U.S. equity markets looked set to point to open higher Thursday after strong earnings from Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), and as talks progress on Greece's debt crisis.

Global gold demand in the first quarter of 2012 was 1,097.6 tonnes, down 5 percent from the high demand levels seen a year earlier, according to the World Gold Council.

Biopharmaceutical company Medgenics (LON:MEDG, AMEX:MDGN) achieved a major milestone today - with clearance to begin a phase IIb trial of EPODURE to treat anaemia in kidney failure patients.

Social network site Facebook Wednesday increased the size of its initial public offering by almost 25 per cent as it could raise as much as $16 billion on strong investor demand for its market debut.

Mobile marketing company Snipp (CVE:SPN) (TSX.V:SPN), which recently listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, is now seeking a listing on the OTC exchange as it continues to grow in a space that is seeing more and more traction from companies looking to boost their marketing efforts.