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The number of malware that aim the Android mobile operating system has gone up by 400 per cent since summer of last year, according to a report by Juniper Networks.

Stocks ended a second week of losses on a down note Friday, reflecting growing worries that stocks are on the precipice of a pullback.

Over the past decade, the number of middle class jobs has fallen by about ten percent. There is a reason for this. America is becoming poorer. The economic pie is shrinking. When we ship 40 to 50 billion dollars into the hands of foreigners every single month, that means that there is a lot less wealth for all of us to divide up.

Starbucks has stopped buying coffee for the moment as it waits for coffee prices to pull back from a 34-year high, John Culver, president of Starbucks Coffee International, was quoted on Friday as saying.

Stocks declined on Friday and were on track for a second week of losses as investors opted out of financial shares amid lingering euro zone debt worries.

Starbucks expects coffee prices to pull back from a 34-year high, John Culver, president of Starbucks Coffee International, was quoted on Friday as saying.

Stocks fell about 1 percent on Friday as a strengthening in the dollar due to global uncertainty caused a drop in commodity-related and financial shares.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc plans to buy a minority stake in Chinese e-commerce company Yihaodian, giving the world's largest retailer a stronger foothold online and in the fast-growing China retail market.

China's Alibaba Group said it told its board in July 2009 that it had transferred ownership of its online e-commerce business to Chief Executive Jack Ma, rejecting allegations by major shareholder Yahoo Inc that it had been blindsided by the deal.

Many describe 2011 as a period of “heightened uncertainty” for the global economy because there are so many things than can go seriously wrong.

U.S. stocks fell on Friday as data showed U.S. inflation hit the highest level in 2-1/2 years last month, making investors cautious.

Commodities trader Glencore will close the books for its planned $11 billion initial public offering a day ahead of schedule, underscoring strong investor demand for its shares despite volatile commodity markets.

Wall street edged down at the open on Friday after April U.S. inflation rose in line with expectations, helping investors reassess the recent volatility in the commodities market.

China's Alibaba Group said it told its board in July 2009 that it had transferred ownership of its online e-commerce business to Chief Executive Jack Ma, rejecting allegations by major shareholder Yahoo Inc that it had been blindsided by the deal.

The Dollar price of Gold on wholesale markets continued to rally Friday morning, rising as high as $1516 per ounce - less than 4% off this month's all-time high - before slipping back, while stock and commodity markets recovered some of Thursday's losses.

Oil rose more than $1 on Friday, taking benchmark U.S. crude futures back above $100 per barrel, after much higher-than-expected growth in Germany and France and a rebound in the euro against the dollar.

U.S. stock index futures edged up on Friday ahead of key inflation and consumer confidence data that will give investors a chance to reassess recent volatility of the commodities market.

Brazil will apply non-tariff trade barriers on cars in an effort to protect domestic manufacturers, the government said on Thursday, in a new example of escalating protectionism in South America.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Tree.Com, Vermillion, Velti, Star Bulk Carriers, and Penson Worldwide. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Imris, Andatee China Marine Fuel Services, Celldex Therapeutics, Universal Display, Winn-Dixie Stores, Yahoo!, and Nvidia.

A gasoline bomb set off by a former bank cashier in the north-western province of Gansu in China killed dozens of people on Friday.

iPad 2 and iPhone 4 may not be available in time to meet the demand of Apple’s customer in the second quarter of the year, due to a shortage of part and labor.