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 | | | Good Morning Aron, | THU 11 Feb 2010 | | | | |  |  | |  | | |  | |  |  | 
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|  | February 11, 2010 08:37 AM ET  | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures extended gains on Thursday after data showed first-time applications for jobless insurance fell more than expected in the latest week.  | |  |  | February 11, 2010 08:05 AM ET  | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders have reached a deal to provide aid to Greece, EU president Herman Van Rompuy said on Thursday, in an unprecedented move to stave off a broader crisis in the 16-nation bloc that shares the euro.  | |  |  | February 11, 2010 08:24 AM ET  | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ohio utility FirstEnergy Corp will buy Pennsylvania utility Allegheny Energy Inc in an all-stock deal worth $4.7 billion, the companies said on Thursday.  | |  |  |  | February 11, 2010 08:36 AM ET  | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for jobless benefits tumbled last week, a government report showed on Thursday, reversing a recent spike that had raised concerns about renewed labor market weakness.  | |  |  | February 11, 2010 08:16 AM ET  | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's quarterly profit blazed past expectations, as holiday sales of hit DVDs like "Star Trek" and "Transformers 2" helped make up for another three months of depressed advertising revenue.  | |  |  | February 11, 2010 08:23 AM ET  | CHICAGO (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc reported a sharp jump in quarterly profit in line with expectations on Thursday, with sales that came in just ahead of forecasts, and stood by its profit expectations for the full year.  | |  |  |  | February 11, 2010 08:10 AM ET  | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marriott International Inc posted fourth-quarter results on Thursday that bested Wall Street expectations, helped by better-than-expected revenue and improved demand from corporate clients.  | |  |  |  | February 11, 2010 06:38 AM ET  | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - News Corp has replaced the CEO of the social networking site MySpace less than a year after hiring him, and said a discussion of his priorities led both sides to agree to a parting.  | |  |  |  | February 11, 2010 08:36 AM ET  | DETROIT (Reuters) - AutoNation Inc , the largest U.S. auto dealership group, on Thursday posted quarterly results that exceeded analysts' expectations and said Toyota Motor Corp was making progress in its repair program.  | |  |  |  | February 11, 2010 07:43 AM ET  | LONDON (Reuters) - Global oil demand will grow by more than previously expected in 2010, increasing the need for OPEC crude, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday, with all the growth coming from emerging markets.  | | | | | |   | | | |

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