The pace of US job losses may be slowing, according to two private reports.

The electronics supply chain remains pessimistic and appears to believe we have not yet seen the bottom of the recession, according to a survey of more than 230 electronics supply chain decision makers.

The European market for consumer electronics is going to shrink in 2009 — for the first time since the mid-nineties, says German IT industry association Bitkom. The reason, however, is not the economy crisis.

Investors in Taiwan equities are reaping the benefits of the island's improving relationship with China, which has powered the benchmark Taiex index to a 39% rise since the beginning of 2009.

Alcatel-Lucent on Tuesday said its first-quarter loss widened significantly as operators around the world curbed spending on non-essential upgrades of their networks.

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