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Gleacher & Co. expects mobile chip maker Qualcomm to be a primary beneficiary in the 3G/4G growth and will remain the top supplier for integrated chips and extend its leadership position to LTE.

Behind every story of economic / societal development are the workers who made them happen. It was true for ancient societies like China and true for the United States in the early 20th century. Now, it's true for booming emerging market economies like China and India.

The interbank silver market [in Asia] is dysfunctional says one Hong Kong dealer's note. Liquidity is getting worse while the price action is getting more exaggerated as a result.

British Prime Minister David Cameron's first speech on immigration.

The U.S. military is becoming concerned about the expanding reach of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (Laskhar), one of the largest and most well-funded militant groups in Pakistan.

The chief executive of Research In Motion, walked out of an interview with the BBC after a reporter asked him about whether the company had resolved its issues over security with several governments.

Which is the hardest working member of the OECD? The answer might surprise you.

Dan Dorrow of Faros Trading continues to expect the Australian dollar to perform well on the strength of Asian economies.

The assembly polls in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu will mark as one of the hotly contested and most unpredictable elections in decades.

Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd, the 100 per cent subsidiary of Nissan Motors Japan, has increased the price of its largest selling flagship hatchback - the Micra.

Rumors of the update surfaced as early as last week, when Nokia released a teaser hinting - or perhaps directly announcing - that it was planning something big for Symbian.

Sebastian Vettel grabbed his second win in two races in an action-packed Malaysian Grand Prix, while Jenson Button and Nick Heidfeld followed behind in second and third.

Starting April 3, just after the Fools Day messages, Twitter this week gave more than the expected momentum to some top news which would have missed the limelight had Twitter been not there.

Red Bull's World champion Sebastian Vettel took his second pole of the season for the Malaysian Grand Prix after finishing ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in a closely contested qualifying session at Sepang.

Silver is a very different market to gold. Most crucially, there's no commonly accepted benchmark value - such as a suit of men's clothes for an ounce of gold - against which to measure silver across time.

International law firm Dechert LLP is serving as co-counsel to NORMA Group AG, a German-headquartered global industrial manufacturer and portfolio company of global private equity house 3i Group plc, on its initial public offering on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Support pours in for anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare from across India, an online projection of which is seen on social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

Here are some potential ”candidates” for the role of first US woman president:

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Xenoport, ZAGG, Bed Bath & Beyond, Immucor, Immunogen, and China Gerui Advanced Materials Group. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Qiao Xing Universal Resources, Travelzoo, Power-One, Advanced Energy Industries, and ASML Holding.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Xenoport, Bed Bath & Beyond, Immucor, Fortinet, and Tesco. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Power-One, Tuesday Morning, Advanced Analogic Technologies, ISTA Pharmaceuticals, and Lincare Holdings.

Livejournal, the popular blogging site, is has been reporting distributed denial of service attacks over the last week, and some are blaming the Russian government.