Satya Nagendra Padala

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers on Thursday are: Immucor, Opnext, Ardea Biosciences, Audiovox Corp and United Community Banks. The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers on Thursday are: Saba Software, XOMA, Xyratex, Conceptus and QuickLogic.

Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to a lower opening on Friday as investors await key U.S. monthly non-farm payrolls and unemployment data from the government.

U.S. stocks opened flat in early trade on Thursday, following weaker-than-expected weekly jobless claims and December retail sales data.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are Sinovac Biotech, Quidel Corp, The Wet Seal, Mindspeed Technologies, Celldex Therapeutics, Leap Wireless and Research in Motion.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers on Thursday are: Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, ARM Holdings, XOMA, Microvision, Glu Mobile and Randgold Resources.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to higher opening on Thursday ahead of key weekly jobless claims report from the government.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Tasty Baking, Glu Mobile, Resources Connection, SodaStream and ClickSoftware. The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are Mindspeed Technologies, Quidel Corp, A. Schulman, Zumiez and Sonic Corp.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Wednesday are: Sally Beauty, Sandridge Energy, Ruby Tuesday, Resolute Energy, Teekay Tankers, Yingli Green, Zale Corp, CapitalSource and Southwestern Energy.

U.S. stocks declined in early trade on Wednesday despite upbeat private sector employment report from ADP as commodities and natural resources stocks were hurt by strong dollar.

Futures on major U.S. indices pared earlier losses on Wednesday after ADP reported that private-sector employment recorded the largest monthly gain in December.

The companies which are expected to see active trade on Wednesday are Trident Microsystems, Family Dollar, Mosaic, Atheros Communications, Landec Corp and Ruby Tuesday.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a lower opening on Wednesday as investors eye on economic data including ADP national employment report and ISM non-manufacturing index.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Tuesday are: Youku.com, Agria, CVR Energy, Mosaic Co, CGI Group, Potash Corp, Sally Beauty and American Greetings.

The pre-market movers on Tuesday are Alcoa, Carnival, Huntington Bancshares, Walgreen Co, Borders group, Electronic Arts and Safeway.

Chinese nuclear scientists have made a technological breakthrough by developing nuclear fuel reprocessing technology which could potentially solve the country's uranium supply problem, according to media reports.

Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to a higher opening on Tuesday with futures on the S&P 500 up 0.26 percent, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.33 percent and Nasdaq100 futures up 0.16 percent.

The top after-market NYSE losers on Monday are: K-Sea Transportation Partners, GMX Resources, WellCare Health Plans, McMoRan Exploration, Flotek Industries, Interoil Corp, McKesson Corp and Harmony Gold Mining..

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Monday are: Alcoa, International Coal Group, U.S. Gold Corp, Arch Coal, American Axle & Manufact. Holdings, Molycorp, M.D.C. Holdings and Barnes & Noble.

US stocks advanced in early trade on Monday, the first trading day of 2011, on speculation that the economic recovery will continue after stocks ended with double digit gains in the previous year.

Many economists believe that US economy will continue to grow around 3.5 percent in 2011, led by pickup in consumer and business spending. The extension of Bush-era rate cuts will add moderately to GDP growth, while at the same time as increasing the budget deficit.

Top 10 worst movies of 2010 are The Last Airbender, Furry Vengeance, Little Fockers, The Spy Next Door, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Sex and the City 2, You Again, Valentine's Day, Cop Out and The Back-up Plan.

Top 10 best movies of 2010 are Toy Story 3, The Social Network, Inception, How to Train Your Dragon, Black Swan, The Town, The Fighter, The Ghost Writer, Winter’s Bone, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part1.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to modestly lower opening on Friday, the last trading day of 2010.

US stocks modestly lower in early trade on Thursday despite the Department of Labor reported that weekly jobless claims fell sharply last week.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to modestly lower opening on Thursday ahead of key weekly U.S. jobs data and pending home sales report.

US stocks advanced in early trade on Wednesday with S&P 500 Index advanced 1.63 points, or 0.13 percent, to trade at 1,260.14 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 24.86 points, or 0.21 percent, to trade at 11,600. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.10 percent.

Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to modestly higher opening on Wednesday with futures on the S&P 500 up 0.10 percent, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.10 percent and Nasdaq100 futures up 0.25 percent.

Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to higher opening on Tuesday ahead of economic data including S&P/CaseShiller house price index.

Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to lower opening on Monday after China's central bank raised one-year lending and deposit interest rates for the second time in 2010 on Saturday.