Wall Street drifts near record, Home Depot buoys Dow
By Rodrigo Campos

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed in early trading on Tuesday with Home Depot at a record high and buoying the blue-chips while investors eyed congressional testimony from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday.

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Wall Street to drift near record high, eyes on Fed
By Rodrigo Campos

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were set to open little changed on Tuesday after the S&P 500 hit yet another intraday record in the previous session, with markets expected to drift sideways ahead of Congressional testimony from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday.

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Stock futures flat as market drifts near record high
By Rodrigo Campos

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday after the S&P 500 hit yet another intraday record in the previous session, with markets expected to drift sideways ahead of Congressional testimony from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday.

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Stock futures little changed as market drifts near record high
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures slipped on Tuesday after the S&P 500 hit yet another intraday record in the previous session, with markets expected to drift sideways ahead of Congressional testimony from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday.

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A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers
By Miyoung Kim

SEOUL (Reuters) - Overtaking Apple Inc as the world's leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung Electronics Co's in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival's main parts suppliers.

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A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers
By Miyoung Kim

SEOUL (Reuters) - Overtaking Apple Inc as the world's leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung Electronics Co's in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival's main parts suppliers.

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Intel to Push Competitiveness in Mobile Arena
By Noel Randewich

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp's new CEO Brian Krzanich said on Thursday that under his leadership the top chipmaker will be more responsive to customers in an intensified focus on the fast-growing smartphone and tablet market where it lags its rivals.

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BlackBerry opens up messaging, unveils mid-tier smartphone
By Euan Rocha

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - BlackBerry announced plans on Tuesday to offer its popular instant messaging system on rival devices and introduced a new mid-tier smartphone targeted at countries where its faded brand remains strong.

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BlackBerry unveils new mid-tier smartphone
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - 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.

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Nokia's market share slumps in first quarter: Gartner
LONDON (Reuters) - Nokia, battling to keep up with Samsung and Apple in the global phone race, lost almost 5 percentage points of market share in the first quarter, research company Gartner said on Tuesday.

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