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Good Morning Aron, MON 03 May 2010 
 
Futures up on Greece aid, huge airline merger
UAL, Continental to form largest airline
Investors skeptical on record Greek bailout
Consumer spending up 0.6 percent in March
Feisty Buffett supports Goldman, high on economy
U.S. business loan demand climbs in March: Paynet
HSBC says Dubai World plan fair, resolution in weeks
China raises required reserves as inflation stirs
Peace would make Israel a top global economy
Goldman's Blankfein says could support Volcker Rule: report


Futures up on Greece aid, huge airline merger
May 03, 2010 08:19 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as investors welcomed details of a fiscal aid package for Greece and focused on a merger that would create the world's largest airline.

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UAL, Continental to form largest airline
May 03, 2010 08:03 AM ET
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - UAL Corp, parent of United Airlines, said it will buy Continental Airlines Inc for about $3.17 billion in stock, forming the world's largest carrier and further shrinks the U.S. airline industry.

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Investors skeptical on record Greek bailout
May 03, 2010 08:28 AM ET
ATHENS/LONDON (Reuters) - Financial markets reacted skeptically on Monday to a record 110 billion euro ($146 billion) EU/IMF bailout for Greece, with investors doubting it will solve the euro zone's growing debt crisis.

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Consumer spending up 0.6 percent in March
May 03, 2010 08:37 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending increased as expected in March for a sixth straight month as consumer dipped into their savings, a government report showed on Monday, confirming the robust spending growth experienced in the first quarter.

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Feisty Buffett supports Goldman, high on economy
May 02, 2010 08:20 PM ET
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Sunday intensified his feisty defense of a controversial mortgage transaction marketed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc, saying the investment bank's behavior does not warrant public fury.

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U.S. business loan demand climbs in March: Paynet
May 03, 2010 05:01 AM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Small and medium-sized businesses in the United States are taking out more new loans and keeping up better with repayments on existing loans, both signs the economic recovery is gaining pace, PayNet Inc reported on Monday.

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HSBC says Dubai World plan fair, resolution in weeks
May 03, 2010 04:49 AM ET
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai World's restructuring plan is "very fair" and could be signed by lenders in coming weeks, a senior executive at one of its major bank creditors said on Monday.

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China raises required reserves as inflation stirs
May 02, 2010 09:06 PM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Sunday raised the proportion of deposits that lenders must keep in reserve at the central bank, another step in its months-old campaign to mop up excess cash in the economy at a time when inflation is on the rise.

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Peace would make Israel a top global economy
May 02, 2010 12:02 PM ET
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said on Sunday Israel could become a leading economy globally if a Middle East peace deal is reached but that the key challenges for now were to accelerate growth and cut poverty.

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Goldman's Blankfein says could support Volcker Rule: report
May 02, 2010 04:40 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein could support the Volcker Rule depending on its details, he said during an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria on Sunday.

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