| Source: The Associated Press
Wall Street looked to extend its advance Thursday ahead of government data on industrial production, housing and jobless claims that might deliver more insight about the economy's direction.
The ability of Google's map service to put detailed street-level images on the Internet could raise concerns in Europe if it was introduced there, the EU's data protection agency said on Thursday.
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Shares of Brocade Communications Systems Inc., a data networking technologies company, may trade actively Thursday, after fiscal second-quarter profit jumped partly because of a tax benefit.
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Government data due out Thursday is expected to show that initial claims filed for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week after falling in the prior period.
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Securities regulators on Wednesday charged Broadcom Corp. co-founders Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli with falsifying the company's reported income, leading to what is believed to be the largest accounting restatement yet because of backdating stock options.
European earnings were mixed Thursday, with forecast-beating results out from London-based SABMiller and UK telecom BT and a drop in profit for financial KBC.
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Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, May 14, from AP Financial News:
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Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, May 14, from AP Financial News:
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Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, May 14, from AP Financial News:
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Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, May 14, from AP Financial News:
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China-based Internet portal operator Sina Corp. said Wednesday that its first-quarter profit rose 86.6 percent, helped by rising advertising revenue and interest and other income.
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The executive vice president of the Americas and India for chip maker Qualcomm Inc. exercised options for 3,200 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday.
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Synplicity Inc. said Wednesday that its shareholders voted to approve the chip maker's $8 per share acquisition by Synopsys Inc.
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Government services provider Maximus Inc. said Wednesday a subsidiary has received a three-year contract worth about $14 million from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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The Nasdaq 100 finished lower Wednesday after Whole Foods Market Inc. posted a lower fiscal second-quarter profit on hefty costs to integrate its purchase of Wild Oats Markets Inc.