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The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were Gamestop Corp, Endeavor International Corp, Dole Food Co, Dana Holding Corp and HollyFrontier Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were Ruby Tuesday, MEMC Electronic Materials, Old Republic International Corp, Vanceinfo Technologies and Jones Group, Inc.

Japan’s core machinery orders fell in August compared to that in the previous month showing that there is an urgent need to take additional measures for enhancing the growth potential of the economy.

Asian shares tracked Wall Street lower Thursday as weak forecasts from U.S. corporate bellwethers underscored concern over global demand.

Standard & Poor's on Wednesday cut Spain's sovereign credit rating to BBB-minus, just above junk status, citing a deepening recession that is limiting the government's policy options to arrest the slide.

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Westgate Resorts CEO David Siegel vowed to fire his employees if Obama wins the election in a company email.

Groupon added a new feature to its mobile payment offerings Wednesday, giving merchants a full point-of-sale technology known as “Breadcrumb.”

For weapons-maker BAE, a merger with EADS would have helped to offset future U.S. defense spending cuts.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a report suggesting vulnerability among the largest "too big to fail" U.S. banks.

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) CEO Klaus Kleinfeld sees big China declines in manufacturing.

America's leading warehouse club grows for third consecutive quarter. EPS for its fiscal year: $3.89.

Toyota announced on Wednesday that it would recall 7.4 million vehicles, in the largest single recall in 16 years.

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) said its Amazon Web Services clients include more than 300 government agencies and 1,500 colleges.

Private equity firm Bain Capital agreed on Wednesday to buy Apex Tool Group, the maker of Craftsman products, from Danaher Corp. and Cooper Industries, for about $1.6 billion.

Merger talks were cancelled hours before a deadline requiring European governments to agree to the deal's terms.

EADS and BAE Systems called off the world's largest defense and aviation merger on Wednesday, and sources close to the talks blamed Germany for wrecking the $45 billion deal.

Yum! Brands, Inc, Harmony Gold Mining Co, Qlik Technologies Inc, Gold Fields Ltd, Cummins Inc, Monster Beverage Corp, Time Warner Inc and Caterpillar Inc. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Wednesday.

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In a letter to shareholders Tuesday, Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has officially stated that Microsoft is a devices and services company.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Wednesday as investor sentiment continues to be weighed down by concerns of debt crisis in the euro zone and weakening growth in China affecting the global economy.

Asian stock markets ended lower Wednesday as sentiment was weighed down by concerns over the global economic growth and the U.S. corporate earnings.

European markets fell Wednesday as investor sentiment turned negative due to renewed concerns about the debt burden faced by the euro zone and weakening global economic growth.

The existing 9.7-inch iPad ships with a Wi-Fi only or a Wi-Fi + cellular option. However, a report claimed that this might not be the case with the upcoming iPad mini. The report said that initially the smaller iPad will be Wi-Fi only, similar to Google’s 7-inch Nexus tablet.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were AuRico Gold Inc, SuperValu Inc, Mistras Group Inc, Yum! Brands, Inc and Radioshack Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were Ferro Corp, CommonWealth REIT, ESCO Technologies Inc, Cummins Inc and Lexington Realty Trust.

Asian markets fell Wednesday as investor sentiment was weighed down by the concerns that China’s economic slowdown would impair the growth of the global economy.

Asian shares fell Wednesday, led by losses in technology and materials stocks after brokerage downgrades for Intel and a warning from global miner Rio Tinto about the uncertain near-term outlook.

A lawsuit filed Tuesday by the federal task force meant to go after those who caused the financial crisis of 2008 hit Wells Fargo and Co., the nation's largest mortgage shop.

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) opened the earnings season Tuesday by posting a $143 million loss and cutting its outlook for global aluminum demand.