Nokia is up 7% in pre-market trading after narrowly beating earnings and revenue consensus.

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American Express reported preliminary fourth quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday, narrowly beating both top and bottom-line estimates.

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Sharing cramped geographic quarters with Iran, Russia, Georgia, and Armenia is no easy task, yet Azeris in this Muslim-majority country enjoy one of the most pro-Western, liberalized societies in the region (consider that women gained the right to vote in pre-Soviet Azerbaijan in 1919, narrowly beating out the enactment of the Nineteenth Amendment).

FORBES: America, Meet Azerbaijan

What's more, news flow is turning slightly positive with Delta Airlines beating estimates and AMR narrowly avoiding bankruptcy.

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Ledley went close after beating the unsure Gilks to a corner at the near post but his header flew narrowly wide, while Etuhu drew a save from the Tangerines keeper as the Bluebirds mounted a sustained period of pressure.

BBC: Blackpool 3-2 Cardiff

And on election night in Iowa, it looked like Santorum had narrowly missed his first surprise victory in the race when initial counts showed he had come eight votes short of beating Romney.

CNN: Santorum's decision came down to odds and his daughter