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Tech stocks dropped in morning trading on Thursday as financials struggled to keep gains, S&P 500 edges down.

The buzz in the gadget world has shifted from Amazon.com to Apple Inc with the launch of its long-awaited iPad tablet, but analysts say the world's largest retailer's Kindle device is safe in its smaller market -- for now.

If consumers love Apple's new iPad as much as Wall Street does, it is destined to be a hit.

Stocks rose on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero and stock futures signaled more gains ahead after President Barack Obama struck a conciliatory tone on banks in his State of the Union speech.

AT&T Inc appears to have fended off Verizon Wireless for now and retained its status as the preferred U.S. carrier for Apple Inc with a deal to support the new iPad tablet computer.

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off the highly anticipated iPad tablet and pitched it at a surprisingly low price, aiming to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops.

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off the highly anticipated iPad tablet and pitched it at a surprisingly low price, aiming to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops.

Stocks rose on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it will keep interest rates near zero and ahead of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address tonight.

Sales of newly built U.S. single-family homes fell unexpectedly in December as the bounce from an initial tax credit fizzled, the latest sign that the government-led housing recovery might be losing some steam.

Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs unveiled a $499 iPad tablet computer on Wednesday.

Stocks rose on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it will keep interest rates near zero and ahead of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address tonight.

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off the highly anticipated iPad tablet and pitched it at a surprisingly low price, aiming to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops.

The Dow and the S&P 500 slipped on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it will keep interest rates near zero and investors remained cautious before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address tonight.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled Wednesday the widely anticipated Apple tablet known as iPad in San Francisco.

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off the iPad tablet on Wednesday, making a big bet on a new breed of gadgets that aim to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops.

Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs took the wraps off the iPad tablet on Wednesday, looking to define a new category of wireless device that will play video, games and all sorts of other media.

Apple Inc. CEO, Steve Jobs, unveiled the highly-anticipated Apple iPad on Wednesday which is a Wi-Fi only device, contrary to precious speculation.

Speaking at an Apple event in San Francisco on Wednesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the widely anticipated Apple tablet, or as it's formally known, the iPad.

Apple Inc's Chief Executive Steve Jobs is expected to make a big bet on Wednesday that he can sell consumers on the value of tablet computing, looking to define an new category of devices.

Speaking at an Apple event in San Francisco on Wednesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the widely anticipated Apple tablet, or as it's formally known, the iPad.

Breaking years of speculation, Apple unveiled a tablet computer in San Francisco Wednesday, arguably the company's most anticipated product ever.