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China economic data due out this week is expected to show further improvement in activity. Full Story

It’s January and you know what that means; we’re seeing prognostications and predictions from anyone with online access and thoughts to share, writes Todd Harrison. Full Story

By Russ Britt Slide Show Jan. 9, 2013, 6:01 a.m. EST

Goldman Sachs flags stocks that could make money for investors by virtue of what it calls a “social contract” — a combination of earnings appreciation due to expected share buybacks along with dividend yields. Full Story

By Dan Gallagher Jan. 9, 2013, 6:01 a.m. EST

BlackBerry maker stays away from big Las Vegas conference in hopes of focusing its efforts on its own launch event later this month. Full Story

This is a sign of the times, that a network values an entertainment show more than a news program, writes media columnist Jon Friedman Full Story

By Barbara Kollmeyer Indications Jan. 9, 2013, 5:47 a.m. EST

U.S. stock-market futures hold to slim gains on Wednesday, drawing support from Alcoa Inc.’s results and outlook that impressed investors. An empty data calendar will keep the spotlight on corporate results with Constellation Brands Inc. due ahead of the bell. Full Story

LAS VEGAS --T-Mobile USA's Chief Executive John Legere sees more consolidation in the U.S. telecom industry, and wants T-Mobile to be ready. The company, a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGY, DTE.XE) is acquiring MetroPCS Communications Inc. PCS, in a deal that would... Full Story

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday’s session are Constellation Brands Inc. and Ruby Tuesday Inc. Full Story

HONG KONG--Google Inc. GOOG Wednesday named Karim Temsamani, an executive who has been in charge of the company's global mobile business, as head of the Asia-Pacific region. In his new role, effectively immediately, Mr. Temsamani will oversee all of the U.S. company's... Full Story

By Sara Sjolin London Markets Jan. 9, 2013, 5:01 a.m. EST

Banks lead U.K. stocks higher on Wednesday, as an encouraging kickoff to the U.S. earnings season spurs investors into taking more risk. Full Story

FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- Lance Armstrong will appear on Oprah Winfrey's "Next Chapter" program on Jan. 17, an appearance that comes when people familiar with his thinking say the former professional cyclist has been weighing a confession of his alleged use of... Full Story

By Barbara Kollmeyer Futures Movers Jan. 9, 2013, 4:27 a.m. EST

Crude-oil futures fall in European trading hours on Wednesday ahead of a key Energy Information Administration report on supplies and after another set of data released the prior day showed a sharp rise in energy stockpiles. Full Story

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Four major banks -- Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, HSBC Holdings and Ally Financial -- may agree to a mortgage settlement similar to the one that 10 other loan-servicing firms have reached, people briefed on the discussions told Bloomberg... Full Story

PARIS--Global automobile sales of French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen (UG.FR) in 2012 fell 17% on the year, partly due to halt in sales of vehicle kits to the car maker's Iranian partner, and the company predicted that 2013 will be another difficult year with the... Full Story

LONDON--DDD Group PLC DDD.LN, the 3D solutions company, Wednesday said it has launched the first dedicated 3D movie Video-On-Demand subscription service in the U.S.. MAIN FACTS: -Service costs $9.99 per month and allows unlimited viewing of the original 3D programming... Full Story

There is a whole other Europe that has escaped the euro zone’s debt crisis. It is booming, and it may provide some of the most attractive investments in the world right now, writes Matthew Lynn. Full Story

Voters in Italy, as elsewhere in Europe, are likely to come down on the side of preserving the euro and at least tolerating for the time being the austerity that policy makers in Brussels and Berlin have decreed, writes Darrell Delamaide. Full Story

By Sara Sjolin Europe Markets Jan. 9, 2013, 3:54 a.m. EST

European stock markets start Wednesday on a strong footing, with banks and mining firms in the lead, after U.S. aluminum firm Alcoa Inc. kicked off the earnings season in an upbeat fashion the prior day. Full Story

By Sarah Turner Asia Markets Jan. 9, 2013, 3:45 a.m. EST

Most Asia stock markets gain as earnings season gets off to a positive start in the U.S., with Japanese shares staging a turnaround as the yen heads back down during the session. Full Story

MADRID (MarketWatch) -- PG&E Corp. was upgraded to buy from hold on Wednesday at Jefferies, which said the stock will trade at an earnings multiple equal to the average of its peers once the San Bruno proceedings are resolved in mid-2013. The proceedings relate to the... Full Story

MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets opened higher on Wednesday, lifted by banks and mining companies after an upbeat demand outlook from aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. . "Still early days for U.S. earnings season with investment banking giants reporting 4Q... Full Story

LONDON--Supermarket chain J. Sainsbury PLC (SBRY.LN) Wednesday reported that comparable sales for the 14 weeks to Jan. 5 were up 0.9 per cent compared with a year earlier, excluding fuel, and said the quarter included its strongest trading week ever, with customer... Full Story

PARIS--Global automobile sales of French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen (UG.FR) in 2012 fell 17% on the year, partly due to halt in sales of vehicle kits to the car maker's Iranian partner, and the company predicted that 2013 will be another difficult year with the... Full Story

BEIJING--China said as part of a trial program it will allow local private players to offer mobile telephone services, but fell short of letting them build their own networks, in a tentative step toward opening up the nation's lucrative telecom sector, which is dominated... Full Story

A weaker yen may just be the medicine the doctor prescribed to boost Japanese industry's global competitiveness, but a journey down the slippery slope won't be without consequences.Nobuyuki Saji, chief economist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley, warned in a note to... Full Story

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- United Continental Holdings Inc., the Chicago parent of United Airlines, late on Tuesday reported that for December, its load factor, or percentage of seats filled with paying passengers, was 82.4% compared with 81.2% in the year-earlier month... Full Story

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- McDonald's Corp. former chief executive Fred Turner died Monday at age 80 from complications due to pneumonia, reports said. Turner, who succeeded founder Ray Kroc as CEO, ran the company from 1974 to 1987. His accomplishments included... Full Story

While few investors now predict a collapse or "hard landing" for China's economy, Société Générale says such a scenario is indeed possible. And if it does happen, here's what to buy and what to sell. Full Story

PARIS--French catering and vouchers company Sodexo (SW.FR) Wednesday reported a 7.4% rise in first quarter revenue to 4.95 billion euros ($6.48 billion) for the fiscal year 2013 lifted by growth from its vouchers business and operations in Latin America and Asia. Full Story

LAS VEGAS--ZTE Corp. 0763.HK is hoping to bring its first high-end smartphone to a major U.S. carrier soon as it tries to gain a bigger foothold in the market. ZTE is a Chinese company that makes equipment for telecommunications and data networks, like rival Huawei... Full Story

LAS VEGAS--In his first major address to an international audience, Panasonic Corp.'s (PC) new chief executive said the Japanese electronics conglomerate is more than its struggling television business and has a range of operations poised to capitalize on the shift to... Full Story

BEIJING--Chinese renewable energy company Hanergy Holding Group confirmed Wednesday that it has acquired Miasole, a U.S.-based solar-power technology company. The transaction is Hanergy's second acquisition of a distressed foreign solar company over the past year. In June... Full Story

By Sarah Turner Metals Stocks Jan. 9, 2013, 12:05 a.m. EST

Gold futures slip, as investors pause after pushing the precious metal sharply higher in the previous session. Full Story

Australia's temperatures have been so extreme, they require new colors on the weather bureau's heatmap. Full Story

Chinese regulators are expected to reject HSBC's deal to sell a minority stake in Chinese insurer Ping An to Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group. Full Story

Heard on the Street: The name of Chinese insurance major Ping An translates as safe. HSBC's sale of its multibillion stake in the company looks anything but. Full Story

Zoomlion Heavy Industry and Sany Heavy Industry have kept their revenue ticking along by extending more credit to customers. Full Story

Apple is working on a less expensive iPhone, a big shift in strategy as its supremacy in smartphones has slipped. Full Story

Google has named Karim Temsamani head of the Asian-Pacific region in the Internet giant's latest executive change following the departure of Marissa Mayer to rival Yahoo... Full Story

European stocks were buoyant, with sentiment bolstered by better-than-expected results from bellwether Alcoa, the world's largest aluminum producer. Full Story

Boeing's Dreamliner hit fresh trouble as safety officials opened a formal probe into a fire that broke out on an empty plane and another airline discovered wiring problems... Full Story

A Shanghai court fined Dun & Bradstreet's Roadway unit $160,648 and sentenced four former employees to up to two years each in prison for illegally buying information on... Full Story

Google Maps is back on the iPhone!!! Do you know what that means?!? It means we're all still struggling to find some meaning in this life. - Funny Or Die (@funnyordie)... Full Story

BMW's 2012 sales in India remained almost unchanged at 9,375 vehicles, and its leadership position in the country's market for luxury vehicles is under threat from Audi... Full Story

Google asked the International Trade Commission to drop a patent claim against Microsoft following its agreement with regulators to limit how it can wield its technology... Full Story

The Chinese unit of U.S. gambling giant MGM Resorts International has won approval from the Macau government to build a second casino in the world's largest gambling center. Full Story

Google dropped a pending patent claim against Microsoft, following the Internet search firm's agreement with U.S. regulators to limit how it can wield its technology patents. Full Story

Indian shares rose in the early session tracking a similar trend in most Asian markets after the U.S. earnings season got off to a positive start overnight, boosting... Full Story

Asian markets were mostly higher Wednesday as results from Alcoa lifted sentiment, while the Nikkei rebounded as the yen pared gains. The Nikkei rose 0.7%. Full Story

U.S. businesses want more help from government officials in fighting cyber attacks, although they continue to oppose government prescribed safeguards, an official at trade... Full Story

Panasonic's new CEO said the Japanese electronics conglomerate is more than its struggling television business. Full Story

St. Jude Medical Inc. conceded quality-control flaws in development of its Durata defibrillator leads and promised a series of improvements in a letter to the U.S. Food and... Full Story

Back-channel hiring is becoming the norm in today's weak labor market, frustrating job seekers. Open jobs at many companies are never advertised, or are posted only after a... Full Story

GM Chief Executive Dan Akerson talks about the challenges at the world's largest auto maker and his goals for making Chevrolet and Cadillac global brands in the years ahead. Full Story