Philips Electronics NV warned of soft fourth quarter profits due to weak European consumer markets that is leading to charges for inventory it cannot shift.
Stocks were set to jump at the open on Tuesday after a bullish Alcoa forecast boosted the outlook for the commodities sector and pointed to a stronger global economy.
European shares rose on Tuesday, with miners gaining after aluminum producer Alcoa got the U.S. reporting season off to a positive start, with its top line indicating strong demand for commodities.
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iPad is the world's most popular tablet but with popularity, comes great responsibility and suffering as time and again, the device has been subjected to several torture tests. The latest test attempts to find out whether an iPad with a protective cover would survive a drop from more than 100,000 feet high in the air and still live another day.
U.S. stock index futures jumped on Tuesday after a bullish Alcoa forecast boosted the outlook for the commodities sector, signaling a stronger global economy.
Along with some hype about their upcoming U.S. tour and the dates announcement, Van Halen released a track, Tattoo, from their new album on Tuesday.
The device is arriving on Feb. 20.
Oil rose to around $113 a barrel on Tuesday as tension over Iran's nuclear program and unrest in Nigeria outweighed persistent concerns about the strength of Europe's economy.
It is unclear who the target for this attack might have been and no group has yet claimed responsibility for it.
A French fan accused of stalking Spider-Man actress Kirsten Dunst was ordered on Monday to stay at least 100 yards away from her until 2015.
Stock index futures advanced sharply on Tuesday after a bullish Alcoa forecast boosted the outlook for the commodities sector, signaling a stronger global economy.
BTIG Research has increased its profit estimates for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) on strong iPhone sales in the fourth quarter.
A hedge fund set up by former Goldman Sachs trader Morgan Sze -- the biggest launched in Asia in 2011 -- lost 6.8 percent last year, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as it was rattled by a sharp drop in Chinese shares.
MF Global UK administrator KPMG has won the backing of the failed broker's clients to push ahead with the return of an estimated $1.2 billion.
Gold prices rode a global stock market and commodities rally Tuesday break a two-day losing streak.
Research In Motion showed off a major update to the QNX-based software running its poor-selling PlayBook tablet and unveiled minor improvements to its legacy BlackBerry phone software at the Consumer Electronics Show on Monday.
Ford Motor Co chief financial officer Lewis Booth plans to retire in the first half of this year, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the world’s biggest software company will thrive in the exploding world of laptops, tablets and new applications.
Microsoft Corp said on Monday sales of its revolutionary Kinect sensing device for the Xbox game console have hit more than 18 million just over a year since launch.
China's exports and imports grew at their slowest pace in more than two years in December as foreign and domestic demand ebbed, data showed on Tuesday, bolstering expectations of more policy action from Beijing to support the world's number two economy.
Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S3 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the end of February. The finished hardware is expected to start to appear on sale at the end of March and into April.
