Paul Sloan, executive editor at CNET, says Apple is close to a deal with Warner Music and Universal Music Group that would pave the way for a free music streaming service on iTunes.
The offshore accounts of thousands of wealthy people around the world have been exposed, reports CNBC's Robert Frank. The list, which includes 135,000 people, was published by a group called Offshore Leaks.
U.S. stock index futures accelerated their losses Friday following a much weaker-than-expected March unemployment report combined with ongoing worries over North Korea.
Thomas Friedman, The New York Times, weighs in on Washington politics. "This is a bigger question for democracy; is that all we're capable [of]," he says.
Investors are starting to "wake-up to the reality" that stocks are the only way for them to get real returns on their money, Tempeton's Mark Mobius told CNBC.
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Hiroshi Watanabe, President & CEO at Japan Bank for International Cooperation is optimistic on Japan markets with Shinzo Abe at the helm and Haruhiko Kuroda at the BOJ. He expects the inflation rate and wages to rise.