The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Polycom, Mentor Graphics, ZST Digital Networks, EZCORP, and Stein Mart. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Radio One, Asia Entertainment & Resources, Pool Corp., Penn National Gaming, Universal Display, Cymer, and Rambus.
A debt ceiling vote and the 2012 budget will be the next major fiscal battles facing the U.S. throughout the rest of 2011, as Washington looks ahead after lawmakers in the House and Senate averted a shutdown in a last hour deal to fund the government for the next six months.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Conns, Expedia, Curis, Seagate Technology, and NXP Semiconductors. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Hercules Offshore, Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Sangamo Biosciences, Qiao Xing Universal Resources, and Costco Wholesale.
Shares of Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOR) touched a new life-time high of $18.73 on Thursday. The company issued preliminary metrics for the first quarter. The positive results were reflected in the trading of Questcor stock that reached a new life-time high for third time during this week.
The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Expedia, Seagate Technology, Cutera, ShoreTel, and Select Comfort. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Hercules Offshore, Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Sangamo Biosciences, PostRock Energy, and China-Biotics.
With a Friday midnight deadline to avert a shutdown of the federal government a Republican aide said in a published report that there will not be enough time to pass a six-month agreement and a one week extension would need to be approved.
The Kentucky Wildcats face the Connecticut Huskies
The Kentucky Wildcats face the Connecticut Huskies in Houston
House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday said President Barack Obama had not been able to answer a question about how long NATO would enforce a no fly zone over Libya if Col. Muammar Gaddafi did not leave the country.
Graphics chip maker Nvidia launched the GeForceGTX 590 and claims it as the world's fastest and quietest graphics card.
The head of corporate computing giant EMC Corp., admitted Thursday that its business security division RSA become a victim of and advanced cyber attack, although it doesn't expect this to affect in a big way financially.
The much-awaited 90-second advert of Kate Moss for Dior Addict, the video teaser of which went viral last month, is finally out.
Shares of TomoTherapy Inc. (NASDAQ: TOMO) touched a new 52-week high of $4.70 on Monday after it agreed to be acquired by Accuray Inc. (NASDAQ: ARAY) for $4.80 a share in cash and stock or a total of about $277 million.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Kraft Foods Inc for possible corruption at an Indian facility of its Cadbury unit, the company said in a regulatory filing.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc is being drawn into the criminal trial of one-time hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, as prosecutors plan to show an insider-trading conspiracy involving a former director at the Wall Street bank.
The School asserted on Wednesday that they would be retaining him in the post of Chairman of the board.
A Tanzania business group has opposed a new U.S. law labeling all gold produced in countries neighbouring the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as conflict mineral.
Rajat Gupta, former McKinsey’s chief and currently special adviser to the secretary-general of the United Nations on management reforms, has been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of having role in a major hedge fund insider-trading case.
U.S. securities regulator is seeking information from an unknown number of regional and community banks that have restructured troubled loans in order to make them appear healthier than they really are, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the situation.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing regulations to put a clampdown on large bonuses handed out banks, brokerages and hedge funds as part of the Dodd-Frank financial reform package.
U.K. Telecommunications Regulator Ofcom has found that broadband speeds are often half of what is advertised.
U.S. market regulator said former Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Procter & Gamble Co board member Rajat Gupta tipped Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam in phone calls about confidential company information. Gupta's lawyer said the allegations are baseless.
