martes, 29 de diciembre de 2009

Business Today: Stock futures rise as home price, consumer data on tap

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Good Morning Aron, TUE 29 Dec 2009 
 
Stock futures rise as home price, consumer data on tap
Employers see uptick in hiring in 2010
Morgan Stanley to overhaul pay for top execs: report
GM plans to rush Pontiac, Saturn sales: report
IPOs to test financial, biotech appetite
Lukoil-led group signs deal for prized Iraqi oilfield
Microsoft pegs China search market as top priority
O2 says iPhone demand strained London network
Outgoing AIG counsel to get millions in severance pay: report
JAL shares retest record low on bankruptcy worries


Stock futures rise as home price, consumer data on tap
December 29, 2009 08:05 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Tuesday as investors awaited data on housing and consumer confidence, two areas that are key in building on the still fragile economic recovery.

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Employers see uptick in hiring in 2010
December 29, 2009 08:09 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. employers expect to hire more new workers in 2010 than they did in 2009, a sign the U.S. recession may be easing its grip, research showed on Tuesday.

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Morgan Stanley to overhaul pay for top execs: report
December 29, 2009 04:44 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley plans to overhaul pay plans for its top executives, deferring more of their compensation over time and benchmarking pay against rival firms, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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GM plans to rush Pontiac, Saturn sales: report
December 29, 2009 12:46 AM ET
(Reuters) - General Motors Co is offering huge incentives to its dealers to speed up the sales of leftover inventory from its Saturn and Pontiac brands, that can push up the automaker's December sales, the Wall Street Journal said.

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IPOs to test financial, biotech appetite
December 28, 2009 09:01 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two companies filed for initial public offerings on Monday, betting that investors would see opportunity in the battered financial sector and the nascent green technology industry.

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Lukoil-led group signs deal for prized Iraqi oilfield
December 29, 2009 07:35 AM ET
BAGHDAD/OSLO (Reuters) - A group led by Russian energy firm Lukoil signed an initial deal on Tuesday to develop Iraq's West Qurna Phase Two oilfield, as its partner in the venture Statoil said it had increased its stake.

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Microsoft pegs China search market as top priority
December 29, 2009 04:22 AM ET
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is a vital market for Microsoft's Web search business, as it chases leaders Baidu Inc and Google in the world's biggest Internet market, the world's largest software maker said.

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O2 says iPhone demand strained London network
December 29, 2009 06:13 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Apple's data-hungry iPhone at times overwhelmed operator O2's network in London during the last six months but additional capacity helped ease the problem by December, O2 said on Tuesday.

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Outgoing AIG counsel to get millions in severance pay: report
December 28, 2009 10:33 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc is preparing to pay its departing general counsel several million dollars in severance after she resigned over federal pay curbs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

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JAL shares retest record low on bankruptcy worries
December 29, 2009 05:16 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Japan Airlines Corp fell as much as 11 percent and revisited a record low on Tuesday as investor worries mounted the carrier will be restructured in bankruptcy court.

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