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February 12, 2010 08:08 AM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell on Friday after China surprised global markets by increasing banks' reserve requirements, raising worries about the impact of eventual monetary tightening on global growth.
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February 12, 2010 07:57 AM ET
 | BEIJING (Reuters) - China raised the level of reserves banks must hold for the second time this year on Friday, spooking financial markets on the eve of its New Year holiday by showing it was intent to curb lending and inflation.
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February 12, 2010 08:33 AM ET
 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales at U.S. retailers rose more than expected in January as strong receipts from sporting goods, general merchandise, electronic and appliance stores offset flat purchases of motor vehicles, government data showed on Friday.
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February 12, 2010 07:30 AM ET
 | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's economy shrank more than feared last quarter and the government on Friday sharply revised down its figures for the previous three quarters as well, increasing doubts over its ability to resolve its debt crisis.
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February 12, 2010 08:08 AM ET
 | TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor said on Friday its embattled head is planning a U.S. trip early next month but would not confirm whether he would attend congressional hearings probing the automaker's safety recalls.
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February 12, 2010 08:35 AM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Discover Financial Services paid Morgan Stanley $775 million to settle claims related to sharing proceeds from an antitrust suit against credit card networks Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc , according to a regulatory filing on Friday.
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February 12, 2010 08:10 AM ET
| (Reuters) - Bottler PepsiAmericas Inc , which is being bought by PepsiCo Inc , posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit, hurt by forex pressures.
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February 12, 2010 07:38 AM ET
| BOSTON (Reuters) - Ingersoll-Rand Plc posted fourth-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street's expectations as weak nonresidential construction activity hit demand for heating and cooling systems.
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February 12, 2010 07:37 AM ET
 | PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's post-recession recovery hit a roadblock on Friday as German economic growth unexpectedly halted and Italy went into reverse in the final quarter of 2009, knocking total euro zone GDP growth almost flat.
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February 12, 2010 07:07 AM ET
 | (Reuters) - The brother and sons of imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff are the subject of criminal tax-fraud cases by federal prosecutors in Manhattan, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Futures down after China ups bank reserve levels
