Also Wednesday, ladies clothing retailer Chico FAS more than doubled its first quarter earnings versus last year.

FORBES: Retail Earnings: Target, Chico, Ralph Lauren

Also Wednesday, the researchers who cloned Dolly the sheep introduced five cloned pigs in the journal Nature.

CNN: Researchers clone pigs

Also Wednesday, an Iranian military official issued a warning against any provocative actions.

CNN: Iran: Time running out over nuke issue

Also Wednesday, a U.S. soldier was killed and three others wounded in combat west of Baghdad, the military said.

CNN: Bombers kill 4 Iraqis, injure 11 GIs

Also Wednesday, a former Edwards staffer testified about his travels with Edwards in 2006, before the latter announced his candidacy.

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Also Wednesday, the airport authority in Nigeria, where AbdulMutallab's flight to Amsterdam originated, announced plans to add body scanners to its security system.

CNN: Body scanners not 'magic technology' against terror

Also Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee's leading members said Sullivan provided a "detailed response" to their separate list of questions about the incident.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Also Wednesday, police identified a 26-year-old man who had been discovered shot in the head Monday night in a vehicle in the south London town of Croydon as Trevor Ellis.

CNN: Following four nights of frenzy, an eerie calm in Britain

Also Wednesday, a public prosecutor decided to send Hosni Mubarak -- who has spent the last few months detained in a military hospital -- back to prison, prosecutor spokesman Mahmoud Hefnawi told the state-run al-Ahram newspaper.

CNN: Mubarak retrial scheduled for May 11

Also Wednesday, Yemen's prime minister denied reports in the Yemen Times and The Washington Post that Yemeni investigators had evidence linking the two suspects who died in the attack on the Cole to the 1998 truck bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa.

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It was also reported Wednesday that German industrial output fell more than expected, while Euro zone retail sales also declined in September.

FORBES: P.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Gold Ends Near Steady but Down from Daily High amid Bearish Outside Markets

Also on Wednesday, Mr. Heins appeared on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight, " touting the phone.

WSJ: RIM to Launch New BlackBerry in U.S. Friday, Aims to Challenge Apple and Samsung

New York manager Joe Girardi expects Youkilis will also miss Wednesday's series finale with the Rays.

WSJ: Rays fall to 0-5 in Cy Young winner Price's starts

Mattel also said Wednesday that it declared a second-quarter dividend of 36 cents per share.

NPR: Mattel 1Q Profit Rises, Monster High Sales Climb

Also out Wednesday is the ISM Manufacturing Index, with the ISM Non-Manufacturing following on Friday.

FORBES: The Week Ahead: Can Stocks Climb the Wall of Worry?

Also on Wednesday, the US said it was having talks with Cuba over the spill.

BBC: Dispersed oil caught in the Gulf of Mexico 18 May

Meantime, crude oil prices were also higher Wednesday, and that was supportive for the metals.

FORBES: Gold Ends Firmer as Choppy, Sideways Trade and Summertime Doldrums Continue

Cook also announced Wednesday that the 25 billionth app has been downloaded from the App Store.

CNN: A new, high-definition iPad from Apple

Chart-related selling was also featured Wednesday as gold and silver market bears remain in near-term technical control.

FORBES: P.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Gold Sharply Lower on Bearish FOMC Minutes, Surging U.S. Stock Market

Safe-haven buying interest was also featured Wednesday amid the latest developments in the ongoing EU debt crisis.

FORBES: Comex Gold Ends Higher on Bargain Hunting, Safe-Haven Demand; FOMC Results A Non-Event

The Euro currency has also stabilized Wednesday after the common currency hit a 3.5-month low on Tuesday.

FORBES: Comex Gold Hits Fresh All-Time High on More Safe-Haven Buying; Bulls Also Technically Stronger

Safe-haven buying interest is also featured Wednesday amid the latest developments in the ongoing EU debt crisis.

FORBES: Comex Gold Higher on Bargain Hunting, Safe-Haven Demand

Also on Wednesday, the White House released a statement saying that Obama will visit China this year.

CNN: U.S., Russia announce nuke talks; Obama plans to visit China

Since August 2001 Adrian has also presented Wednesday's late edition of 6-0-6, Five Live's flagship football phone-in.

BBC: Match of the Day 2

Morgan Stanley also confirmed Wednesday that Thomas Juterbock Thomas Juterbock , a managing director in its fixed-income division, had left.

FORBES: Deutsche Bank Bulks Up

Morgan Stanley also confirmed Wednesday that Thomas Juterbock , a managing director in its fixed-income division, had left.

FORBES: Deutsche Bank Bulks Up

German and Portuguese debt auctions were fairly well-subscribed, and some better-than-expected EU economic data was also released Wednesday.

FORBES: Comex Gold Ends Firmer, At Bullish Monthly High Close

Complaints also emerged Wednesday over how federal authorities handled the matter once it had occurred on Christmas Day.

CNN: Feinstein wants reversal of policy on no-fly list

Also on Wednesday, Gen Dannatt took up the largely ceremonial post of constable of the Tower of London.

BBC: Ex-Army chief 'offered Tory role'

Also on Wednesday, Mr Holder testified in front of a separate committee and was pressed on the drone programme.

BBC: John Brennan confirmed as CIA head after filibuster