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Groups representing more than 500,000 U.S. health care professionals have identified potentially superfluous, or even harmful, tests/procedures.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a slight rebound on Wall Street Friday after declining in the last two sessions.

The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Thursday were Acacia Research Corporation, Aruba Networks Inc, WebMD Health Corp, Sourcefire Inc and Unilife Corp, while the top after-market Nasdaq losers were Boingo Wireless Inc, Volcano Corporation, VIVUS Inc and Cytori Therapeutics Inc.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Thursday were AVG Technologies, Infoblox, Hewlett-Packard, Vipshop Holdings and Trulia, Inc. The top after-market NYSE losers were KAR Auction Services, USANA Health Sciences, Nordstrom, Tesoro Logistics and MGIC Investment Corp.

On Thursday, Wal-Mart said the payroll tax hike and delay in income tax refunds had hurt sales in the last two weeks of January. February sales were also impacted.

Peanut Corp. of America went bankrupt shortly after the salmonella outbreak.

Nike has suspended its endorsement deal with Pistorius, the Olympic athlete charged with murdering his girlfriend at his home in South Africa.

Three people were killed during a shootout on the Las Vegas Strip early Thursday morning after occupants of a Maserati and an SUV exchanged gunfire, which resulted in a five-car crash and the explosion of a taxi cab.

The latest PMI survey showed that the downturn in the euro zone’s businesses worsened unexpectedly in February, particularly in France.

Pegasystems Inc, GrafTech International Ltd, Perry Ellis International, Groupon Inc, Ann Inc, VeriFone Systems Inc, Deutsche Bank AG and STMicroelectronics N.V. are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Thursday.

London’s West End regained its premier position as the world’s priciest location to rent office space, but there are bargains in Eastern Europe.

U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January.

Crude oil futures extended losses and hovered below $95 a barrel in Asian trading Thursday after plunging in the previous session as sentiment was weighed down by a couple of market rumors and a growing uncertainty on the Fed’s current monetary stimulus program.

The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Wednesday were Pegasystems Inc, Tessera Technologies Inc, Responsys Inc, HomeAway Inc and Avis Budget Group Inc, while the top after-market Nasdaq losers were United Therapeutics Corporation, Rubicon Technology Inc, Achillion Pharmaceuticals and Tesla Motors Inc.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were LifeLock, Trulia, Petroquest Energy, Demand Media and Constellation Brands. The top after-market NYSE losers were Verifone Systems, Goodrich Petroleum, Walter Energy, Polypore International and Heartland Payment Systems.

Foxconn has announced a nationwide recruitment freeze, to readjust factory lines to production demand.

In the opaque world of sovereign debt credit ratings, one of the most important issues is a country’s economic growth.

Malaysia's AirAsia is the first non-Indian airline to set up shop in the country after barriers were lifted.

It looks like the head of Titan International has a point when he says French workers don't produce enough.

Atlantic City, N.J.'s newest casino, Revel, announced it plans to file for bankruptcy.

Harborside Health Center, the "world's largest pot shop," said it will still operate despite a Tuesday ruling rejecting a suit filed by the city of Oakland on its behalf.

“How stupid do you think we are?” Titan's CEO asked France's government when it asked him to invest in a plant.

Office Depot will buy OfficeMax to create a company that can compete with Staples.

A new report suggests that across-the-board discretionary spending cuts could cause GDP to slow this year.

Gold has fallen into a price trap known as a "death cross." It may be a while before it starts rising again.

Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Best Buy Co, Ceragon Networks, United Parcel Service, JinkoSolar Holding, Toll Brothers, BHP Billiton plc and AEGON are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Wednesday.

China is Apple's top supplier, but it accounts for less than half of its parts -- where else do Apple's products come from?

ASEAN economies likely will see much more favorable demographics compared to Northeast Asia.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open Wednesday ahead of the Census Bureau’s latest data on housing starts and building permits and the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee's meeting minutes.