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Icahn's Yahoo fight puts Microsoft in driver's seat 5:55am EDT

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Business News

Buffett pulls out of RBS insurance sale: report

WTO tells U.S. to cut trade barriers, improve exports

Yahoo, WPP form multiyear ad-trading partnership

Wal-Mart to serve food in small-format stores: report

Abercrombie & Fitch posts higher profit

Fannie to change down payment policy: report

Infineon CEO set to step down at end-June -source

Carlsberg discounts $6.3 billion S&N rights by 40 percent

Macy's to have FAO Schwarz boutiques in stores

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Stock Market Report

US STOCKS-Futures boosted by energy companies, Nordstrom

Industries News

Financial Services & Real Estate

EIB plans to sell $3 bln 3-year bond -lead

KKR hires Lazard exec to boost infrastructure biz

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Consumer Goods & Retail

UPDATE 3-Ladbrokes profits rise on soccer betting, FOBTs

UPDATE 1-Rothmans profit rises but cigarette shipments down

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Technology, Media & Telecom

France's NRJ says board chief Pallain could leave

Lou Reed to host satellite radio show on Sirius

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Energy

TABLE-Nigeria fuel retailer AP profit up in Q1

UPDATE 1-Total CEO sees Saudi refinery project over $10 bln

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Healthcare

TAKE-A-LOOK-Clinical Oncology annual meeting

UPDATE 1-SAfrica's Medi-Clinic full year earnings up 5 pct

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Industrials, Materials & Utilities

UPDATE 3-British Energy gets bid approaches, shares jump

PG&E Calif. Diablo Canyon 1 reactor at full power

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Finance News

M&A

UPDATE 1-HBOS sells stake in Rightmove for 59 mln stg

Total still targets Sanofi stake sale but no hurry

UK's Antisoma paying $52 mln for U.S. cancer firm

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Markets

"Hungry" Nigeria oil hijackers slash ransom demand

PRESS DIGEST - Canada - May 16

PSEG N.J. Salem 2 reactor ramps up to 18 pct

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IPOs

UPDATE 2-Bridgestone, Toyo Tire form alliance in tougher times

UPDATE 1-Carlsberg discounts $6.3 bln S&N rights by 40 pct

Citibank sells A$500 mln RMBS to 21 investors

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Hot Stocks

Oil near $125 on heating oil supply strain | Video

Futures boosted by energy companies | Video

World stocks power to 4-month peak | Video

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Regulation

UPDATE 1-Dynavax stops development of allergy drug, shares fall

Western majors escape new Kazakh oil export duty

UPDATE 1-Qualcomm's acquires UK spectrum for new services

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Bonds

UPDATE 1-Fed's Lockhart sees hope that inflation slowing

GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks power to 4-month peak

FACTBOX-Global interest rates in 2008

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Economy

Weak GDI may tell truer story of Japan growth

UPDATE 3-Japan GDP grows but companies brace for slowdown

Statistical quirk lifts April car market in Europe

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Funds

SMFG posts big rebound, forecasts modest growth

SMFG posts rise in profit, forecasts modest growth

UPDATE 1-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

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ETFs

KKR starts infrastructure group headed by Bilicic

Icahn to battle Yahoo to accept Microsoft bid

Fed sees some healing in scarred credit markets | Video

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U.S. Dollar Report

FOREX-Contrasting data gives euro upper hand vs dlr

Gold Report

Gold rises on oil, platinum awaits Johnson Matthey

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Market Update

Reuters Business Blogs

Wagging the dog

Oil and gas deals benefit from rising commodity prices

Mark Cuban’s Yahoo rallying cry: “Aqualung!”

Currencies

FOREX-Data contrast knocks dollar vs euro, yen

Sterling recovers from lows, next BoE move eyed

Currency
UK £	inUSD =1.9481
Euro	inUSD =1.5500
¥en	inUSD =0.0096

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Commodities

Gold steadies as oil recovers, platinum choppy

RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks rise as dollar holds its ground

Symbol	Bid	Ask
BRENT CRUDE	$125.38	$125.44
MINI GOLD	$898.50	$898.90
MINI SILVER	$17.00	$17.02

Events Calendar

Today's Company Results

Fairpoint Communications Inc FY2008 Q1 Earnings Results

Multi Color Corp FY2008 Q4 Earnings Results

(Tentative) Abiomed Inc FY2008 Q4 Earnings Results

(Tentative) Castle Convertible Fund FY2008 Q1 Earnings Results

(Tentative) Hurco Cos Inc FY2008 Q2 Earnings Results

Exchanges and Trading Summit

Execs defend humans in high-tech markets Friday, 9 May 2008 08:04pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The heads of the world's biggest stock exchanges agree there is still room for the "human element" in a high-speed trading environment that has aggressively gone electronic. Full Article

NASDAQ OMX backs Paulson rules blueprint

New trading platforms challenge LSE

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