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Commodity bulls believe we are in early stages of a bullish ‘supercycle’ for commodities that may last several decades.

Anonymous, the hacker collective, has released emails from Bank of America that a former employee says show the bank improperly foreclosed on homes during the financial crisis, but the emails seem to have little to do with home loans.

The huge bustling metropolis of Tokyo, 150 miles south of the epicenter of Japan’s earthquake-tsunami disaster, has seen life come to a virtual halt in the face of unprecedented fears arising from the damaged nuclear power plants in Sendai.

Gold Bullion prices jumped at the start of Asian trade on Monday, gaining 1% against all major currencies as news broke that a third nuclear reactor north-east of Tokyo has gone into meltdown following last week's Japanese tsunami.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Star Scientific, A-Power Energy Generation, EMCORE, Gulfport Energy and JA Solar Holdings. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: USA Technologies, Neutral Tandem, NXP Semiconductors, Fushi Copperweld and Camtek.

Americans will turn to public transportation in record numbers as gasoline prices continue increasing, predicts American Public Transportation Association (APTA).

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) said it has agreed to buy chemical company Lubrizol Corp. (NYSE: LZ) for $135 a share in cash, or $9 billion, making it one of the largest acquisitions in its history.

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said on Monday it will increase the size of the asset purchase program from five trillion yen to 10 trillion yen and promised to inject additional liquidity into the financial system battered by the triple whammy of a disastrous earthquake, a tsunami and an unfolding nuclear crisis.

The world has entered a new economic era that will be more volatile and more dependent on the growth of emerging economies, General Electric Co Chief Executive Jeff Immelt said in a letter to shareholders.

Gold-buying prices held at two-week lows vs. the Dollar in London on Friday, as the US currency jumped and world stock markets sank after a powerful tsunami hits the Japanese coast 190 miles north-east of Tokyo.

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A devastating earthquake hit Japan off the coast of Sendai, sending tremors and resulting tsunamis in the surrounding area.

European shares hit a three-month low in early trade and Asian stocks too dropped on Friday, while U.S. futures headed lower, after a powerful 8.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Japan's northeastern coast, triggering a tsunami as high as 10 metres.

Shares of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SPPI) touched a new 52-week high of $7.60 on Thursday. The company posted a decline in fourth quarter earnings as last year period recorded stock warrant gains, but came ahead of Street view.

Rovio, the creator of the popular Angry Birds game, said it received a $42 million investment from three venture capital firms.

Shares of private equity-backed hospital operator HCA Holdings Inc rose nearly 4 percent in early trading in a strong stock market debut on Thursday, even as the broad market sank.

All of the market hype about the imminent collapse of the muni market may in fact be too late.

A net importer of Gold despite now being the world's No.1 mining producer, China saw 200 tonnes of demand during Jan. and Feb. according to an estimate from Swiss bank and bullion market-maker UBS.

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U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday after a rating downgrade of Spain rekindled concerns over euro zone debt problems and weak Chinese trade data heightened global growth worries.

Hospital operator HCA is slated to become the largest-ever private equity-backed initial public offering. HCA is expected to raise $4.06 billion if it prices shares at the midpoint of the proposed range and underwriters exercise their overallotment option in full.