Shares of companies active in Wednesday's early trade are: Cephalon, Nvidia, SMART Technologies, Clean Energy Fuels, Lindsay, Acxiom and Align Technology.
Gold shot up by nearly one percent on Wednesday, after four sessions of losses amid broad support from unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, but gains may stay limited by expectations monetary policy in key regions may tighten. Spot gold was bid at $1,430.55 an ounce at 1344 GMT, against $1,415.95 late in New York on Tuesday.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Wednesday are: Gilead Sciences, Philip Morris International, Range Resources, NYSE Euronext, eBay, Chesapeake Energy, Kohl's Corp and Dell.
US stocks edged modestly higher in Tuesday’s session as traders eyed Friday’s non-farm payrolls (NFP) report.
The European Commission has adopted a roadmap of 40 concrete initiatives for the next decade to build a competitive transport sector that increases mobility and cuts emissions. Under EU's ambitious plan, the Commission wants cities cities across Europe to be free of conventionally fuelled cars by 2050.
Dollar Gold Prices fell in Asian and early London trade on Monday, dropping 1.3% to a 6-session low of $1411 per ounce as global equities slipped and the US currency rose on the forex market. Silver Prices lost 2.1% to hit a 3-session low beneath $36.50 per ounce.
The UK economy contracted less than previously estimated in the fourth quarter last year, as services and manufacturing output was revised higher.
China's share of global authorship went up from 4.4% to 10.2% between the periods studied, taking the country from sixth to second position globally. Whether it can match quantity with quality, however, remains to be seen.
U.S. stocks gave up modest gains to turn lower in the final minutes of Monday's trading session, as financials and materials sectors joined consumer and tech stocks in the red.
NASA says there isn't enough time to test out 3D cameras for the next Mars Rover.
Nintendo is rumored to have remotely-activated software that can brick a 3DS if it detects pirated games.
A number of loopholes and hacks have appeared in response to The Times' setting up a paywall.
Gaddafi did more than just showering bounties on Sirte and the middle region and won some lasting loyalty. He created state-of-the-art infrastructure in the region, explicitly making it the logistical nerve center of his military. He created air bases and sea ports besides making Sirte the base of the elite special response army units. Moreover, these elite crack troops were manned by members of his own tribe and factions allied with him.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Cal-Maine Foods, Leap Wireless International, Cerus, Synthesis Energy Systems, and Liberty Media Interactive. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Fuqi International, Cninsure, Randgold Resources, Star Scientific, and ARM Holdings.
U.S. stocks gained for the third consecutive day on Friday as investors shook off global fears and focused instead on upbeat earnings.
Risk assets have performed surprisingly well this week despite the lack of good news and ongoing concerns globally.
A futures regulator proposal that would place position limits in the commodities markets may not prevent manipulation or speculation, and would prevent operators of commodity funds from meeting their investment goals, an exchange-traded fund manager said.
Talks on how to approach U.S. corporate tax reform are stirring to life again as Republican House majority leader Eric Cantor backed of push to give multinational companies a break on money imported to the U.S. from their subsidiaries owned in other countries.
US stocks are up on Friday, en route to end positive for the third consecutive session, as investors shrug off global concerns.
[Investors] don't believe in the gold story anymore, declared Kevin Norrish of Barclays Capital on Wednesday, announcing the bank's latest commodity investment survey of institutional players. Not one single respondent chose Gold Bullion as the likely best performer in 2011, Norrish said.
In a series of postings from mid to late February on 51Jobs.com (the Monster.com of China), VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (NYSE: VIT) has advertised numerous positions for onsite assignments at Yahoo China. VanceInfo is an information technology (IT) service provider and an offshore software development company in China.
BHP Billiton Ltd., one of the world's largest mining companies, said it would invest about $10 billion in Australia to expand its iron ore coal mining operations.
