Finnish Internet television firm Floobs said it has run into significant financial problems and is set to close down operations.
The S&P 500 index fell on Wednesday as stocks declined following President Barack Obama's announcement of his proposal for new bank regulations.
Skype users worldwide were unable to log in to their accounts on Thursday.
Shares of Blockbuster Inc tumbled 32 percent on Thursday, a day after the U.S. video rental chain announced a disappointing forecast and as concerns grew about its future viability.
Companies that are delinquent on their taxes may no longer receive government contracts.
President Barack Obama ordered a new crackdown Wednesday on federal contractors who don't pay their taxes.
The S&P 500 index fell 15.42 points to trade at 1,134.81 in morning trading while the Dow lost 164.6 points to trade at 10,560.83.
China sought on Friday to play down a threat by Google Inc to quit the country on hacking and censorship concerns, but the United States said it will formally express concern over the cyber attacks the Internet search giant said originated in China.
JPMorgan Chase & Co's average deposits were $329.8 billion last quarter, down 3% quarter-on-quarter and down 3% year-on-year, despite increasing both its number of branches and checking accounts from last quarter.
Chinese commercial banks' non-performing loans fell by 62.98 billion yuan to 497.33 billion yuan ($72.85 billion) in 2009, the China Banking Regulatory Commission said in a statement on Friday.
China markets were still shaken on Wednesday, lagging behind others due to a lower economic outlook after the central bank raised the reserve requirement for banks.
Major Asian stock indices fell on Wednesday due to tighter credit conditions, while German and UK stocks were mixed after economic reports as U.S. stocks were pointing to a higher opening.
Genzyme Corp said on Tuesday its preliminary fourth-quarter revenue fell as a manufacturing crisis led to a shortage of two key drugs.
The market rallied yesterday afternoon in anticipation of January earnings. Alcoa, the first major company to report earnings, showed disappointing results after missing analysts' estimates and reporting a loss of $0.27 per share.
Asian stocks fell on Tuesday, a day after hitting a 17-month high, on investor jitters about tighter monetary policy in China, while the dollar rose after a Chinese sovereign fund official said the currency has bottomed.
Citigroup Inc said on Monday that Teresa Terri Dial was stepping down as head of its North American consumer bank, just months after an outside review reportedly questioned her management skills.
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad threw a box of settler products on a bonfire this week as Palestinians pushed a campaign to cleanse their markets of goods made by Israelis living in the West Bank.
General Motors named a restructuring firm to run the winding-down of Swedish carmaker Saab on Friday, even as it reviewed several bids which included an offer from Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
The number of U.S. workers filing new jobless claims edged up by a slim 1,000 last week and a gauge of underlying labor market trends hit a nearly 16-month low, evidence the job market continues to heal.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower opening on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq 100 down 0.4 to 0.5 percent.
Stock index futures dipped on Wednesday as investors braced for a private report on jobs that is a precursor to the closely watched government non-farm payrolls report Friday.
Canadian mid-tier gold miner Iamgold Corp said on Monday that Chief Executive Joseph Conway has resigned effective Jan. 15 and will be replaced on a temporary basis by board member Peter C. Jones.
