  |  | | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Apple Inc began talks earlier this year to stream films owned by EPIX, which is backed by three major movie studios, on devices including a long-anticipated TV, according to two people with knowledge of the negotiations. | | |  | | | | (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's stellar quarterly results are helping convince skeptics on Wall Street that a bout of intense spending is beginning to pay off for an Internet retailer trying to transform itself into a technology company. | | | | | | HELSINKI/LONDON (Reuters) - Cellphone maker Nokia Oyj had its credit rating cut to "junk" status by ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Friday, its second downgrade to non-investment grade status this week as the company battles falling sales and doubts over its product strategy. | | | |  | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The space shuttle Enterprise flew to New York from Washington on Friday piggybacking atop a Boeing 747 and made a dramatic flight along the Hudson River past the Statue of Liberty to the delight of observers. | | | |  | | | | TAIPEI (Reuters) - Workers at a Chinese factory owned by Foxconn, Apple Inc's main manufacturer, threatened to jump off the roof of a building in a protest over wages just a month after the two firms announced a landmark agreement on improving working conditions. | | | |  | | | | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple Inc is likely to see its sales growth nearly double in greater China this year, but the pace will probably taper thereafter as competitors hit back with new products in the biggest global mobile phone market. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc's shares plunged 42 percent in premarket trade on Friday, after the company forecast weak full-year earnings, hurt by software development costs and weaker bookings. | | | |  | | | | SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics made a record $5.2 billion profit in the first quarter, overhauling Nokia as the world's top mobile phone seller, and its Galaxy smartphones outstripped Apple's iPhone at the high end of the market. | | |  | | | | (Reuters) - Groupon Inc has hired another former eBay Inc executive to head its discount retailing arm Groupon Goods starting Monday, according to an internal email obtained by Reuters on Friday. | | | | | (Reuters) - Software maker Aware Inc said it will sell some patents related to WiFi and 4G LTE to Intel Corp for about $75 million, sending its shares up 70 percent. | | | |  |  | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | |  | |  | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |
研究表明，富人对市场的看法远没有他们的理财顾问那么乐观，其中原因在哪里？仅仅是因为理财顾问想要向富人卖出更多理财产品吗？
单反机影像质量虽好但体型庞大，傻瓜机小巧方便但质量不尽如人意。如今，相机厂商将重心转向了集强大功能与小巧造型于一身的无反光镜相机。
中国央行周六表示，将以拓宽资本流出渠道为重点，建立健全跨境资本双向有序流动机制。
中国五大银行第一季度净利润持续增长，但是推动这些银行净利润增长、利息以及费用收入的关键因素在经历了近几年来的高速增长之后，却开始失去动力。
收入的增长、互联网用户的增多，智能手机使用人数的增加带来了中国在线零售业的蓬勃发展。不过对于电子商务企业来说，想在残酷的竞争中盈利并非易事。
据新华社周六报道，中国国务院副总理李克强在莫斯科表示，经贸合作是中俄战略协作伙伴关系的重要基石，中俄应不断夯实各领域务实合作，扩大相互投资。
白宫在写给一名国会参议员的信中承诺，将认真考虑向台湾出售F-16战机一事。此举在美中两国高层下周举行会晤之前再次开启了向台湾出售武器这个敏感话题。
国外媒体周六报道称，预计苹果2012财年将赚取逾400亿美元利润，但通过将利润转移到低税率的美国州和海外国家的子公司，其应纳税率远远低于大多数同等规模企业。
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中国外管局国际收支司司长管涛周日表示，中国对外投资每年都有收益，2004-2011年对外投资收益年均增长32%。
中国证监会周六称，将加大力度完善IPO定价机制，以抑制新股定价过高的情况。此前有人认为新股定价过高是过去几年中国股市萎靡不振的原因之一。
美国股市周五收盘走高，受亚马逊等公司强劲的季度业绩提振，基准指数均实现逾一个月来的最大单周涨幅。道指涨至13228.31点，涨幅0.2%。
薄瓜瓜本周发声明否认曾经开过法拉利。不过他曾在马萨诸塞州接到过三张交通违章罚单，而且据一位知情人士说，他当时开的是一辆黑色保时捷。
据新华社周六报道，中国财政部副部长朱光耀表示，中美将很快举行第七轮关于双边投资保护协定的技术层面磋商。
在对美国具有重要战略意义的南太平洋地区，中国正以贷款和援助的形式深入该地区，中国在这一地区的影响力正在慢慢扩大。
