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The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were Christopher & Banks, Chicago Bridge & Iron, AU Optronics Corp, Starwood Property Trust and TransCanada Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were Carpenter Technology, Cobalt International Energy, Stag Industrial, Mindray Medical and Imperial Holdings.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Tuesday were Vera Bradley Inc, TTM Technologies Inc, ArQule Inc and Gordmans Stores Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Tuesday were Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc, Crocs Inc, AtriCure Inc, Arkansas Best Corporation and Five Below Inc.

Silver Lake Partners and four major banls are in “an advanced stage” to finance a $19 billion leveraged buyout of Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), Reuters reported.

The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open Tuesday ahead of the Department of Commerce's retail sales report and the Department of Labor's Producer Price Index.

Asian markets fell as investor confidence was weighed down by the report that inflationary pressures continued to increase in China

The financials sector is expected to have led all sectors in earnings growth during the fourth quarter of last year.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Friday ahead of the Department of Labor's import price index and the Bureau of Economic Analysis's trade deficit report.

The U.S. stock index futures signal a higher open Thursday ahead of the Department of Labor's weekly jobless claims data.

Goldman Sachs' move may have changed the money market fund industry's practice of only reporting prices every 60 days.

Herbalife, which sells weight management and skincare products, is being denounced as a pyramid scheme by Bill Ackman, a hedge fund manager. Ackman claims Herbalife’s goal is not to sell products but getting individuals duped into selling business opportunities to their friends who, in turn, sell it to their friends.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Tuesday as investors preferred to maintain caution before the beginning of earnings season.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Monday were Wet Seal Inc, EarthLink Inc, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc and PDF Solutions Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Monday were Plexus Corp, Aviat Networks Inc, Sonus Networks Inc, Solar Capital Ltd and Flamel Technologies S.A.

3D Systems Corp, Molycorp, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Amazon.com, Bank of America Corp, Citigroup, Harman International Industries, Illumina and KeyCorp are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Monday.

The stock index futures pointed to a flat open as investors worried that the sluggish economic growth would affect earnings.

BuzzFeed has raised another $19.3 million in venture capital fundraising, bringing its total funding to date to $46 million.

Alcatel Lucent SA, JPMorgan Chase, Marathon Oil Corp, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Alcoa, Carnival Corp, Rio Tinto plc and Deutsche Bank AG are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Thursday.

The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open Monday, but trading volume is expected to be low.

Among the top fines this year: sanctions-busting, deceiving the world on a benchmark interest rate, and even banking for drug lords.

The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat open Thursday ahead of the Department of Labor's weekly jobless claims data.

The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open Wednesday with markets prepared to reopen after Christmas holiday.

The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open Monday as trading volume is expected to be low ahead of the Christmas holiday.