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Good Morning Aron, WED 26 May 2010 
 
Stock futures rise as bargain hunters prowl
Durable goods orders surge in April on aircraft
OECD raises global growth forecast due to Asia
Fed and BOJ chiefs wary of inflation targeting fixes
Toll Brothers posts smaller loss
Home refinancing jumps while purchasing slumps
Special Report: Planes, trains and frontier markets
Qatar wealth fund keen to buy U.S.'s Citi shares: report
Feds looking into Apple's tactics for music: report
Bernanke makes case for Fed independence


Stock futures rise as bargain hunters prowl
May 26, 2010 08:00 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Wednesday, a day after markets clawed back from a steep sell-off and as U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner flew to Europe to press for united action to tackle the region's deepening debt crisis.

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Durable goods orders surge in April on aircraft
May 26, 2010 08:34 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rose more than expected in April, boosted by bookings for expensive aircraft, government data showed on Wednesday, but fell for the first time in three months excluding transportation.

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OECD raises global growth forecast due to Asia
May 26, 2010 06:24 AM ET
PARIS (Reuters) - The global economy is recovering faster than expected from recession with Asia leading the way, but it is at risk from huge debts in developed countries and possible overheating in countries such as China, the OECD said on Wednesday.

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Fed and BOJ chiefs wary of inflation targeting fixes
May 26, 2010 02:15 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said U.S. inflation expectations were stable despite price swings in the past few years and signaled the Fed saw no need to change its current price commitment.

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Toll Brothers posts smaller loss
May 26, 2010 07:52 AM ET
(Reuters) - Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc reported a smaller quarterly loss, helped by a federal tax credit designed to spur demand for housing.

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Home refinancing jumps while purchasing slumps
May 26, 2010 07:36 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage applications to refinance home loans jumped to a seven month high last week as rates neared record lows, but purchase demand remained stuck at a 13-year low.

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Special Report: Planes, trains and frontier markets
May 26, 2010 08:05 AM ET
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Reuters) - Josephine Jimenez has a chunk of money to invest and she is hunting for opportunities in the usual places -- Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Sri Lanka, among others. Jimenez is a specialist in so-called frontier markets. She stacked up a million air miles long ago.

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Qatar wealth fund keen to buy U.S.'s Citi shares: report
May 25, 2010 09:29 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Qatar Investment Authority, the country's sovereign wealth fund, is keen to buy part of the U.S. Treasury's stake in Citigroup Inc , the Financial Times reported in its Wednesday edition.

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Feds looking into Apple's tactics for music: report
May 25, 2010 10:46 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Justice Department is examining Apple Inc's tactics in the market for digital music and has talked to major music labels and Internet music firms, the New York Times said citing several people briefed on the conversations.

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Bernanke makes case for Fed independence
May 26, 2010 03:42 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stepped up calls to preserve Fed independence on Wednesday, saying central banks best deliver steady economic growth and low inflation when free from political meddling.

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