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 | | | | Good Morning Aron, | FRI 22 Jan 2010 | | | | |  | | | | | | |  | | | 
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| | January 22, 2010 07:38 AM ET
 | BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co's quarterly earnings topped Wall Street expectations on Friday, as it kept costs in line despite sluggish demand for jet engines, railroad locomotives and other heavy equipment.
| | | | January 22, 2010 08:14 AM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as President Barack Obama's proposed sweeping restrictions on banks and the delayed confirmation of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke put investors on the defensive after a 10-month rally.
| | | | January 22, 2010 08:35 AM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to limit financial risk-taking could force banks, such as Goldman Sachs or JPMorgan, to shed parts of their private equity operations.
| | | | | January 22, 2010 08:13 AM ET
 | CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp reported higher quarterly profit on Friday as strength in international markets offset its weakening U.S. business, which is grappling with high unemployment and rampant discounting.
| | | | January 22, 2010 08:09 AM ET
 | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc was among the first technology companies to shake off the recession last year, but the Internet giant's fourth-quarter report could not satisfy investors' increasing demand for stronger growth.
| | | | January 22, 2010 07:58 AM ET
 | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kimberly-Clark Corp posted higher fourth-quarter profit but fell short of analysts' expectations, as paper goods such as Cottonelle toilet paper remained under pressure while consumers choose cheaper items.
| | | | | January 22, 2010 08:11 AM ET
 | LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - France, Britain and Germany offered some support on Friday for U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to curb banks' size and trading activities, which has stunned markets and could rewrite the world's financial order.
| | | | | January 22, 2010 07:49 AM ET
 | (Reuters) - U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co has decided not to launch a counterbid for British confectioner Cadbury Plc following a unanimous vote by its board late on Wednesday, the Financial Times said, citing a person briefed on the matter.
| | | | | January 22, 2010 12:40 AM ET
 | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has launched a new global initiative to raise capital for hedge fund clients in return for a fee, a company spokesman said.
| | | | | January 21, 2010 09:05 PM ET
| NEW YORK/CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - American Express Co and Capital One Financial Corp both reported better than forecast fourth quarter earnings, but expressed concern about the growth outlook for credit cards.
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