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Crude oil prices declined slightly in Asian trading Wednesday and hovers above $88 a barrel after surging in the previous session.

Most of the Asian markets gained Wednesday as investor sentiment rose following the re-election of Barack Obama as U.S. President.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were Buckle, Inc, UBS AG, Cambrex Corp, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust and Primero Mining Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were EnerSys, Hertz Global Holdings, Gartner, Verifone Systems and Knight Capital Group, Inc.

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Tuesday were Amyris Inc, Silicon Graphics International Corp, Procera Networks Inc and Tangoe Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers Tuesday were Plexus Corp, LivePerson Inc, EZCORP Inc, Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc and Rubicon Technology Inc.

A top economic advisor to the Romney campaign appears to have jumped off the party ship, endorsing on Election Day an initiative critical of the Republicans and their presidential nominee.

The Australian judiciary delivered a crushing defeat to credit-rating agency Standard & Poor's this week that may have global repercussions

Shares of struggling video game publisher THQ (Nasdaq: THQI) dropped by nearly half following a weak quarterly report.

Rumors flew in Russia as Vladimir Putin fired a staunch ally and ruthless reformist, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.

Spain, like much of Western Europe, greatly prefers Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in the 2012 US presidential election.

Analysts said a victory by Barack Obama will be good for the price of gold, at least in the short term.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has been selling the iPhone 5 with the new A6 processor since Sept. 21. It may stop buying from Intel.

Syrian opposition groups are meeting in Doha, Qatar, this week in attempts to form a unified coalition against President Bashar al-Assad.

Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney could have an enormous impact on monetary and fiscal policy.

Analysts expect Time Warner, Inc. (NYSE: TWX) to report slightly higher 3Q earnings thanks in part to the success of "The Dark Knight Rises."

ArcelorMittal, American International Group, Chipotle Mexican, Generac Holdings, United States Steel Corp, Express Scripts Holding, Alumina Ltd and R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Tuesday.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Tuesday as investors maintain a cautious mode ahead of the Presidential election.

Crude oil prices advanced slightly and hovered above $85 a barrel during Asian trading hours Tuesday as investors opted for caution ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were Chico's FAS, Weight Watchers International, Thor Industries, Time Warner Cable Inc and Millennial Media. The top after-market NYSE losers were hhgregg, China Unicom, EnerSys, Trulia and Ellie Mae.

Most of the Asian markets fell Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of the U.S. Presidential elections.

Asian shares and the dollar steadied Tuesday with risk appetite contained by uncertainty over the outcome of the U.S. presidential election and renewed doubts over Greece's ability to push through severe fiscal measures.

Laos has announced plans to go ahead with its plans for the controversial Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River.

68 percent –- higher than any other Asian ethnic group – of Indian-Americans will vote for Obama,

Gold, oil, copper, and other risky assets like the euro lost ground early Monday as investors positioned themselves ahead of the U.S. election.

Sheryl Sandberg, COO and director of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), joined the parade of insiders who have cashed in on the company's public status.

International tourism picked up considerably in 2012, leading the UN to estimate over a billion travelers will visits a foreign country this year.

The practice echoes that of fellow American companies Starbucks, Amazon and Google.

MannKind Corp, Alcatel Lucent SA, Cirrus Logic, Ford Motor, Alliance Resource Partners, Radian Group, HSBC Holdings Plc and DuPont are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Monday.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open Monday ahead of Tuesday’s Presidential election.