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Barclays Capital said it has received many questions over the past week around thoughts on the potential timing of Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5. In summary, Reitzes believes it may make sense for Apple to launch this version of the iPhone a little later than usual for five reasons.

U.S. stocks slightly declined in early trade on Tuesday as investors await the release of the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

U.S. blue-chip stocks eked out small gains Monday in the lightest trading volume all year, but other major indexes finished flat as the technology sector sagged.

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday as gains from materials and health care sector shares were offset by declines from technology and financials.

U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday on strong jobs data. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 56.99 points, or 0.46 percent, to 12,376.72. The Standard & Poor's 500 advanced 6.58 points, or 0.50 percent, to 1,332.41. The Nasdaq Composite rose 8.53 points, or 0.31 percent, to 2,789.60.

Virginia based Calvert Strategies massively upgraded their SexyTime Sex Position Guide and Choreographer app, to Version 2.0 this week as Dr. SexyTime Advanced Sex Guide.

China is facing an obesity crisis of magnanimous proportions, an issue best underscored by Lu Zhihao, a 4-year-old from Foshan in Guangdong province who weighs 132 lbs and is 3 feet 7 inches tall.

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Thursday as investors awaited Friday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, while slightly weaker-than-expected economic reports on jobless claims and Chicago Purchasing Managers index weighed on the sentiment.

According to Tibet tourism authorities, the train can accommodate up to 108 passengers and the ticket price per person would be around or more than $10,000.

With China's speedy ascent in the global tourism arena from sixth place in 2008 to second over the next two years, an increasing need is being felt by Chinese consumers for special structured travel offerings.

Shares of Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMX) touched a new 52-week high of $3.12 on Thursday. The company has agreed with China Energy Industry Holding Group Co. Limited for a cash investment of about $83.8 million to support the company's business strategy in China, including project development and investment.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: China XD Plastics Company, CardioNet, Allos Therapeutics, Celldex Therapeutics, and Cninsure. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Omeros, Ascent Solar Technologies, Logitech International, EXFO, and Xyratex.

China issued a white paper on national defense, aiming to enhance its military's transparency and boost the world's trust in its commitment to peaceful development, the Xinhua reported on Thursday.

China has set its total output of rare earth at 93,800 tonnes this year, 4,600 tonnes more or 5.16 percent higher compared to last year's, the Ministry of Land and Resources said on Thursday.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Synthesis Energy Systems, Tesla Motors, Randgold Resources, Dendreon, and Clean Energy Fuels. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Sinovac Biotech, OpenTable, Apollo Group, SciQuest, and NXP Semiconductors.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: MAKO Surgical, Andatee China Marine Fuel Services, Charming Shoppes, Home Bancorp, and Performance Technologies. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Maxygen, SMART Modular Technologies, Oplink Communications, Jos. A Bank Clothiers, and Energy Conversion Devices.

Telecommunications stocks led U.S. indexes higher Wednesday, as optimism over deal activity added to confidence that jobs data would continue pointing to a strengthening labor market.

President Barack Obama told U.S. students on Wednesday that with rapid growth in China and India, global demand for energy will continue to increase and a solution for reducing U.S. dependence on imported oil would require long term solutions, setting out goals for reducing oil imports and boosting the use of alternative electricity sources decades from now.

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 top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Cephalon, Netlist, Achillion Pharmaceuticals, ClickSoftware Technologies, and Glu Mobile. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: China Information Technology, Golar LNG, Tibco Software, EDAP TMS, Vodafone Group, and Dell.

US stocks edged modestly higher in Tuesday’s session as traders eyed Friday’s non-farm payrolls (NFP) report.