Biotechnology company, Dendreon Corporation (NYSE:DNDN) reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter earnings, and said it would shut-down one of its three manufacturing plants and slash more than 600 jobs.

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By PAN PYLAS. The Associated Press. BANGKOK - Asian stock markets rose Thursday amid hopes Europe will give its bailout fund more financial firepower but gains were tempered as South Korea reported its economic growth slowed to a two-year low.

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Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) (LON:VOD), the world's largest mobile operator by revenue, reported first-quarter service revenue that missed the average analysts' estimates, as economic conditions in Europe worsened and growth in India ...

Finnish handset maker, Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), posted second quarter adjusted net-loss of 8 cents per share, one cent above estimates, and said net cash stood at 4.2 billion euros that was better than analysts' projections of about 3.7 billion euros.