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Janet Yellen's testimony to Congress along with a fresh bunch of earnings from retailers should decide how markets behave Thursday.

On Tuesday, a discussion between Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff was interrupted by a small group of protesters.

After yet another week when indexes closed in on historic highs, Monday could see a quiet but positive open.

Shares of Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the customer-relationship management software developer, jumped nearly 9 percent Wednesday.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that Microsoft’s (Nasdaq: MSFT) upcoming Windows 8 operating system will be “the end of Windows” and that “Windows is irrelevant" during a press conference Friday in New York City.

Salesforce (Nasdaq: CRM) is adding a wide array of social analytics tools including Klout, Kred, Kanjoya, and PeekAnalytics to its Marketing Cloud in an effort to offer customers more comprehensive data packages and keep up with arch-rival Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL).

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer maker, said it will pay about $1.6 billion to acquire Kenexa Corp. (NYSE: KNXA), for its human-resources software cloud technologies.

Salesforce.com's (NYSE: CRM) second-quarter results proved its strategy of adapting its software-as-a-service model to the increased use of the cloud by enterprises can pay off handsomely for investors.

Salesforce.com’s (NYSE: CRM)’s second-quarter results are expected to show that its strategy of adapting its software-as-a-service model to the increased use of the cloud by enterprises can pay off handsomely for investors.

Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), the No. 1 database developer, reported full-year revenue rose 4 percent to $37.2 billion -- with revenue from the Cloud, or Internet-based computing, reaching a record $1 billion.

Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), the No. 1 database developer, said it had agreed to acquire private Collective Intellect to bolster its Cloud capabilities for software-as-a-service functions.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade Thursday are: Transocean, Whole Foods Market, Smith & Nephew, Salesforce.com, Intel Corp, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Delhaize Group, Novatel Wireless, Skullcandy, Limited Brands and Safeway Inc.

The S&P 500 was little changed on Friday but on track to finish at four-year highs after upbeat reports on housing and consumer sentiment.

The top aftermarket NYSE gainers Thursday were: Salesforce.com, 3D Systems Corp, American International Group, Magna International, Pacific Drilling, American Equity Investment, Rackspace Hosting and Suntech Power Holdings.

Salesforce.com Inc is entering the business of selling human resources software in a move that raises the stakes in its battle to woo customers away from bigger rivals SAP AG and Oracle Corp..

Glassdoor, a jobs and career community where employees can anonymously rate companies and chief executive officers, has released its fourth annual Employees' Choice Awards, which lists the 50 best places to work, based on surveys collected from U.S. employees through 2011.

SAP AG's purchase of Web-based software company SuccessFactors Inc could be the catalyst the old-school German technology giant needs to try to catch up to rivals in the fast-growing cloud computing market.

SAP AG's purchase of Web-based software company SuccessFactors Inc could be the catalyst the old-school German technology giant needs to try to catch up to rivals in the fast-growing cloud computing market.

Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) held its Cloudforce user event in New York City on Wednesday. The company formally launched its Social Marketing Cloud service and the AppExchange Mobile Site at the event.

Startup cloud-computing company posts online ad for $10 groupies to promote brand at upcoming convention.

Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) said Thursday it slipped to a loss in its third quarter on higher costs and said the losses would continue into the fourth quarter.