Business Today: Stock futures flat as Caterpillar earns offset Greece

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	07/22/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Stock futures flat as Caterpillar earns offset Greece NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were little changed on Friday as Caterpillar's profit missed estimates, offsetting a strong report from GE and an agreement on a Greece rescue package. | Full Article GE tops Wall Street estimates on overseas demand July 22, 2011 08:32 AM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co notched a better-than-expected 21.6 percent rise in earnings, helped by strong demand for equipment used in oil and natural gas production and jet engines. | Full Article Caterpillar profit misses Street forecasts July 22, 2011 08:26 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Heavy machinery maker Caterpillar Inc disappointed Wall Street with its second-quarter earnings on Friday and said economic growth in the United States and other developed economies was weaker than expected. | Full Article Apple joins Hulu bid talks: report July 22, 2011 08:18 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Apple Inc is in early talks to join the bidding for Hulu, the online video site that Walt Disney Co, News Corp and its other owners have put up for sale, Bloomberg cited two unidentified sources as saying. | Full Article Analysis: For CME Group, uncertainty is a two-edged blade July 22, 2011 08:10 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Uncertainty is proving a two-edged sword for CME Group Inc . | Full Article US TOP NEWS Fitch declares default, Greece pledges no let-up on debt July 22, 2011 08:13 AM ET ATHENS/LONDON (Reuters) - Fitch ratings agency declared Greece would be in temporary default as the result of a second bailout, which Athens said had bought it breathing space. | Full Article Debt talks begin critical phase July 22, 2011 07:03 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts to avoid an unprecedented U.S. default enter crunch time on Friday, with President Barack Obama and top lawmakers engaged in a sometimes chaotic drive to strike a sweeping deficit-reduction deal. | Full Article UK lawmaker asks police to investigate Murdoch July 22, 2011 07:55 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - News Corp executive James Murdoch could face a police investigation into claims he gave "mistaken" testimony to Britain's parliament this week, deepening the legal crisis that has engulfed the Murdoch family's media empire. | Full Article Microsoft Windows fizzles as PC fears loom July 21, 2011 08:02 PM ET SEATTLE (Reuters) - Sales of Microsoft Corp's flagship Windows software disappointed for the third straight quarter, taking the gloss off better-than-expected earnings that were aided by an unusually low tax rate. | Full Article China, U.S. play down tensions at Asian security summit July 22, 2011 04:57 AM ET NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The United States and China moved to repair strained ties on Friday, saying tensions over the South China Sea were easing with new conduct guidelines between Beijing and Southeast Asian nations. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Going into hospital far riskier than flying: WHO New rules urged on hybrid animal-human experiments After tour, Reservists' mental health may suffer J&J warns doctors of Doxil cancer-drug shortage Authors retract study on genetics of old age RELATED VIDEO Index option trading opportunities with Richard Muller Inside the News: Investor focus shifts to U.S. debt talks China's wine lovers fuel wine funds A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH Fake Apple Store even fools staff Full Article Hotel snore controls aim to banish sleepless nights Smackdown? Humble Pie? Not in Murdoch's NY Post Dog bites shark and goes viral Curiosity seekers in U.S. pay to spend night in jail Men who buy sex commit more crimes, U.S. study finds - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend