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Stock futures edge up as Greece moves on aid deal
Greece seeks aid
Honeywell profit beats Street, boosts year view
G20 plots post-crisis path
Johnson Controls raises outlook after results
Goldman director in focus on Berkshire deal: report
Xerox posts better-than-expected quarterly results
Lenovo emerges as leading candidate for Palm: sources
Morgan Stanley fund in debt extension in Japan: sources
Goldman underwrote, invested in Lloyds refinance: report


Stock futures edge up as Greece moves on aid deal
April 23, 2010 07:54 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose slightly on Friday as Greece asked the European Union and International Monetary Fund to trigger an aid package in what could be the largest state bailout ever attempted.

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Greece seeks aid
April 23, 2010 08:23 AM ET
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece asked European governments and the IMF on Friday to trigger billions of euros in emergency loans in what could be the largest state bailout ever attempted.

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Honeywell profit beats Street, boosts year view
April 23, 2010 08:28 AM ET
BOSTON (Reuters) - Diversified U.S. manufacturer Honeywell International Inc boosted its full-year earnings target after reporting first-quarter profit that topped Wall Street's expectations.

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G20 plots post-crisis path
April 23, 2010 08:18 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World finance leaders gather in Washington on Friday hoping to plot a course beyond the financial crisis, but Greece's worsening debt woes served as a stark reminder the global economy remains vulnerable.

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Johnson Controls raises outlook after results
April 23, 2010 08:15 AM ET
DETROIT (Reuters) - Diversified U.S. manufacturer Johnson Controls Inc raised its fiscal-year earnings forecast on Friday after posting a better-than-expected quarterly profit amid a recovery in global vehicle production.

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Goldman director in focus on Berkshire deal: report
April 23, 2010 03:14 AM ET
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta told hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam about a $5 billion investment in Goldman by Berkshire Hathaway before the deal was made public, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a person close to the situation.

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Xerox posts better-than-expected quarterly results
April 23, 2010 08:25 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Xerox Corp posted higher-than-expected first-quarter operating profit, fueled by growing demand for its document management and printing services from small businesses and in developing markets.

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Lenovo emerges as leading candidate for Palm: sources
April 23, 2010 07:02 AM ET
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo , the world's No.4 PC brand, has emerged as the leading candidate to buy struggling smartphone maker Palm , after the U.S. firm was rebuffed by other potential Asian buyers, sources said.

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Morgan Stanley fund in debt extension in Japan: sources
April 23, 2010 07:33 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Morgan Stanley real estate fund won an agreement with lenders for a 60-day extension on about $2.4 billion in loans used in a troubled hotel investment in Japan, two sources with knowledge of the deal said.

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Goldman underwrote, invested in Lloyds refinance: report
April 23, 2010 07:34 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc was involved as an underwriter and an investor in Lloyds Banking Group Plc's 23.5 billion pound (US$36.1 billion) refinancing in late 2009, the Financial Times said on Thursday, citing four people involved in the capital raising.

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