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| | Good Morning Aron, | FRI 29 Jan 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | January 29, 2010 07:56 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday after forecast-topping profit reports from Microsoft Corp and Amazon.com Inc and ahead of a reading on the U.S. fourth-quarter gross domestic product. | | | | January 29, 2010 08:36 AM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy grew at a faster-than-expected 5.7 percent pace in the fourth quarter, the quickest pace in more than six years, as businesses reduced inventories less aggressively, the Commerce Department said on Friday. | | | | January 29, 2010 08:29 AM ET | BOSTON (Reuters) - Diversified U.S. manufacturer Honeywell International Inc said profit eased 1 percent, reflecting weak demand for aviation components and equipment used to heat and cool large buildings. | | | | | January 29, 2010 08:28 AM ET | WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp faced scrutiny from Congress over its biggest ever safety recall as rival Honda Motor Co, tipped to gain from Toyota's woes, also said it would recall thousands of cars worldwide. | | | | January 29, 2010 08:28 AM ET | ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - A senior Federal Reserve official warned on Friday that the uncertain path of interest rates in coming months poses risks for banks inattentive to the match of durations among their assets and liabilities. | | | | January 29, 2010 07:09 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mattel Inc's holiday-quarter profit beat Wall Street estimates, mainly on strong demand for the top toy company's Fashionista Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars. | | | | | January 29, 2010 07:38 AM ET | (Reuters) - Real estate tycoon Donald Trump is considering whether to either buy or manage Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village housing complex in Manhattan, the New York Post reported. | | | | | January 29, 2010 07:58 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer products maker Newell Rubbermaid Inc posted a fourth-quarter profit as cost cutting and lower raw materials prices helped the company raise its margins and offset lackluster sales. | | | | | January 29, 2010 06:27 AM ET | TOKYO/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co recalled 646,000 of its Fit/Jazz and City automobiles globally over a faulty window switch after a child died when fire broke out in a car last year. | | | | | January 29, 2010 06:35 AM ET | SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics expects rapidly recovering demand for its premium computer memory chips and flat screen TVs to drive growth this year, with the unwinding of global stimulus measures the key risk for sales. | | | | | | | | |
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