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January 04, 2010 07:31 AM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday, as crude oil prices jumped on jitters over an oil dispute between Russia and Belarus and as drugmaker Novartis moved to buy eye care group Alcon in a $39 billion deal.
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January 04, 2010 07:22 AM ET
 | ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis aims to buy the rest of the world's biggest eye care firm Alcon for $39.3 billion, including Nestle's majority stake, to help it diversify away from prescription drugs.
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January 04, 2010 08:18 AM ET
 | (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is considering whether to ask a judge to reduce the jail sentence of Bradley Birkenfeld, the key informant in the U.S. tax fraud case against Swiss bank UBS AG, the New York Times said, citing a person briefed on the matter.
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January 04, 2010 12:47 AM ET
 | (Reuters) - Veteran investor Martin Whitman will relinquish his role as Third Avenue Management LLC's co-chief investment officer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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January 04, 2010 08:30 AM ET
 | BEIJING (Reuters) - Factories in Asia stepped up production in December, with China's output growing at its fastest pace on record, suggesting economic activity is gathering pace in the region that is leading the global recovery.
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January 04, 2010 06:17 AM ET
 | TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Stock Exchange successfully launched a high-speed trading system on Monday to better compete with major global rivals in the growing field of automated trading.
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January 03, 2010 05:12 PM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Citigroup Chief Executive Sanford Weill blamed the bank's problems on personnel decisions and faulted his successor, Chuck Prince, for letting its balance sheet balloon and taking on large risks, according to the New York Times, citing a series of recent interviews.
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January 03, 2010 04:55 PM ET
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Human resources consulting company Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc completed its merger with rival Towers Perrin Forster & Crosby to form a combined company called Towers Watson & Co that will make its U.S. trading debut on Monday.
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January 04, 2010 07:16 AM ET
 | ATLANTA (Reuters) - A dismal job market, a crippled real estate sector and hobbled banks will keep a lid on U.S. economic growth over the coming decade, some of the nation's leading economists said on Sunday.
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January 04, 2010 08:31 AM ET
 | DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai opened the world's tallest structure in a glitzy ceremony meant to put a brave face on crushing debt woes, leading some to wonder whether the Burj Dubai is the emirate's crowning glory or its last hurrah.
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Stock futures advance on commods strength, weak dollar
