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Global shares rebound from losses, dollar falls versus yen

By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) – World equity markets edged up on Monday, erasing early losses as Wall Street rebounded after a hefty decline last week, while the dollar fell against the yen but remained within a hair's breadth of the key 100-yen level. Continue reading

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Wall Street gains with Microsoft; Netflix jumps after the bell

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks climbed on Monday as last week's sharp losses brought buyers back to the market and Microsoft Corp shares jumped after an activist investor took a stake in the company. Shares of Caterpillar rose 2.8 percent to $82.71, helping the Dow as the company said a pullback in spending by mining companies was temporary. The stock's gains came despite a lowered 2013 outlook from the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment Continue reading

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If You Care About Earnings, You Won’t Want To Miss These

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Investors have an vibrant earnings week starting Monday when over 400 companies report their latest quarterly results. You probably won’t follow them all, and neither will I Continue reading

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News Summary: Stocks edge up after tough week

STOPPED LOSS: Strong earnings from a pair of technology giants helped the stock market recover some of its losses Friday, a positive end to Wall Street’s worst week in five months. SURPRISE: Microsoft … Continue reading

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Microsoft developing 7-inch Surface tablet – WSJ

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is developing a new lineup of Surface tablets, including a 7-inch version expected to go into mass production later this year, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the company's plans. Microsoft executives felt they needed to keep pace with the growing popularity of smaller tablets like Google Inc's 7-inch Nexus and the 7.9-inch iPad Mini introduced by Apple Inc last October, one person told the paper. Continue reading

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Stocks gain; Dow hits fresh high

Stocks eased off their session highs but finished in positive territory for the second day Tuesday. The Dow touched a fresh intraday high and the S&P 500 traded within 2 points of its all-time peak.The Dow Jones Industrial Average held modest gains after rallying to hit a fresh all-time high at 14,716.46, buoyed by Microsoft and Intel.Interestingly, the blue-chip index has yet to log a three-d.. Continue reading

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Microsoft probed over alleged foreign bribery

Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it takes seriously any allegations of misconduct, after a report that the U.S Continue reading

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Windows 8 fails to impress holiday shoppers

Following the seemingly tepid launch of Windows 8, critics were told to wait until after the holiday shopping season was over to properly assess Microsoft’s (MSFT) newest operating system. Continue reading

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Microsoft: Hackers Hit Us, Too

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft has joined the list of prominent technology companies confirming they have been hit by a recent computer hacking attack. Continue reading

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AltiGen Communications, Inc. to Announce First Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Results

SAN JOSE, CA — (Marketwire) — 02/04/13 — AltiGen Communications, Inc. Continue reading

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