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Research In Motion is still in the early stages of a software transition and faces daunting competition from Apple , Google and later Microsoft , a UBS analyst said on Wednesday.

Concern over Fiat SpA's ballooning debt dragged its stock lower on Tuesday, overshadowing the forecast-beating quarterly results that prompted the Italian carmaker to raise its full-year targets.

Jefferies & Co. upgraded its rating of Motorola Solutions Inc. (NYSE: MSI) to "buy" from "hold" and increased its price target to $55 from $49.

Hackers, likely working for foreign governments, are actively trying to steal classified government data by breaking into the computer networks of contractors that work for U.S. intelligence agencies.

Qualcomm Inc's improving financial outlook was not enough to impress investors disappointed with its wireless chip shipment target during a quarter when new advanced devices like the next generation Apple Inc iPhone are expected to go on sales.

Banks that scraped through the European Union's stress test of 90 lenders will start feeling the heat Monday from investors to beef up capital buffers.

Swiss bank Credit Suisse is being investigated by the Department of Justice as part of a broader inquiry into banks suspected of helping Americans evade taxes.

Rupert Murdoch and the British government tried to draw the financial and political sting from a newspaper phone-hacking scandal by referring his $14-billion media takeover to regulators, even as police said former prime minister Gordon Brown appeared to have been a hacking target.

Target Corp will soon start selling a new electronic reader that competes with Amazon.com Inc's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook.

Rumors about Jiang Zemin's death are provoking the ire of Chinese censors.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Target Corp, Limited Brands, Urban Outfitters, Macy's, Gap, Sprint Nextel, Chesapeake Energy, Corning, Yum! Brands and Wellpoint Inc.

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Sony Corp believes it was targeted by hackers because it tried to protect its intellectual property, CEO Howard Stringer told a shareholders' meeting at which he sidestepped a call for him to step down over the incident.

Hackers broke into the website of Brazil's statistics agency on Friday, the latest in a series of attacks on the South American nation's government sites.

Hackers broke into the website of Brazil's statistics agency early on Friday, the latest in a string of attacks against government sites this week.

Workers at a Target Corp discount store in New York voted to reject union representation in what would have been the first unionized Target store in the country, while union officials vowed to press for another election.

British mobile carriers have tightened voicemail security since a phone-tapping scandal at News Corp's News of the World tabloid, but technological advances mean eavesdropping is easier than ever.

Acer Inc slashed its full-year shipment target for tablets by almost 60 percent and expects lower notebook shipments as the world No.2 PC maker works to clear accumulated inventory.

The International Monetary Fund, the intergovernmental group that oversees the global financial system and brings together 187 member nations, has become the latest known target of a significant cyber attack.

The International Monetary Fund has been hit by a cyber attack on its computer systems, an IMF spokesman said on Saturday, highlighting a growing rash of network break-ins at high-profile institutions.

French Finance Minister and IMF candidate Christine Lagarde said on Saturday tackling sovereign debt troubles would be a priority of the International Monetary Fund if she led the Washington-based rescue lender.