 | | Good Morning Aron, | MON 02 Aug 2010 | | |
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August 02, 2010 07:35 AM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were sharply higher on Monday, building on last month's solid gains, as investors focused on encouraging corporate results.
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August 02, 2010 08:35 AM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - MetLife Inc lowered its estimate of how much of a boost it will get from acquiring Alico, the foreign life insurance business of AIG, and announced fund-raising plans to help pay for the deal.
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August 02, 2010 08:14 AM ET
 | LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - HSBC and BNP Paribas , two of Europe's top three banks, beat earnings forecasts after bad debts fell sharply, more than offsetting slowing investment banking growth.
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August 02, 2010 07:41 AM ET
 | BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Geely on Monday completed its purchase of Ford Motor Co's Volvo unit, marking China's biggest acquisition of a foreign car maker and reflecting the nation's rapid rise in the auto world.
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August 02, 2010 07:47 AM ET
 | BANGALORE (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs said that it believed its trades with the bailed out insurer AIG during the financial crisis were accurate and its collateral calls made to AIG were reflective of the conditions in a deteriorated market.
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August 02, 2010 07:48 AM ET
 | LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - Manufacturing in China shrank in July for the first time since March 2009 while it perked up in the euro zone, according to surveys that underscored the unevenness of the global economic recovery.
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August 02, 2010 08:21 AM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Loews Corp , run by the billionaire Tisch family, posted an 8 percent rise in quarterly net profit, as the conglomerate recorded a gain on investments.
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August 02, 2010 07:37 AM ET
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Humana Inc posted a 21 percent increase in quarterly profit on Monday, helped by growth in its Medicare plans for seniors, and the health insurer raised its full-year forecast.
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August 02, 2010 07:35 AM ET
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Coca-Cola Co could rise 10 percent or more in the next year after the company pinpointed North America as a growth market, Barron's business weekly reported on Sunday.
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August 02, 2010 07:25 AM ET
 | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - What does it take to make it as a technology entrepreneur?
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Stock futures rise on earnings season optimism
