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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday's session are Alcoa Inc., Mills Corp. and Equity Inns Inc. EARNINGSWATCH Soros in talks to buy DreamWorks film library: report Earnings, inflation data in the spotlight Alcoa seen boosting profit on stonger metals prices Horizon Health quarterly earnings rise 7.1% Free! Sig ...

By Poornima Gupta DETROIT (Reuters) - The deepening financial troubles of General Motors Corp. (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Ford Motor Co. (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will likely overshadow the shimmering new car and truck models on display at the Detroit auto show next week, one of the industry's most important annual events. The North American International Auto Show, beginning S ...

SAN FRANSICO (MarketWatch) - Strong corporate earnings and moderate inflationary data should send U.S. equity markets higher next week, said strategists. EARNINGSWATCH Earnings, inflation data in the spotlight Alcoa seen boosting profit on stonger metals prices Horizon Health quarterly earnings rise 7.1% Genentech earnings to roll out next week  TRADING CENTER  ...

Simon Lambert, This is Money7 January 2006 ONE of Britain's biggest car insurers has become the first to offer no claims bonus discounts to drivers named on others' policies. LIFE ON THE ROAD: Young drivers and couples who share cars are set to benefit from Direct Line's new initiative WANT TO KNOW MORE? REPORT: Baby, you can't drive my car DEAL FINDER: Cheapest car insurance GUIDES: Car insurance tips OTHER STORIES Doomed to despair Lloyd's cashes in on Islamic cover ...

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Technology shares powered a broad advance in markets across Asia Friday, crowning a winning week that saw the region's markets breaks to new highs on strong volume. South Korea's Kospi index closed at a new all-time high, up 1.2% to 1,412.79. In Taipei, the Taiwan Weighted Index reversed early gains to end down 0.2% at 6, 694.82. The Shanghai Composite Index rose for  ...

By Gail Mitchell LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - A gold record. That was the one goal a young female group from Houston hoped to achieve after signing with Columbia Records in 1997. Not only did Destiny's Child realise its golden dream, but during the past decade, Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams made history as one of the world's top-selling female acts. That history includes platinum plaudits and international acclaim -- selling 50 million records worldwide, according to Sony BMG -- a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- It's show time again in Detroit.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks rally higher; Dow at mid-2001 level Dec. payrolls up 108,000; jobless rate falls to 4.9% Bush comes out swinging on economy Tech companies become targets for private-equity funds Broad impact seen from China's latest currency move Free! Sign up here to receive our ...

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks capped a week-long rally on Friday, pushing major indexes to their highest closes in 4 1/2 years, amid growing confidence that recent interest-rate rises, seen as hurting growth and corporate profits, would end soon. The Nasdaq broke above 2,300, with rival Internet search companies Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) among the companies leading the way. At the Consumer Elec ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Internet content and the way consumers access it is changing, and on Friday Google Inc. unveiled a plan to adapt to the changes.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks rally higher; Dow at mid-2001 level Dec. payrolls up 108,000; jobless rate falls to 4.9% Bush comes out swinging on economy Tech companies become targets for private-equity fu ...

By Franklin Paul LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Gadget industry giants came out swinging this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, unveiling sleek designs and tiny portable digital music players in hopes of ending the dominance of Apple Computer Inc.'s (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) iPods. From Samsung to Sony to Sandisk, everyone wants a piece of Apple's pie in the portable digital music player market, where the iPod reigns. Sandisk Corp. (SNDK.O: Quote, Profile, Resea ...