Satya Nagendra Padala

Researchers have set a new record for the rate of data transfer using just a single laser which could help to broadcast three-dimensional high-definition television signals and support the continued rollout of cloud computing.

Crude oil prices plunged more than 2 percent to below $98 a barrel in Europe as renewed concerns over the euro zone debt crisis sent the U.S. dollar higher, which made commodities more expensive.

Iceland closed its main international airport and canceled domestic flights on Sunday as the country's most active Grimsvotn volcano's eruption sent a plume of ash, smoke and steam high into the sky.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Opnext, Acorda Therapeutics, Red Robin Gourmet, BioSante Pharmaceuticals, STEC, AEterna Zentaris and Human Genome Sciences. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Popular, Nordson and Immunogen.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Friday are: Barnes & Noble, Salesforce.com, Anadarko Petroleum, Sprint Nextel Corp, Gap, Aeropostale, Ann, American Eagle Outfitters, LinkedIn Corp and LDK Solar.

Harold Camping, the head of a Christian broadcast group called Family Radio, has been predicting for years that the end of the world is on Saturday, May 21, 2011.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: Barnes & Noble, Foot Locker, Zuoan Fashion, Salesforce.com and Hypercom Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Gap, Inc, Aeropostale, Graphic Packaging, Bridgepoint Education, Vanceinfo Technologies and LinkedIn Corp.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Wednesday are: Eastman Kodak, PetSmart, Eaton, First Majestic Silver, Salesforce.com, Big Lots, Advance Auto Parts, Merck & Co, Applied Materials and Intel Corp.

U.S. and Hong Kong named as the most competitive countries in the world, according to data from “2011 World Competitiveness Yearbook”, released by by the Lausanne-based Institute for Management Development (IMD).

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Wednesday are: Niska Gas Storage Partners, K-V Pharmaceutical, First Majestic Silver Corp, Limited Brands and Eastman Kodak Co. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Advance Auto Parts, SouFun Holdings, Heckmann, Pier 1 Imports and Omnicare.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Wednesday are: Safeguard Scientifics, Jaguar Mining, Analog Devices, Abercrombie & Fitch, NYSE Euronext, Titanium Metals, BJ's Wholesale Club, Target, Nvidia, Hewlett-Packard and Apollo Group.

The race is on to choose the successor of Dominique Strauss-Kahn as the head of International Monetary Fund (IMF) as pressure mounted on the international agency to force him to resign after his arrest on sex assault charges.

The world's oldest panda Ming Ming has died at the age of 34 at the Xiangjiang Wild Animal World in Guangdong Province, according to Chinese state media.

Pakistani security forces arrested senior al-Qaeda official Muhammad Ali Qasim Yaqub (alias Abu Suhaib al-Makki) in Karachi on Tuesday. Muhammad Ali is believed to have worked directly with al-Qaeda operatives on the lawless Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Tuesday are: Jaguar Mining, Radian Group, Analog Devices, Safeguard Scientifics and DCT Industrial Trust. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Venoco, Walter Energy, Continental Resources, Cenovus Energy and Talbots.

U.S. stocks declined in early trade on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected housing data and disappointing results from Hewlett-Packard weighed on the sentiment.

Insurance conglomerate AIG had been named the least reputable company in the United States by the annual Reputation Report from market researcher Harris Interactive.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Tuesday are: VF Corp, Domino's, Saks, Cliffs Natural Resources, Carnival, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Douglas Dynamics, Hewlett-Packard, Western Refining and Phoenix New Media Ltd.

Software giant Google is the most reputable company in the United States, according to the annual ‘Reputation Report’ from market researcher Harris Interactive.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Monday are: Gushan Environmental Energy, China Digital TV Holding, Phoenix New Media, Gammon Gold and Beazer Homes USA. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Douglas Dynamics, Western Refining, Hewlett-Packard, Endeavor International Corp and Gerdau S.A.

NASA has successfully launched the space shuttle Endeavour into orbit for its final flight. Everything went as planned for NASA as it launched the Endeavor from the Kennedy Space Center at approximately 8:56 am eastern for its 25th and final mission. As of 9:10 am Eastern, main Engine Cutoff confirmed - space shuttle Endeavour is in space to begin a 16-day mission.

NASA successfully launched the space shuttle Endeavour into orbit for its final flight.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: CNinsure, Telestone Technologies, EnerNOC, Tranzyme and SIGA Technologies. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Sina Corp, ANADIGICS, ARM Holdings, NASDAQ OMX Group and Baidu.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: Ford Motor, Caterpillar, Sandisk, NYSE Euronext, Lowes Companies, Advanced Micro Devices, Peabody Energy and Carnival Corp.

The space shuttle Endeavour is ready to lift off from Kennedy Space Center on its final mission at 8:56 a.m Monday after NASA finished fueling shuttle in the pre-dawn hours.

Facebook became the world's fastest growing brand in the Brandz Top 100 ranking, published by Millward Brown. With its brand valued at $19.1 billion, Facebook also entered in to the top 100 most valuable global brands in 2011 at number 35. It is also the first time the Facebook has appeared at all in Milward Brown's ranking, now in its sixth year.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Friday are: Eastman Kodak, Tyco International, Dean Foods, Agilent Technologies, Dillard's, Aetna, General Mills, Valero Energy, El Paso Pipeline, Lexington Realty and Robert Half International.

Pakistani Taliban on Friday carried out its first major strike to avenge the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by U.S. security forces in Pakistan earlier this month.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: Darling International, Eastman Kodak, Novartis AG, Giant Interactive Group, First Majestic Silver and Venoco. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Scorpio Tankers, El Paso Pipeline Partners, Lexington Realty Trust, Tower International, Nordstrom and H&R Block.