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Netflix Inc shares soared 15 percent on Thursday as another round of strong quarterly results shelved any short-term worries about an overheated stock price or competition from powerhouses such as Amazon.com Inc.

In its fourth quarter earnings call, AT&T's CEO Randall Stephenson expressed doubt about the days ahead without the iPhone exclusivity that boosted subscriber growth.

A computer worm that first appeared more than two years ago is still a threat, even though security experts were successful in mitigating possible damage.

Electrical and electronics products makers reported strong fourth-quarter results and forecast revenue growth for 2011 as their key markets, including the North American industrial sector, rebound from the lows of the economic slowdown.

A thick blanket of snow covered Northeast on Thursday, as the fifth major storm of the winter set snowfall records, delayed the opening of financial markets and clogged Washington highways with abandoned cars.

With only days remaining until it loses its grip over U.S. iPhone sales, AT&T Inc warned of a rocky start to 2011.

Facebook once again denies the existence of a branded phone, this time with HTC.

For a virtually unknown 16-year-old British ukulele player and singer, Misty Miller already boasts an impressive international following.

Nokia, the world's top cellphone maker by volume, warned of a weak start to 2011 after its market share shrank again in the fourth quarter, sending its shares sharply lower.

The company reports tremendous first quarter earnings driven by strong growth in the mobile market.

Bristol-Myers Squibb reported a disappointing quarterly profit and forecast roughly flat earnings this year instead of the 3 percent growth Wall Street expected for the drugmaker.

A report by predicts that, fueled by offerings from emerging firms, shipments of entry-level smartphones will increase.

AT&T Inc posted revenue that missed Wall Street estimates and its wireless subscriber growth was also slower than expected in its final quarter as the exclusive U.S. provider for the Apple Inc iPhone, sending shares down 3 percent.

HELSINKI, Jan 27 - The world's biggest cellphone maker Nokia warned of a grim start to 2011 after rivals ate even more of its market share, highlighting the scale of the turnaround task facing its new boss.

With the onset of the annual tax season in the United States, residents concerned about the status of their refund or their federal tax returns don't have to worry -- because there is an app for that.

Chinese group Lenovo, the world's No. 4 PC brand, is to invest $175 million in a joint venture with Japanese company NEC to sell PCs in Japan, it said, to help it outpace global market growth.

Netflix Inc shares soared as high as 15 percent in morning trading as investors and analysts cheered the company's strong results.

Stock indexes held near 29-month highs on Thursday as buyers took their cues from companies reporting strong results, like Caterpillar, but the short-term technical picture suggested big gains are going to be hard to muster.

Time Warner Cable Inc posted a 22 percent rise in quarterly profit as it added more Internet customers and raised its dividend 20 percent.

AT&T Inc set a disappointing profit target after adding fewer wireless subscribers than expected in the fourth quarter, hinting at the troubles it may face once Verizon Wireless starts selling Apple Inc's iPhone.

Slimmed-down work forces helped drive better-than-expected quarterly results from U.S. manufacturers, though some investors worried that persistently high unemployment threatens the recovery.

The tablet which is expected to feature webOS is planned to be made in a way as to make it highly competitive with iPad in terms hardware as well as software. The prototype snapshot mentions a “Slate (Keyboardless “tablet”).

Lenovo, the world's No. 4 PC brand, will invest $175 million with NEC Corp to form a joint venture to sell personal computers in Japan, it said on Thursday, as it prepares to take on bigger rivals such as Hewlett-Packard and Dell.

Apple is due to take gesture-based navigation to the next level, as a recently awarded patent to Apple illustrates a technology that can interpret real-world gestures on touch and hover sensitive devices.

Pixelmator developers announce that the application grossed $1 million on Apple's Mac Store, which launched earlier this month.

AT&T Inc posted revenue that missed Wall Street estimates and its wireless subscriber growth was also slower than expected in its final quarter as the exclusive U.S. provider for the Apple Inc iPhone, sending shares down 3 percent.

AT&T Inc posted a quarterly profit slightly ahead of Wall Street expectations but its wireless subscriber growth missed analyst estimates in its final quarter as the exclusive U.S. provider for the Apple Inc iPhone.

Sony Corp unveiled a new handheld gaming device and announced it would make PlayStation games available on other makers' hardware, as it battles with Nintendo's DS and tries to fend off competition from Apple Inc's iPhone.

Tyco International Ltd's quarterly earnings more than doubled, beating Wall Street expectations amid sharply higher profits at the industrial conglomerate's security business, which includes the former ADT Worldwide service.