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The top after-market NYSE gainers on Tuesday are: Suncor Energy, Suntech Power Holdings, Morgan Stanley India Investment, Regions Financing and Fortress Investment Group. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Willbros Group, Boston Beer, Fabrinet, Fabrinet and NeoPhotonics.

U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday, as oil prices eased to below $105 a barrel and financials rallied on upbeat profit forecast from the Bank of America.

Gold Bullion slipped vs. a rebounding Dollar in London on Tuesday, briefly dropping 1.4% from yesterday's new record highs as world stock markets extended their losses.

Stocks jumped on Tuesday after a pullback in oil prices and an upbeat profit forecast from Bank of America, but technical signals still suggested a market correction was near.

Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) said it will make an equity investment in San Diego-based algae fuel start-up Sapphire Energy Inc. to identify genes that positively affect growth in algae, which might have applicability in modern agriculture. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: Expedia, F5 Networks, Nvidia Corp, Metlife Inc, Salesforce.com, Urban Outfitters, National Semiconductor, Qualcomm, Gilead Sciences and IntercontinentalExchange.

YouTube has acquired start up Next New Networks for undisclosed terms that could help YouTube create more original content of its own.

Shares of TomoTherapy Inc. (NASDAQ: TOMO) touched a new 52-week high of $4.70 on Monday after it agreed to be acquired by Accuray Inc. (NASDAQ: ARAY) for $4.80 a share in cash and stock or a total of about $277 million.

Fast-growing emerging market economies are beginning to exhibit signs of overheating, a top International Monetary Fund official said on Monday.

Fast-growing emerging market economies are beginning to exhibit signs of overheating, a top International Monetary Fund official said on Monday.

NEW YORK, March 7 - When the Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta in an administrative proceeding -- rather than in federal court -- it signaled a possible new front in the SEC's pursuit of insider-trading cases.

Leave it to a hedge fund named for a philosophical Roman emperor to try to turn a contentious corporate bankruptcy into a campaign for decency and morality.

Men with low voices cheat more, and women realize this fact, according to a study led by Jill O'Connor of McMaster University. The study appeared in Evolutionary Psychology and tackles the subject purely from an evolutionary perspective.

The Gold Price rose new all-time highs vs. a falling US Dollar on Monday morning in London, hitting almost $1445 per ounce as European stock markets held flat and major-economy government bonds slipped, nudging interest rates up.

Pent-up demand has resulted in a surge in Iraqi stocks due to political gains and lifting of UN sanctions, says investment management company Global Capital Investments.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: TomoTherapy, Geomet, RAM Energy Resources, James River Coal, and Seagate Technology. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Repligen, CIENA, JDS Uniphase, News Corp., and SanDisk.

Shares of EXFO Inc (NASDAQ: EXFO) touched a new 52-week high of $12.86 on Friday. The company said it extends its optical transport network testing capabilities to qualify 100G/40G Ethernet client services.

The dramatic rise in China's interest in silver is evident from the fact that the country imported an unprecedented 14 percent of global silver in 2010, whereas it was net exporter of silver till recently.

Zurich-based travel group Kuoni Reisen Holding AG announced an agreement to acquire Gullivers Travel Associates (GTA) for $720 million from New York-based Travelport to boost its online offerings.

China granted initial environmental approval to an $8.8 billion project by South African petrochemical firm Sasol and China's top coal producer Shenhua Group to turn coal into fuels.

China plans to set up an insurance exchange in Shanghai as part of efforts to build the city into an international financial centre, the state media said on Monday, citing top insurance regulator Wu Dingfu.