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Business Today: Stock futures up after Obama speech, Procter, Ford earns

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Good Morning Aron, THU 28 Jan 2010 
 
Stock futures up after Obama speech, Procter, Ford earns
Ford posts first full-year net profit since 2005
AT&T earnings up 26 percent, driven by wireless
Motorola posts profit but rev misses Wall St view
Toyota extends massive safety recall to Europe
Senate to vote on Bernanke Thursday
Procter & Gamble tops view, sees stronger sales
Nokia beats forecasts, shares rally
Apple pitches $499 iPad, takes on Amazon
MBA students see signs of job market thaw


Stock futures up after Obama speech, Procter, Ford earns
January 28, 2010 07:45 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were higher on Thursday in the wake of President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech, which had no new plans to tighten Wall Street oversight, and after strong results from Procter & Gamble and Ford.

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Ford posts first full-year net profit since 2005
January 28, 2010 07:46 AM ET
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co posted 2009 earnings of $2.7 billion on Thursday, its first full-year profit since 2005, and said it expected a 2010 profit amid market share gains and a slow U.S. auto sales recovery.

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AT&T earnings up 26 percent, driven by wireless
January 28, 2010 07:57 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T reported a 26 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, fueled by solid growth from a wireless business that is adding customers who want to connect their e-readers, smartphones and netbook computers to the Web.

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Motorola posts profit but rev misses Wall St view
January 28, 2010 08:09 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc posted a small quarterly profit versus a year-earlier loss but revenue missed Wall Street estimates for its first quarter selling phones based on Google Inc's Android software.

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Toyota extends massive safety recall to Europe
January 28, 2010 06:13 AM ET
TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is extending to Europe the recall of millions of its most popular cars due to dangerous accelerator pedals, a further blow to the reputation of the world's largest car maker.

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Senate to vote on Bernanke Thursday
January 28, 2010 05:56 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's nomination for a second term running the world's most powerful central bank faces a decisive day in the Senate on Thursday when his confirmation vote looks set to go ahead.

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Procter & Gamble tops view, sees stronger sales
January 28, 2010 07:30 AM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co posted a better-than-expected profit, as promotional price cuts and increased advertising helped bring more shoppers back to its brands. It added that sales should rise more than expected this year.

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Nokia beats forecasts, shares rally
January 28, 2010 08:13 AM ET
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top mobile phone maker Nokia's fourth-quarter sales and profits beat expectations as it regained market share in smartphones, sending its stock price 14 percent higher.

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Apple pitches $499 iPad, takes on Amazon
January 28, 2010 06:50 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a sleek tablet that it called the iPad, pitching the new gadget at a surprisingly low price to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops.

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MBA students see signs of job market thaw
January 28, 2010 07:41 AM ET
BOSTON (Reuters) - Students at one of America's top business schools see evidence that high-technology, startup and alternative energy companies will hire more actively this year after a difficult 2009 for graduates.

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