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Good Morning Aron, FRI 05 Feb 2010 
 
Europe woes weigh on stock futures ahead of jobs data
Payrolls fall in January, jobless rate at 5-month low
Toyota president apologizes for global recall
UBS to reorganize struggling U.S. wealth management
Tyson Foods swings to profit
Beazer Homes swings to Q1 profit on tax benefit
Cuomo charges BofA, ex-CEO with fraud; SEC settles
Policymakers try to calm markets amid euro sell-off
Kraft gets over 75 percent of Cadbury, to delist shares
BA posts surprise Q3 operating profit, costs fall


Europe woes weigh on stock futures ahead of jobs data
February 05, 2010 07:27 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday, following Wall Street's worst day in more than nine months, as lingering worries over the fiscal health of some European countries curbed risk appetite ahead of a key U.S. jobs report.

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Payrolls fall in January, jobless rate at 5-month low
February 05, 2010 08:35 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers unexpectedly cut 20,000 jobs in January, but the unemployment rate surprisingly fell to a five-month low of 9.7 percent, according to a government report on Friday that hinted at some labor market improvement starting to take root.

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Toyota president apologizes for global recall
February 05, 2010 07:14 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda apologized on Friday for a massive global recall that has tarnished the reputation of the world's largest car maker.

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UBS to reorganize struggling U.S. wealth management
February 05, 2010 07:14 AM ET
NEW YORK/ZURICH (Reuters) - Troubled Swiss bank UBS, which has been battered by a U.S. tax evasion probe, is reorganizing its U.S. wealth management division in an attempt to stem outflows.

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Tyson Foods swings to profit
February 05, 2010 08:25 AM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. meat producer Tyson Foods Inc on Friday reported a larger-than-expected first quarter profit, helped by operating efficiencies for beef and pork and lower grain costs for its chickens.

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Beazer Homes swings to Q1 profit on tax benefit
February 05, 2010 06:36 AM ET
(Reuters) - Beazer Homes USA Inc posted a profit for the first quarter, helped by a federal tax benefit and a 37 percent rise in new orders.

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Cuomo charges BofA, ex-CEO with fraud; SEC settles
February 04, 2010 08:35 PM ET
NEW YORK/ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - New York's attorney general charged Bank of America Corp, former Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis and former Chief Financial Officer Joe Price with fraud for allegedly misleading shareholders about the acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co.

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Policymakers try to calm markets amid euro sell-off
February 05, 2010 08:00 AM ET
LISBON (Reuters) - European policymakers scrambled on Friday to reassure markets on the stability of their 16-nation currency bloc as investors shed euro assets for a second day on fears about debt-laden member states like Greece and Portugal.

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Kraft gets over 75 percent of Cadbury, to delist shares
February 05, 2010 07:50 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Kraft Foods on Friday said it had 75.41 percent acceptances from Cadbury Plc shareholders by 1900 GMT on February 4 in its takeover of the British confectioner and will now move to delist Cadbury no earlier than March 8.

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BA posts surprise Q3 operating profit, costs fall
February 05, 2010 07:55 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways posted a surprise third-quarter operating profit, helped by heavy cost cutting, but said it was still in a worse position than last year, despite attempts to adapt to the realities of global recession.

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