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Apple Continues To Be World's Top OEM Semiconductor Buyer In 2012, Samsung Ranks Second

Apple is world's leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in terms of semiconductor purchasing in 2012, according to a latest report by the research firm iSuppli. The Cupertino tech giant has not only been ranked first in the list of top 10 OEM semiconductor buyers, but has also increased its buying at a faster rate than other top firms, solidifying its dominance over the chip market, the report said.

Asian Stock Market Advance On Easing Hopes

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Asian stock markets advanced for the first time in five days on Thursday as disappointing U.S. housing data boosted hopes for further monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve.
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What Will Central Banks Do Next Week?

By taking policy rates to close to 0 percent and pushing deposit rates below zero, the move by Denmark may have opened the window for the ECB to take action at their meeting next week.
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Asian Markets Fall On Euro Zone Concerns

Asian markets fell Monday following the revival of the investor concerns about the deepening debt burden faced by the euro zone and worsening global economic growth.
Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO)

Technology Focus: Hedging Bets In High Tech For Yahoo, AOL, HP

Internet users and investors were heartened last week when Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), elected Marissa Mayer, 37, as its third CEO in less than a year. A hedge fund gets part of the credit but not all hedge funds score as well in the tech sector: how about Eastman Kodak (Pink: EKDKQ)?
Police booking mug of former police sergeant Drew Peterson

Drew Peterson (Remember Him?) Set To Face A Jury Of His Peers

More than three years after his indictment for the alleged 2004 murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, the trial of former police officer Drew Walter Peterson, 58, will begin Monday with jury selection in Joliet, Ill., 44 miles southwest of Chicago.
Google Inc vice president Marissa Mayer unveils Google Instant in San Francisco

Yahoo’s Mayer: Making First Moves At Turnaround

Now three days into running Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), the No. 3 search engine, CEO Marissa Mayer has already telegraphed that change is coming. She appointed the first editors for Yahoo News and Yahoo Finance, two of the company’s most popular portals.

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