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New research has found that the use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in intensive care units (ICU) kill bacteria that can cause hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

New research has found copper to be an effective antimicrobial agent, killing nearly all pathogens in certain parts of hospitals, for instance.

Huguette Clark, the Montana copper mining heiress who died at 104 in New York last month has left most of her $400 million fortune to the arts, the Associated Press reported.

The solar eclipse today may have already meant bad tidings for grounded Australian airport shut-ins

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Wednesday are: Oxford Industries, Cabot Oil & Gas, International Game Technology, Molycorp, LDK Solar Co, Radioshack, McDonalds, Gap, AK Steel Holding, Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Citigroup.

A recent deadly E.coli outbreak in Europe has already killed 18 people, 17 of them in Germany. The 17th German victim, an 81-year-old woman passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning from the enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) bacterium, a kidney specialist at the clinic in the northern city of Hamburg said.

A recent deadly E.coli outbreak in Europe has already killed 18 people, 17 of them in Germany.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Tuesday are: American Realty Investors, Southern Copper Corp, Hovnanian Enterprises, McDermott International and Thompson Creek Metals Co. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Sequans Communications, Magnetek, Gramercy Capital Corp, Armour Residential REIT, Polaris Industries and Inergy, L.P.

Chinese gold demand could rise over 22 percent in the next three years and sharply outpace domestic production, the head of the country's largest state-owned gold miner China National Gold Group said on Thursday, signalling room for a strong ramp up in imports.

Obituaries for wealthy recluse Huguette Clark have reignited questions about the final resting place of Clark's fortunes, estimated at around half a billion dollars.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: Sequans Communications, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts , AK Steel Holding, Valero Energy Corp, Sony Corp, Carnival Corp, Hess Corp, Freeport-McMoRan, Deere & Co and Halliburton Co.

Alarmingly frequent bubbles and busts in copper, wheat, crude oil, silver and pretty much all other natural resources might now be the collateral damage of QE

The bull market that began in March 2009 may be over, warned a report from Standard & Poor’s.

One of Hollywood's most iconic landmarks, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, is once again changing hands.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Vital Images, LoopNet, InfoSpace, NutriSystem, Newport, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Fortinet, Encore Wire, Citrix Systems, and Sino Clean Energy.

The Australian share market closed lower amid concerns about a tough upcoming federal budget, strong local dollar and possible interest rate rises sparked by higher inflation figures.

The Gold Price recovered an overnight dip below $1500 per ounce in London on Tuesday, trading less than 1% shy of yesterday's new all-time high at $1518 as European stock markets rose together with major government bonds and energy prices.

US stocks rallied in early trade on Wednesday as upbeat earnings from major technology companies’ boosted sentiment for corporate-profit trends.

Major U.S. stock indexes jumped more than 1 percent at the open on Wednesday as upbeat earnings from major technology companies’ boosted sentiment for corporate-profit trends.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Wednesday are: Williams Companies, Freeport-McMoRan, Advanced Micro Devices, salesforce.com, Sandisk Corp, Applied Materials, Textron, Intuitive Surgical, International Business machines and Wells Fargo.

The Australian share market pared early losses to close around 0.2 per cent higher, as investors snapped up bank stocks and other cyclicals with attractive dividend yields.