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ArcelorMittal, Nokia Corp, Frontline Ltd, Barclays PLC, Facebook Inc, Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc, VIVUS Inc and Knight Capital Group Inc are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Friday.

The nation’s prison population soared to an all-time high of 67,161 this year, up from 50,000 the years ago.

Before the curtain falls on this earnings season, investors will hear next week from several more major players, including Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lowe's and Best Buy.

The trial in the whistleblower case involving Infosys and one of its employees in the U.S. has been postponed from August 20 to September 17.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a mixed open Friday as investors maintained a watchful mode awaiting monetary easing measures from policymakers around the world to tackle the weakening of the global economic growth.

European markets rose Friday as investor sentiment turned positive amid hopes that German Chancellor Angela Merkel would step up measures to alleviate the debt burden faced by the euro zone and revive the economic growth momentum.

Catherine Bosley, an Ohio TV newswoman, won a lawsuit against Hustler over publication of a picture showing her naked in a wet T-shirt contest.

The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Thursday were Oplink Communications, Sequenom Inc, ABIOMED Inc, Nathan's Famous Inc and Electronic Arts Inc. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Marvell Technology Group Ltd, 21Vianet Group Inc, Life Partners Holdings Inc, America's Car-Mart Inc and ScanSource Inc.

Most of the Asian markets rose Friday as investor confidence was lifted after German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed her country's commitment to support measures to alleviate the debt crisis faced by the euro zone.

Walter White isn't just the name of television's most notorious meth cook on "Breaking Bad." It's also the name of a real life meth cook in Alabama. Police are currently looking for the real-life Walter White after he missed a court date following his arrest for manufacturing meth.

Shares firmed Friday as German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced support for the European Central Bank's efforts to contain the euro zone's debt crisis, soothing investor nerves and prompting them to scale back safety bids.

As the trial between Apple and Samsung begins nearing its end, tensions in the court room are getting heated. When Apple's legal team presented a list of 22 more witnesses to call in the case, presiding U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh asked if Apple's lawyers were "smoking crack."

The White House is "dusting off old plans" for a potential release of oil reserves to dampen rising gasoline prices and prevent high energy costs from undermining the success of Iran sanctions, a source with knowledge of the situation said.

18 people were killed by South African police during a wildcat mining strike Thursday, in an episode that was captured entirely by TV news cameras and has stunned the nation, reminding many of not-too-distant days when police would shoot anti-apartheid protesters.

Trading in U.S. stocks has been going on at a snail's pace recently, a fact market-watchers are blaming on policy uncertainty, but could also be the result of investors fed up with the fragmented, unpredictable nature of the market.

A prominent human rights activist in Bahrain has been sentenced to three consecutive year-long sentences for participating in what the courts characterized as "illegal gatherings," referring to activities connected to the country's ongoing popular uprising.

Dennis Crowley, Foursquare Co-Founder and CEO, discusses the most recent iteration of the app, rolled out in early June, what went into the process of creating it and why the Foursquare app is more than just about publicly announcing one's location.

18 people are dead in new violence at the Lonmin Platinum Mine in South Africa.

Platinum prices surged after South African authorities Thursday killed an undetermined number of miners protesting at a massive platinum northwest of Johannesburg.

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Thursday he did not pay less than a 13 percent tax rate at any point over the last 10 years.

The British Home Secretary has warned that a new proposal from the culture secretary to increase Chinese tourism to the U.K. by making it easier to obtain visas poses a national security threat.

The release date for Apple’s iOS 6 is less than a month away, with the upcoming iPhone 5 expected to launch around the same time. Users may be excited about features such as the new map app from Apple, but there is one app that fans will be missing for certain: YouTube.

Samsung Electronics (Seoul: 005930) started shipping its $499 Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet in a bid for market share against the iPad from Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company. On of its innovations is an electronic stylus called the S Pen, first unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show in January.

Shares of Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), the No. 1 provider of Internet gear, soared more than 8 percent Thursday after reporting fourth-quarter net income that beat analyst estimates by a penny and as boosting its dividend 75 percent to 14 cents a share.

China may have lost out in its mad dash to get the most gold at the London Olympics this summer, but the country is seemingly still running the race for gold where it counts, as it is currently in the process of bidding for a major African gold miner.

A little optimism goes a long way: According to a recent study commissioned by the Newspaper Association Managers (NAM), 25 percent of newspaper executives believe the industry will be more relevant five years from now than it is today.

Over four million Bumbo Baby Seats were recalled on Wednesday after Bumbo International Trust announced a voluntary recall of its molded foam baby chairs due to safety concerns. But how do you know if your Bumbo Baby Seat is affected under the recall?

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX), the fourth-largest media conglomerate by market capitalization, and World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.(NYSE:WWE) are hoping an unlikely brand collaboration will create a hit.

Poor risk control, not fraud, was the reason for the disappearance of $1 billion during the collapse of MF Global.