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Stock futures higher after recent losses »

By Ryan Vlastelica
NEW YORK | Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:08am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures rose on Monday, following two weeks of losses for the S&P and Dow, as sentiment was lifted by several potential mergers and deals.

Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) bid $24 a share [...]

EURUSD squeezes back higher on Portugal reaffirmation »

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World markets mostly higher after US stocks gain (AP) »

were mostly higher Tuesday, helped by an overnight rise on
U.S. health care
measure.
Major markets gained by 1 percent or less, reversing course after declines the day before. The dollar was up modestly against the euro and the yen, while
held above $81.
Sentiment was buoyed by another advance on Wall Street, where investors [...]

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Stocks edge higher after mixed economic news (AP) »

NEW YORK – The stock market eked out a gain Friday as investors took downbeat economic news in stride.
and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index logged their best month since November.
The latest bad news came from several corners including the financial industry.
. reported a larger than expected fourth-quarter loss. The company said [...]

EURUSD squeezes higher. »

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Nestle sees higher growth 2010 after FY beats poll »

VEVEY, Switzerland (Reuters) -
NESN.VX
), the world’s biggest food group, is aiming for higher underlying sales growth in 2010 after a robust performance in Asia and the Americas helped it beat forecasts for 2009.
The group behind Nescafe instant coffee, Maggi soup, Gerber baby food and Perrier water beat estimates with 4.1 percent growth [...]

USDJPY breaks and moves sharply higher »

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Visa posts higher quarterly profit »

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Visa Inc posted a stronger-than-expected profit on Wednesday, helped by rising debit card processing volume.
The company’s shares rose 2.6 percent in after-hours trading to $85.75, a stark contrast to a year ago, when it traded at $47.54.
Weakness in the economy has spurred more U.S. consumers to pay using their [...]

FTSE ends higher on US economic data (AFP) »

on Friday as sentiment was lifted by data showing stronger-than-expected US economic growth chalked up in the final quarter of last year.
gained 0.83 percent to end the week at 5,188.52 points.
A US government report earlier showed the US economy roaring to life in the fourth quarter with a 5.7 percent growth rate on [...]