HONG KONG, May 23- Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it apart from PC rivals as industry shipments take their steepest fall in decades.
HONG KONG, May 23- Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it apart from PC rivals as industry shipments take their steepest fall in decades.
Cisco Systems Inc. fell. 2 percent to $21.23 with 16,073,900 shares traded. Facebook Inc. fell. 8 percent to $26.86 with 14,183,400 shares traded. Groupon Inc. rose 4.9 percent to $7.23 with 20,733,300 shares traded.
*Empire State contracts to lowest level in four months. NEW YORK, May 15- U.S. stocks were set to dip at the open on Wednesday, indicating the S&P 500 may ease from its most recent record high after weaker-than-expected manufacturing data.
*Research in Motion falls after downgrade. NEW YORK, May 15- U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday, indicating the S&P 500 may hold near its most recent record high ahead of a glut of economic reports, including data on inflation and manufacturing.
*Research in Motion falls after downgrade. NEW YORK, May 15- U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday, indicating the S&P 500 may hold near its most recent record high, ahead of data on inflation and manufacturing. *Also at 8:30 a.m. the New York Federal Reserve releases its Empire State Manufacturing Survey for May.
Cisco Systems Inc. rose. 3 percent to $21.34 with 17,339,700 shares traded. Dell Inc. fell. 5 percent to $13.46 with 16,335,000 shares traded. Facebook Inc. rose 1.1 percent to $27.12 with 15,178,400 shares traded.
ORLANDO, Fla., May 14- BlackBerry announced plans on Tuesday to offer its popular instant messaging system on rival devices and introduced a new mid-tier smartphone targeted at countries where its faded brand remains strong.