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According to an inventory page published by 9to5Mac, the white iPhone could reach store shelves as early as April 27th.

Donald Trump has made yet another high-profile enemy over his accusations that President Barack Obama may not have been born in the U.S.

The white iPhone 4 rumors resurfaced over the weekend after a week's pause with tech websites putting out reports of its imminent launch, citing leaks by select sources.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Polycom, Mentor Graphics, ZST Digital Networks, EZCORP, and Stein Mart. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Radio One, Asia Entertainment & Resources, Pool Corp., Penn National Gaming, Universal Display, Cymer, and Rambus.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the United States will reaccelerate, and reach 3.5–4 percent in the second half of this year, IHS Global Insight said in its April World Flash report.

A new study shows that most of the energy a computer ever uses is in the manufacturing process rather than when it s being used.

The White iPhone 4 will cease to play hide-and-seek as Apple will start selling the elusive device by the end of this month. Its launch remained as elusive as a white tiger since June 2010.

Apple has confirmed the news that the white iPhone 4 would land this spring, but declined to specify a carrier.

Moscow police said they have uncovered an underground town occupied by illegal immigrants from Central Asia bomb shelter in the west of the city.

Apple could be planning to launch the white version of iPhone 4 to fill a gap in its product launch cycle and thereby mitigate customer fatigue over waiting for the new iPhone 5. The next generation iPhone would have made it to the stores in June this year; but the latest news is that Apple may not launch iPhone 5 until September this year, when the company starts its forthcoming financial year.

Jefferies & Co. upgraded its rating on shares of Parametric Technology (NASDAQ: PMTC) to buy from hold and increased its price target to $28 from $25.

The US Army has released the video of futuristic XM-25, smart gun being fired in trials.

U.S. stocks pared earlier gains as energy companies’ shares declined after a higher-than-expected increase in petroleum inventories and Monsanto Co. shares declined as its revenue fell short of expectations.

Shares of Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CBST) touched a new 52-week high of $30.02 on Wednesday morning. Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OPTR) said it has entered an exclusive two-year co-promotion agreement with Cubist to market Dificid in the U.S.

The price of Gold reached new record highs vs. the Dollar on Wednesday in London, breaching $1460 per ounce as world stock markets also kept rising together with commodities and higher-yielding currencies.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Orchid Cellmark, Westport Innovations, Golar LNG, Hansen Medical, and Immunomedics. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: American Superconductor, Randgold Resources, Optimer Pharmaceuticals, ASML Holding, and A-Power Energy Generation Systems.

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.

The ISM Services PMI (Purchasing Manager's Index) is the most influential US economic report.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Diamond Foods, Expedia, and ON Semiconductor. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: SemiLEDs, Prospect Capital, Cree, A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Aixtron, and Apple.

Texas Instruments agreed to buy National Semiconductor, a deal that combines two industry leaders in analog semiconductors.

The manufacturing slump in March confirms that Japan's economy contracted for a second successive quarter in the first three months of the year, and will mark outright decline in 2011, an analyst has said.