BlackBerry, renamed from Research In Motion, had been the market leader but over the past few years has bled market share to Apple Inc's iPhone and Samsung Electronics Co's popular line of Galaxy devices powered by Google's Android operating system.
ORLANDO, Fla., May 14- BlackBerry unveiled a new mid-tier smartphone device with a physical keyboard on Tuesday, the feature that still sets it apart from most rivals, and said its make-or-break new devices had put the company back on "solid ground."
U.S. stock index futures signaled a lower open on Tuesday, as fears that China's central bank will not provide stimulus to boost its economy saw the Shanghai Composite fall to a one-week low.
Amer Cap Agency fell 3.5 percent to $29.00 with 15,358,300 shares traded. Cisco Systems Inc. rose. 3 percent to $21.16 with 17,890,600 shares traded. Dell Inc. rose. 1 percent to $13.47 with 17,735,400 shares traded.
TORONTO, May 7- Canada's main stock index posted its fourth straight session of gains on Tuesday as strength in financial and consumer discretionary stocks following comments from central bankers indicating their support of growth-oriented policies offset declines in gold miners after bullion prices tumbled.
European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said the bank was ready to trim rates again if needed, while Australia's central bank cut rates to a new low of 2.75 percent and suggested it may do more. Gold prices dropped 1.5 percent. Gold shares, down about 36 percent since the start of the year, fell 3 percent on Tuesday.
*Air Canada slips after reporting drop in quarterly revenue. TORONTO, May 3- Canada's main stock index closed higher on Friday, but off the three-week high it hit earlier on the day when a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report galvanized the market.
TORONTO, May 3- Canada's main stock index rose more than 1 percent to hit a three-week high on Friday with gains across all major sectors as investors cheered a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report. "People seem to have had some of their faith rekindled and restored," said Fred Ketchen, director of equity trading at ScotiaMcLeod. "
*Eldorado Gold Corp posted a first-quarter loss on Thursday, hit by $125.2 million charge related to a change in the Greek tax rate. *Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd, run by investment guru Prem Watsa, unexpectedly rebounded to a profit in the first quarter, helped by strong underwriting results and investment gains.
WASHINGTON, May 2- The Pentagon on Thursday cleared BlackBerry and Samsung mobile devices for use on Defense Department networks, a step toward opening up the military to a wide variety of technology equipment makers while still ensuring communications security.
This comes after a Pentagon spokesperson said on Wednesday that the Pentagon is expected to clear Apple Inc, Samsung and BlackBerry mobile devices for use on Defense Department networks in the next few weeks. The Pentagon unveiled a plan in February aimed at giving the military services a much broader range of choices among mobile devices.
*10 smartphones approved for use on U.S. Department of Defense networks.