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Japanese shares suffer their worst losses in more than two years after data showing an unexpected contraction in Chinese manufacturing activity adds to worries the Federal Reserve could downscale its bond purchases.

Hewlett-Packard shares are likely to remain active Thursday after the company's drop in earnings still beat Wall Street's expectations, helping the stock soar in after-hours trading.

Japan's economy minister says the government is not worried about a sharp decline in share prices earlier in the day, as the move represented large-scale profit taking orders triggered by weak Chinese data.

Co announces preliminary results from the ADVISE II trial during the hot line late breaking clinical trial session at EuroPCR 2013. These prospective results confirm prior retrospective publications, and demonstrate the clinical usefulness of an iFR?/Fractional Flow Reserve Hybrid approach to simplify lesion assessment and to save the use of hyperemic drugs in a significant number of patients. It ...

U.S. stock market futures fell sharply early Thursday as fears over a tapering of the Fed's bond-buying program continued to rattle investors. Those worries and weak China data triggered heavy losses for global stocks, with Japan equities suffering their biggest one-day loss in more than two years.

Co announces that its EnligHTN Multi-Electrode Renal Denervation System provides a safe, rapid and sustained reduction in blood pressure measurements after one year. One YearStudy Findings: An average systolic blood pressure reduction of 27 mmHg points was reported 80% of patients responded to the therapy defined as a blood pressure reduction of at least 10 mmHg when measured during an office v...

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Private-sector activity in the 17-nation euro zone continued to shrink in May, albeit at a slower pace than in previous months, according to the preliminary Markit composite purchasing managers' index released on Thursday. The index rose to a three-month high of 47.7 from 46.9 in April, beating expectations, but still well below the 50-mark that separates expansion from contraction. The manufacturing PMI climbed to 47.8 from 46.7 in April. Germany was still stuck in contraction territory, with the composite PMI inching up to 49.9 from 49.2 last month. "The euro zone's second recession in five years looks set to drag on into a seventh successive quarter," said Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit. "Although the euro-zone PMI rose for a second successive month in May, the survey remains firmly in contraction territory and indicates that the economy is likely to contract in the second quarter at a similar rate to the 0.2% decline seen in the first three months of the year," he said.

Co announces it has received Conformit? Europ?enne Mark for valve-in-valve procedures using the CoreValve and CoreValve? Evolut(TM) transcatheter aortic valve implantation systems in degenerated bioprosthetic surgical aortic valves. This is the first ever regulatory approval for VIV procedures, which provide a minimally invasive treatment option for patients whose surgical aortic valves have degen...

 Look for the following companies to report before the open:

TD, HRL, AAP, DLTR, GME, RL, SIG, PDCO, TTC, BONT, PLCE, SMRT, PERY, BKE, PACT, CMCO, GMAN, ALKS, QSII, KIRK, AINV, SFL, AERL, CATO

After Hours Gainers: Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to earnings: PSUN +14.4%, HPQ +13.3%, ORIG +3.2%, PETM +2.7%, WDAY +2.7%, WSTL +2.6%, HEI +2.4%, VVTV +2.2%, SNPS +2.1%, BRS +1.5%, LTD +0.3%Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to news: CYNO +4.3% (to replace NCI Building Systems in the S&P SmallCap 600), LYB +2.0% (announced authorization to repurchase up...