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• Wall St week ahead: Economic data to steer bets on Fed's next move

  Wall Street just went through its weakest three-week period since November, not to mention a panicky spell when the Nasdaq stock market ground to a halt. But that doesn't mean the pain is over.

• Google stock forecast to breach $900 as core business lends stability

  Google Inc's share price should resume its upward march to about $900 from less than $800 now, analysts said on Friday, after the search giant's strong quarterly profit reinforced its status as a technology sector favorite.

• Nasdaq to buy eSpeed platform for $750 mn

  Nasdaq OMX Group Inc agreed to buy electronic Treasuries-trading platform eSpeedfrom BGC Partners Inc for $750 million in cash, providing the exchange operator an entry into one of the world's largest and most liquid cash markets.

• Yahoo's Marissa Mayer gets internal flak for more rigorous hiring

  Yahoo Inc chief executive Marissa Mayer was asked at an all-staff meeting several weeks ago whether her rigorous hiring practices had caused the company to miss out on top engineering talent in Silicon Valley's hyper-competitive job market.

• Dell in $24.4 billion deal to go private

  Dell announced Tuesday that it had agreed to go private in a $24.4 billion deal led by its founder and the investment firm Silver Lake, in the biggest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis.

• Dell close to selling itself; buyout could top $24 billion

  Dell Inc is edging closer to an agreement to sell itself to a buyout consortium led by Michael Dell, its founder and chief executive, and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners in a deal that could top $24 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

• Dell nears buyout, deal could come as soon as Monday: report

  Dell Inc is nearing an agreement to sell itself to a buyout consortium led by its founder and Chief Executive Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, possibly announcing a deal as soon as Monday, according to two people familiar with the matter.

• Apple's grip on carriers, suppliers loosens

  Apple Inc's shareholders have been hit by one of the bloodiest weeks in the history of the stock, but wider fallout from such weakness might be more important to the long-term value of their investments.

• Apple loses $50 billion in market value, shares slide 12 per cent

  Apple shares slumped 12 percent on Thursday, slicing more than $50 billion from its market value, as weaker-than-expected holiday iPhone sales reinforced fears that it is losing its dominance in smartphones.

• Facebook shares hit new low, down nearly $50 billion since IPO

  The stock, which debuted at $38, fell 7.1% to an all-time low of $19.69 before ending the day at $19.87.