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For U.S. stock market report double-click [.N] 0708 ET 02June2009-JPMorgan, AmEx to sell shares to repay TARP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Both JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) and American Express (AXP.N) both said late Tuesday that they would be selling stock in a move to repay funds from the government's bank bailout fund.

JPMorgan will sell $5 billion of stock while AmEx will sell $500 million. JPMorgan's offering will be priced Tuesday morning.

For details, see [ID:nN01465721]

Shares of American Express fell 2.8 percent to $25.25 in premarket trading while JPMorgan was down 0.9 percent to $35.80.

Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net 0705 ET 02June2009-Economic indicators for June 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Economic indicators on tap for Tuesday include weekly ICSC chain store and Redbook data, pending home sales data for April, May vehicle sales and the weekly ABC consumer confidence index.

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Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net 0658 ET 02June2009-Earnings diary for June 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Companies scheduled to report quarterly results on Tuesday include: Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV.N), VeriFone Holdings (PAY.N), Financial Federal Corp (FIF.N), H.H. Gregg Appliances (HGG.N) and Modine Manufacturing (MOD.N), among others.

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Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net