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U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday after a major aftershock in Japan triggered new fears about a nuclear crisis, but better-than-expected jobless claims data and monthly retail sales data held losses in check.

Online retailers across segments are reporting a surge in sales every time a customer 'likes' a brand or talks of making a purchase.

Physical Gold Investment prices held near yesterday's new all-time Dollar highs in London trade on Thursday, rising toward 3-week highs in Euro terms even as the European Central Bank made good on its promise to raise Eurozone base rates.

Motorola's Xoom was crowned the undisputed king of tablets at CES 2011 but little did Motorola realize that the spotlight would last only a month.

Though, Xoom has comparable features and pricing to the high end version of Apple's iPad 2. The question now becomes, will the high end of the tablet market keep pace with the low end?

In yet another example of eco-tourism initiatives driving the tourism industry worldwide, Philadelphia Zoo, America's first zoo, will begin with 25 Percent of electricity usage offset by Renewable Energy Certificates.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Xenoport, ZAGG, Bed Bath & Beyond, Immucor, Immunogen, and China Gerui Advanced Materials Group. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Qiao Xing Universal Resources, Travelzoo, Power-One, Advanced Energy Industries, and ASML Holding.

Britain's largest retail chain Mark and Spencer customers email addresses have been hacked and the company has sent warning messages to many online customers who have supplied the store with email addresses, various media outlet reported.

DISH Network has bought Blockbuster's assets for a mere $320 million.

Via the service, GameStop will allow Power Up Rewards members to stream games directly to tablet computers like the iPad and Motorola Xoom.

Retail sales in eurozone fell unexpectedly in February, as consumers curtailed spending amid rising prices. The volume of retail trade in the 17-nation eurozone dropped 0.1 percent in February compared with 0.2 percent increase in January, the Eurostat said on Tuesday.

Via the service, GameStop will allow Power Up Rewards members to stream games directly to tablet computers like the iPad and Motorola Xoom

Last April 3rd marked the passing of a milestone in computing that a majority of laptop users would not be aware of. It was the 30th anniversary of portable computing and what a ride it has been. Thirty years ago, Adam Osborne's name was a by-word in emerging personal computer communities. His name rang more bells than an upstart named Steve Jobs who chose to name his small computer company after a fruit and lent the same name, perhaps appropriately to his first product.

Most tablet makers are building the wrong field of dreams and at least one CEO has got himself separated from his company for it. It is plain for all to see that Apple's field of dreams is their network of dedicated Apple stores worldwide.This might even be the reason why Apple will own the tablet space for the foreseeable future. Richard Shim, senior analyst at Displaysearch wrote in this blog about the exigencies of selling a product like a table through a traditional retail chain such ...

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Golar LNG, Star Scientific, Ebix, Sino Clean Energy, and AEterna Zentaris. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Omeros, Atrinsic, Logitech International, Ascent Solar Technologies, Xyratex, and Nasdaq OMX Group.

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.

The delay by the Federal Reserve Board in adopting final rules to limit debit-card interchange fees could benefit the largest banks.

The Apple iPad 2 has flown off the shelves in as many as 25 countries where it was launched over the weekend, but this time Apple is facing uneasy questions from disappointed customers about the real reasons behind the sudden sell-out.

Four young designers have been selected by the London-based high-end departmental store, Harrods, as winners of the group's initiative to recognize emerging talent within the industry.

The total bill for materials in a Nintendo 3DS is about $100, a 33 percent increase over the previous incarnations of the device.

eBay brings aboard GSI for $2.4 billion.