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Good Morning Aron, THU 14 Oct 2010    Stock futures rise as dollar woes extend Private equity courts News Corp, AOL on Yahoo: source Singapore hits dollar, U.N. body warns of FX war OPEC to hold output steady as oil price rises September home foreclosures top 100,000 for first time U.S. is currency war's "tomb maker": China economist Rattner nears SEC settlement over charges: source No political influence in SEC-Goldman case: report Microsoft deepens Facebook ties in Web search battle Dollar falls, world stocks at 2-year high on S'pore move Socar Trading : Asian deal close Dlr slides, Asia shares rise JP Morgan looking for growth Stock futures rise as dollar woes extend October 14, 2010 08:03 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Thursday, indicating stocks will extend five-month highs after the dollar index dropped to its lowest point this year as earnings season picks up steam. Full Article Private equity courts News Corp, AOL on Yahoo: source October 14, 2010 02:22 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several private equity firms have approached Internet and media companies including News Corp and AOL Inc to gauge their interest in buying out Yahoo Inc, a source with knowledge of the approaches said. Full Article Singapore hits dollar, U.N. body warns of FX war October 14, 2010 07:51 AM ET SEOUL/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore widened the trading band for its currency in response to rising market volatility and South Korea exchanged barbs with Japan as foreign exchange tensions persisted ahead of a G20 meeting next week. Full Article OPEC to hold output steady as oil price rises October 14, 2010 07:23 AM ET VIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC has agreed to keep supply policy intact on Thursday, a delegate told Reuters, after ministers said they were not worried yet a weak dollar would drive up the oil price too far for a fragile economy to bear. Full Article September home foreclosures top 100,000 for first time October 14, 2010 07:00 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of homes taken over by banks topped 100,000 for the first time in September, though foreclosures are expected to slow in coming months as lenders work through questionable paperwork, real estate data company RealtyTrac said on Thursday. Full Article U.S. is currency war's "tomb maker": China economist October 14, 2010 06:39 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States fired the first shot in the currency war and the rest of the world must be on guard for its deliberate strategy to devalue the dollar, a Chinese economist said in an official newspaper on Thursday. Full Article Rattner nears SEC settlement over charges: source October 14, 2010 02:33 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven Rattner, the former head of the U.S. auto task force, is near to settling with the Securities and Exchange Commission over questions on whether he took part in a state pension pay-to-play scheme, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. Full Article No political influence in SEC-Goldman case: report October 13, 2010 10:43 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal watchdog has concluded that fraud charges filed against Goldman Sachs in mid-April by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were not politically motivated. Full Article Microsoft deepens Facebook ties in Web search battle October 14, 2010 01:44 AM ET MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp deepened its ties with social networking company Facebook on Wednesday, bolstering its fledgling Bing search engine to catch up with Google Inc. Full Article Dollar falls, world stocks at 2-year high on S'pore move October 14, 2010 08:06 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hit a 10-month low and world stocks hit 2-year highs on Thursday after Singapore let its currency strengthen with investors seeing easier U.S. monetary policy driving a flight to high-yielding assets. Full Article

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