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Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) is set to report its second quarter results next week. Wall Street expectations from the company are quite high, with earnings expected to nearly double from $0.76 to $1.51. Revenues are also expected to jump 51% from $119 million to $180 million. With the whisper number for...

Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ACUR) plunged 34.63% to $3.86 in the early morning session after the company and its partner King Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSE: KG) said late yesterday that they have failed to win the backing of a US panel to sell Acurox in the country. Acurox is an experimental...

US stocks rallied yesterday after the Federal Reserve disclosed its plans to keep interest rates low for a longer time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average components that performed brilliantly during yesterday’s session are: Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) touched a high of $56.27 during yesterday’s...

Cymer Inc (NASDAQ: CYMI) manufactures excimer light sources that are used by chipmakers to pattern advanced semiconductor chips. With CYMI seeing a pickup in demand, the company's installed base, which currently stands at 3,300 systems, is poised to surge. Cymer is scheduled to post its results...

When Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) takes the stage in San Francisco next week and lifts the wraps on what it calls its "latest creation," it will put an end to months of rumors and speculation. However, that will not be the next time we hear of the consumer-electronics maker. The company is likely to...

Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) recently posted impressive sales, with revenues going up 13% y/y in December. Revenues were partly driven by an 8.2% jump in comparable store sales. The highest contributor to the company’s revenues was the domestic business that saw a 13% increase. In the November...

Nividia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is currently in the news, with Motorola (NYSE: MOT) showcasing its prototype media tablet carrying the NVDA chip at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Meanwhile, NVDA has also demonstrated its full 1080p HD Internet experience on touchscreen tablets at the...