, officially decided to block apps that encourage drunk driving.
Earth to View Auroras As Biggest Solar Flare in Years Erupts
Scientists from around the world are expecting beautiful auroras across the sky on Thursday as strongest solar flares seen in five years are sending a mass of charged particles towards Earth, which could cause radio interference and auroral displays.
Pre-market movers on June 9 (M, SJM, MSI, S, SEE, CUK, JPM, CHK, SUN, SEP, URBN)
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Macy's, J M Smucker, Motorola Solutions, Sprint Nextel, Sealed Air Corp, Carnival, JPMorgan Chase, Chesapeake Energy, Sunoco, Spectra Energy Partners and Urban Outfitters.
Citi confirms data breach
Citigroup confirmed on Thursday that unidentified hackers breached security and have viewed some of its credit-card customers' account information in the U.S.
Wallow Fire Update: Fire threatens El Paso Electric Transmission Lines
The Wallow Fire along Arizona's eastern border forests is heading towards a high-voltage link that deliver 40 percent of the power used by 371,000 homes and businesses in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, said El Paso Electric.
Solar Flare Could Cause Auroras, Satellite Interference
The strongest solar flares seen in five years are sending a mass of charged particles towards Earth, which could cause radio interference and auroral displays.
Pre-market movers on June 8 (OXM, COG, IGT, MCP, LDK, RSH, MCD, GPS, AK, FCX, C)
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Wednesday are: Oxford Industries, Cabot Oil & Gas, International Game Technology, Molycorp, LDK Solar Co, Radioshack, McDonalds, Gap, AK Steel Holding, Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Citigroup.
Earth to be Hit by Biggest Solar Flare in Years
The sun emitted an unusual solar flare, a small radiation storm and a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME) from a sunspot complex on the solar surface, on Tuesday. The flare peaked at 1:41 a.m. ET, according to NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
Latest Photos: Wallow Fire Burns 300,000 Acres, Thousands Evacuated
About 2,000 residents of Eagar, in eastern Arizona, were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as flames approached the town in the afternoon, while another Arizona town, Springerville, has ordered 2,000 residents to prepare for evacuation.
Wallow Fire Update: More Than 300,000 acres burned, thousands evacuated
About 2,000 residents of Eagar, in eastern Arizona, were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as flames approached the town in the afternoon, while another Arizona town, Springerville, has ordered 2,000 residents to prepare for evacuation.
Unusual solar storm could disrupt Earth communications
The sun unleashed an unusual solar flare on early Tuesday, a small radiation storm and a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME) from a sunspot complex on the solar surface. The flare peaked at 1:41 a.m. ET, according to NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
Pre-market movers on June 7 (TIN, SNV, EXPE, MWV, VZ, WY, CCL, PBY, CLF, S, CTXS)
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Tuesday are: Temple-Inland, Synovus Financial, Expedia, Meadwestvaco, Verizon Communications, Weyerhaeuser, Carnival Corp, Pep Boys-Manny, Cliffs Natural Resources, Sprint Nextel and Citrix Systems Inc.
How Using iCloud Differs from Other Music Services
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs officially unveiled new cloud service iCloud, which stores music and other files online and keep devices synchronized wirelessly, at the 2011 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on Monday.
Chile's Puyehue volcano erupts: Latest Photos
Chile's Puyehue volcano, dormant for decades, erupted on Saturday, belching an ash cloud more than 6 miles high.
Apple WWDC 2011: Day1 Photos
The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is a conference held annually by Apple Inc. The conference is primarily used by Apple to showcase its new software and technologies for developers, as well as offering hands-on labs and feedback sessions.
Pre-market movers on June 6 (SEE, HK, TIE, YHOO, SMG, LYG, WLP, WFC, LOW, CI, CVH)
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: Sealed Air Corp, Petrohawk Energy Corp, Titanium Metals, Yahoo, Scotts Miracle-Gro, Lloyds Banking, WellPoint, Wells Fargo, Lowes Companies, CIGNA and Coventry Health Care.
WWDC 2011 Starts: A Quick look at Apple' Top Five Failures
Apple had kept the market clueless by not revealing the details of ‘the upcoming cloud service offering’, since the announcement of unveiling Lion, iOS 5 and the iCloud.
Jobs biography an instant hit months before release
Online retailer Amazon.com started accepting preorders for Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of Steve Jobs, 'iSteve: The Book of Jobs,' which is due to be released in March 2012.
Antimatter Atoms Trapped for 1,000 seconds
Scientists at CERN, the European lab for particle physics, announced on Sunday that they captured antihydrogen atoms for 16 minutes before annihilation, which is the all-time record.
Microsoft slips in smartphone platform race, says comScore
Microsoft continues to decline in the smartphone platform market in the U.S, while Google's Android is pulling away from the rest of the smartphone pack, according to new data from market research firm comScore.
Sony confirms its movies websites was hacked
Sony Pictures Entertainment, a unit of Sony, confirmed late Friday that one its websites was hacked.
