IBM

The company continues expanding its cloud computing services in Asia with plans to build a center in Langfang City.

U.S. stocks advanced on restructuring news, strong economic forecast

Technology and retail stocks continue to drive market

Hewlett-Packard is making big changes to its board of directors, naming five new members and losing four.

While Chinese President Hu Jintao is being entertained by U.S. President Barack Obama, and the U.S. House of Representatives votes to repeal the Obama administration’s healthcare reform law, both U.S. healthcare and Sino-American relations are the main components today of a less highly publicized event.

US stocks traded mixed in early trade on Wednesday, following mixed earnings from financial heavyweights Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo and a government report showed that U.S. housing starts fell more than expected in December.

World stocks reached their highest levels in nearly 2-1/2 years on Wednesday with the MSCI world equity index reaching 1324, the highest since August 2008.

The companies which are expected to see active trade on Wednesday are Apple, Goldman Sachs, eBay, IBM, Cree, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bancorp and Xilinx.

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a flat opening on Wednesday ahead of quarterly earnings from top investment bank Goldman Sachs and key housing data due to be released before market opens.

Nearly one-fifth of potential car buyers are either likely or very likely to consider purchasing an electric vehicle (EV) when the time comes to replace their current ride, according to a study conducted by IBM's Institute for Business Value division.

Apple Inc smashed Wall Street's sales forecasts for the holiday quarter, the day after announcing its Chief Executive Steve Jobs would take leave for medical reasons.

Hong Kong stocks are set to rise on Wednesday following a higher close on Wall Street which was supported by commodity-related counters and strong earnings from technology bellwethers Apple (AAPL.O) and IBM (IBM.N).

International Business Machines Corp's quarterly profit blew past Wall Street estimates, and a pick-up in services contracts raised hopes that global companies were confident enough to spend more on technology.

International Business Machines Corp's stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and a pick-up in technology services contracts raised hopes that global companies were becoming confident enough to spend more on technology.

Apple's Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook is again at the helm, after CEO Steve Jobs announced that he is going on a medical leave.

Looking to create technologies for next generation of mobile devices.

On Thursday IBM demonstrated Watson, a computer consisting of a roomful of the company's Power7 processors -- sophisticated enough that it can understand language well enough to figure out the wordplay that makes up a Jeopardy! question.

Two companies looking to create next generation semiconductor technology for future mobile devices.

Infosys Technologies' weaker-than-expected results sparked concerns over growth rates of India's showpiece outsourcing sector as the company flagged a sluggish global economic recovery and currency volatility.

Export-driven software services companies are set to report robust growth in quarterly earnings and a firm outlook, driven by an expected increase in clients' technology budgets.

UBS Securities upgraded PC giant Hewlett-Packard to buy from neutral, citing improving growth prospects for the majority of HP's segments through 2011.