Business Today: Stock futures rise as earnings season picks up steam

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Good Morning Aron, MON 19 Jul 2010    Stock futures rise as earnings season picks up steam Nokia Siemens buys Motorola network ops for $1.2 billion Halliburton profit jumps but ban to hurt results Hasbro's profit tops Street on cost controls Benmosche tightens grip on AIG with new AIA boss Middle Eastern buyers poised to star at Farnborough Moody's downgrades Ireland on bank and growth worries Countries upbeat on bank tests, some doubts linger China should cut U.S. Treasury holdings: economist Investors lost more faith in big brokers: study Asian shares start week lower Apple's iPhone 4 quick fix The week ahead: July 19, 2010 Stock futures rise as earnings season picks up steam July 19, 2010 08:21 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures climbed on Monday, signaling the S&P 500 could rebound from its worst one-day drop since June 29 on Friday, as earnings season kicks into high gear. Full Article Nokia Siemens buys Motorola network ops for $1.2 billion July 19, 2010 08:27 AM ET HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Siemens Networks will buy Motorola's telecom network equipment business for $1.2 billion, getting a stronghold in the North American market and taking No 2 position in the cut-throat mobile gear market. Full Article Halliburton profit jumps but ban to hurt results July 19, 2010 08:25 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Halliburton Co reported an 83 percent jump in second-quarter profit on Monday, on strong U.S. onshore drilling, but a ban on deepwater activity in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to hurt full year results. Full Article Hasbro's profit tops Street on cost controls July 19, 2010 06:46 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hasbro Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday after tight cost controls helped offset tepid sales. Full Article Benmosche tightens grip on AIG with new AIA boss July 19, 2010 05:09 AM ET named former Prudential plc chief executive and experienced Asia hand Mark Tucker as the head of its Asian life insurance business, AIA, ahead of an expected $15 billion AIA IPO. Full Article Middle Eastern buyers poised to star at Farnborough July 19, 2010 08:35 AM ET FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) - Middle Eastern buyers were ready to place some of the largest orders at Farnborough as the global aviation industry's biggest airshow opened in the sleepy southern England town on Monday. Full Article Moody's downgrades Ireland on bank and growth worries July 19, 2010 05:33 AM ET DUBLIN (Reuters) - Moody's cut Ireland's credit rating on Monday, warning the country faces a slow climb out of recession as the cost of a rescue of its banking sector mounts. Full Article Countries upbeat on bank tests, some doubts linger July 19, 2010 08:09 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Bankers and officials in Spain, Greece and Belgium joined a chorus of countries expecting no big shocks from Europe's stress test of its banks amid lingering doubts the health check will be severe or transparent enough. Full Article China should cut U.S. Treasury holdings: economist July 18, 2010 09:24 PM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China should cut its holdings of U.S. Treasury securities when market demand is strong, a prominent economist said in remarks published on Monday. Full Article Investors lost more faith in big brokers: study July 19, 2010 08:02 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors have grown more skeptical of their full-service brokers, even as overall satisfaction rebounded along with the markets during the past year, according to the latest J.D. Power & Associates survey. Full Article

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