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Influential hedge fund manager David Einhorn wants Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to step down and he has good reasons for that call.

Daily deal site Groupon is being threatened by Google Wallet and Google Offers, services that combine coupons and discounts and payments at the time people buy things through their phone.

Sony says PS4 development is underway and the next console won't have an initial overhead investment like PS3.

Shares of software giant Microsoft leaped up on Thursday amid reports that a group of investors, led by influential hedge fund manager David Einhorn, want CEO Steve Ballmer to quit.

Barclays Capital said NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) seems poised to outline a compelling story at its June 30 annual meeting in New York. The brokerage reiterated its overweight rating on shares of NetApp with a price target of $67.

Libya's government has pushed for a ceasefire, saying for the first time it is prepared to talk to the rebel adversary.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Advanced Analogic Technologies, SeaChange International, rue21, Marvell Technology Group, and Saba Software. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Gordmans Stores, Blue Coat Systems, OmniVision Technologies, THQ, and China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology.

General Motors will create 110 jobs and invest $331 million to purchase tooling and equipment and expand the Arlington Assembly Plant to make future Chevrolet Tahoes, Suburbans, GMC Yukons and Cadillac Escalades, the carmaker said on Thursday.

Gold futures advanced on Friday as deepening concern over Greece debt default spurred demand for the metal as a safe haven investment.

Legendary investor Marc Faber is worried about the vast riches of the financial elites while the middle class and lower class struggle.

Members of the House Judiciary Committee said they were skeptical that AT&T's planned acquisition of T-Mobile would benefit consumers, and that they feared it would mean higher prices for wireless service.

Sommelier Arnie Millan put together a helpful guide for navigating futures season

Exlusively.In, the flash sale site for high Indian fashion, is expanding into the UK market

RBC Capital Markets said the goals are unclear as Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO) cleaned management house, while hiring an investment bank to explore strategic partnerships.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: USA Technologies, NetApp, Sequenom, Level 3 Communications, and Akamai Technologies. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Elbit Imaging, Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Complete Genomics, CoStar Group, and Shire.

Gold prices may continue to stay at high levels in the coming months as investors seek the metal as a safe haven investment on concerns about faster inflation, slowing global economic recovery and geopolitical crisis, according to China National Gold Group Corporation (CNGGC).

Keiko Fujimori, Right-wing lawmaker has overtaken leftist Ollanta Humala in the opinion polls in recent weeks by survey firm Datum and may reflect the same in Peru's June 5 presidential runoff.

Software giant Microsoft should replace Steve Ballmer as its Chief Executive, Greenlight Capital Inc. President David Einhorn said at the Ira Sohn Investment Conference in New York.

Crude oil futures gained to above $101 a barrel level in Europe trade on Thursday as increased fuel demand in the U.S. and weaker dollar buoyed sentiment.

The overall trend of the market is often times much more powerful than a short-term change in a technical reading.

Southeast Asia is rapidly becoming one of the world’s most powerful economic juggernauts, driven by fast growth and strong monetary policies by local central banks.