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Business Today: Futures edge down with jobless claims on tap

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Good Morning Aron, THU 05 Aug 2010 
 
Futures edge down with jobless claims on tap
Costco July same-store sales up 6 percent
ECB keeps rates at 1 percent
Time Warner Cable profit up on Internet adds
Ex-Im Bank to unveil Ford loan guarantee: official
Greece passes key EU/IMF test but long road ahead
Verizon and Google reach Internet traffic deal: sources
China acts on property speculation, tests banks anew
Cigna raises forecast as results crush views
SEC to open up proxy access: report


Futures edge down with jobless claims on tap
August 05, 2010 08:28 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures dipped on Thursday as investors took a cautious track ahead of data on first-time jobless claims, a precursor to the monthly jobs report due later in the week.

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Costco July same-store sales up 6 percent
August 05, 2010 08:20 AM ET
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp reported a 6 percent rise in July sales at stores open at least a year, helped by inflation in gasoline prices and strengthening foreign currencies, marginally beating market expectations.

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ECB keeps rates at 1 percent
August 05, 2010 08:20 AM ET
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept euro zone interest rates at 1 percent as expected on Thursday, teeing up what should be an upbeat news conference with the bank's President following a strong run of economic data.

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Time Warner Cable profit up on Internet adds
August 05, 2010 07:36 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc posted a rise in second-quarter profit on Thursday after adding more Internet and phone subscribers.

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Ex-Im Bank to unveil Ford loan guarantee: official
August 05, 2010 08:13 AM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Export-Import Bank will unveil a loan guarantee on Thursday for Ford Motor Co that will finance $3.1 billion in exports of cars and trucks to customers in Canada and Mexico, a White House official said.

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Greece passes key EU/IMF test but long road ahead
August 05, 2010 07:41 AM ET
ATHENS (Reuters) - International inspectors on Thursday applauded Greece's efforts to exit its debt crisis, granting a fresh 9 billion euro payment from an EU/IMF bailout scheme, but urged bolder reforms to turn the economy around.

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Verizon and Google reach Internet traffic deal: sources
August 05, 2010 07:27 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc and Google Inc agreed to a deal over how Internet traffic will be treated, two people familiar with the agreement said on Wednesday.

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China acts on property speculation, tests banks anew
August 05, 2010 07:55 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banking regulator has ordered lenders to test the impact of a fall in house prices of up to 50 percent in key cities where prices have risen sharply, banking and regulatory sources said on Thursday.

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Cigna raises forecast as results crush views
August 05, 2010 08:15 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cigna Corp posted a far higher-than-expected second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by better performance in its main health insurance business, and the company raised its full-year forecast.

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SEC to open up proxy access: report
August 05, 2010 01:13 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to pass a proxy access rule that would give large shareholders the right to directly nominate directors on corporate ballots alongside the company's choices, with the cost being borne by the company, the Wall Street Journal said.

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