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By Ray Bennett LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - Global sales of digital music tripled to $1.1 billion in 2005 and the popularity of recordings on iPods and mobile phones will result in digital music generating 25% of worldwide music revenues by 2010, a music industry trade group said Thursday. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) Digital Music Re ...

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Stock markets across Asia traded higher Friday despite rising oil prices, as traders took their cues from New York where all major indexes rose after key industrial shares released better-than-expected results. In Asian trading, crude oil for February delivery rose 16 cents to $66.99 a barrel, adding to the massive $1.10 jump to $66.83 per barrel on the New York Merca ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Besides dividends, companies are likely to use stock buybacks to return more cash to shareholders than they have in years, according to recent research. document.write(''); MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE  IN INVESTING Is your portfolio riskier than you think?  IN MUTUAL FUNDS Japan ETFs down after sell-off, exchange shutdown  IN LIFE & MONE ...

Tokyo shares were higher in morning trade on Friday for the second straight day, following Konica Minolta’s decision to withdraw from the camera and photo business. // The benchmark Nikkei 225 average was up 0.6 per cent to 15,791.85 by midday while the broader Topix index was 0.6 per cent higher at 1,630.29. As of 11am, the Tokyo Stock Exchange said 1.7m orders had been processed against 3.7m or ...

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Stock markets across Asia traded higher Friday despite rising oil prices, as traders took their cues from New York where all major indexes rose after key industrial shares released better-than-expected results.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks close higher; Dow ends 4-day losing streak Motorola profit almost doubles as handset sales soar G ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday's session are General Electric Co., Citigroup Inc., Motorola Inc. and Xilinx Inc. EARNINGSWATCH Hershey, McCormick, Int'l Flavor set to report Motorola, Xilinx shares dip on results Faro Technologies lowers 4Q EPS forecast; rev seen in range Merrill Lynch profit rises 25% ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - The Livedoor group of companies has seen its combined market capitalization fall by 416.4 billion yen ($3.6 billion) over the past three days, according to report in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks close higher; Dow ends 4-day losing streak Motorola profit almost doubles as handset sales soar Google refuses to ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Mexican and U.S. trade officials announced a tentative agreement Thursday that would nearly double Mexico's cement sales to the U.S., giving a big boost to reconstruction efforts on the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks close higher; Dow ends 4-day losing streak Motorola profit almost doubles as handset sal ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Latin American financial markets closed sharply higher Thursday, led by record gains in Brazil following the central bank's decision to cut interest rates by 75 basis points.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks close higher; Dow ends 4-day losing streak Motorola profit almost doubles as handset sales soar Google refuses to turn over search ...

BOSTON (MarketWatch) - Analysts expect Janus Capital Group Inc., Franklin Resources Inc., T. Rowe Price Group Inc. and Federated Investors Inc. to show double-digit percentage gains in earnings-per-share when they report quarterly results next week.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks close higher; Dow ends 4-day losing streak Motorola profit almost doubles as handset sales ...