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Today's Markets
In Asia, Japan +1.0% to 8606. Hong Kong +3.1% to 17707. China closed. India +2.8% to 16233.
In Europe, at midday, London -0.4%. Paris -0.3%. Frankfurt -0.3%.
Futures at 7:00: Dow -0.2%. S&P -0.2%. Nasdaq -0.2%. Crude -0.6% to $82.11. Gold +0.2% to $1656.10.
Economic calendar
Employment Index
10:00 Wholesale Trade
3:00 Consumer Credit
Fed Speak
In Asia, Japan +1.0% to 8606. Hong Kong +3.1% to 17707. China closed. India +2.8% to 16233.
In Europe, at midday, London -0.4%. Paris -0.3%. Frankfurt -0.3%.
Futures at 7:00: Dow -0.2%. S&P -0.2%. Nasdaq -0.2%. Crude -0.6% to $82.11. Gold +0.2% to $1656.10.
Economic calendar
Employment Index
10:00 Wholesale Trade
3:00 Consumer Credit
Fed Speak
8:30 Fed's Fisher: Economic Outlook and Nonfarm Payrolls
10:45 Fed's Lockhart: U.S. economy and financial capatability
Morning stories
Enforcement cases filed bythe U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission surged 74 percent in fiscal year 2011 to its highest level in history as the futures regulator followed through on a promise by its new enforcement chief to crack down on fraud and manipulation.
CFTC flexs muscles, enforcement cases hit a record From Reuters
The Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1) acquisition of NYSE Euronext is valuing the owners of the New York Stock Exchange and Frankfurt bourse at $16.6 billion, about the same as the German exchange when the deal was announced in February --diminished by the European debt crisis and an economy teetering on the brink of recession.
Deutsche Boerse-NYSE Merger Can Return 45% From Bloomberg
Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded the senior debt and deposit ratings of 12 UK financial institutions and confirmed the ratings of 1 institution.
Moody's downgrades 12 UK financial institutions, concluding review of systemic support From Moody's.com
While the biggest rivals on Wall Street share a common disdain for new constraints on financial risk-taking, theyíre fighting over exactly how to tame the sprawling regulatory overhaul.
United in Disdain for Dodd-Frank, Wall Street Is Split on the Details
Online and telephone pre-orders for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S began in the pre-dawn hours on Friday, marking Apple's first major product launch since Chief Executive Tim Cook took the company's reins.
Pre-Orders for iPhone 4S Will Test New CEO From Wall Street Journal
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Pre-Orders for iPhone 4S Will Test New CEO From Wall Street Journal
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