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Stocks rose on Wednesday as several corporate executives gave positive outlooks that eased concerns about the global recession, while better-than-expected results from AT&T Inc lifted technology shares.

AT&T Inc posted a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly profit on improved margins for its wireless service, helped by the iPhone, and strong growth for its video and high-speed Internet service.

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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Wednesday as several corporate executives gave positive outlooks that eased concerns about the global recession, while a better-than-expected profit from AT&T lifted technology shares.

AT&T Inc posted a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly profit on strong subscriber growth for its video and high-speed Internet service, as well as improved margins for its wireless service.

Samsung Mobile Display, a mobile display venture of Samsung Electronics, said on Sunday the global smartphone market was expected to grow to 500 million units in 2012 from 170 million in 2009.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt says 2009 will be year of the Android, suggesting Apple's iPhone may have a tougher competitor in the Smartphone market than previously expected.

Stocks rose on Friday, with the Dow scoring its biggest six-week gain since July 1938, helped by a reassuring report on the mood of consumers and stabilization in General Electric and Citigroup's quarterly results.

Stocks rose on Friday, capping the S&P 500's longest weekly winning streak since 2007, helped by a reassuring report on the mood of consumers and stabilization in General Electric and Citigroup's quarterly results.

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said on Friday it plans to cut one in five jobs this year in its battle to return to profit as a sluggish market brought a hefty first-quarter loss, as expected.

Stocks rose on Friday, capping the S&P 500's longest weekly winning streak since 2007, helped by a reassuring report on the mood of consumers and stabilization in General Electric and Citigroup's quarterly results.

Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg said the chances of an iPhone on his network will be greater once a 4G cellular network is in place, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Stocks rose on Friday, with sentiment boosted by fresh signs of economic stability and investors bet more strong results are in the offing after reassuring reports from General Electric and Citigroup .

Stocks rose on Friday as an upbeat consumer survey fueled hopes that the U.S. economic slump may be moderating and investors bet on strong results ahead following reassuring reports from General Electric and Citigroup .

The Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 climbed to session highs on Friday, with investors encouraged by a consumer survey that added to hopes that the U.S. economy may be stabilizing and fueled expectations for more upbeat first-quarter corporate results.

The Verizon Hub, a new kind of home phone with some Web add-ons like weather and traffic reports, will soon come with an applications market, following a trend among cellphone makers such as Apple to open up to third-party apps.

Technology magazines, facing dwindling advertising and lost luster for big-ticket gadgets, may be turning their attention to helping readers make home improvements or beef-up devices they already own.

AT&T is in negotiations with Apple to extend its exclusive deal to carry the iPhone in the U.S. from 2010 until 2011, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Technology magazines, facing dwindling advertising and lost luster for big-ticket gadgets, may be turning their attention to helping readers make home improvements or beef-up devices they already own.

Cell phone makers are expected to report buoyant sales of lower-priced, feature-packed smartphones as consumers opt for cheap chic amid the global recession.

AT&T Inc is in talks with Apple Inc to extend its exclusive U.S. agreement to sell the iPhone from 2010 to 2011, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.