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Good Morning Robert, FRI 14 May 2010 
 
Futures lower on debt worries
Retail sales rise 0.4 percent in April
Markets sense another "window" for yuan reform
Deutsche Bank CEO doubts Greece can repay debt: report
Senate backs curbs on credit raters, card fees
Gold hits record high as investors flock to safety
Video game sales plunge in April: NPD
Prudential to outline Asia asset sales: source
SEC investigates Wall Street selling of muni bonds: report
Goldman joins effort to rescue Chicago bank: report


Futures lower on debt worries
May 14, 2010 08:22 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell on Friday on worries about the impact of heavy euro-zone debt loads on the global recovery, while investors were cautious ahead of retail sales data.

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Retail sales rise 0.4 percent in April
May 14, 2010 08:34 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales at U.S. retailers rose more than expected in April, lifted by a surprise gain in motor vehicle purchases, government data showed on Friday.

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Markets sense another "window" for yuan reform
May 14, 2010 07:30 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing could have another window of opportunity over the next few days to make its long-awaited move on the yuan, in the wake of strong Chinese data and ahead of a Sino-U.S. summit.

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Deutsche Bank CEO doubts Greece can repay debt: report
May 14, 2010 07:42 AM ET
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Josef Ackermann cast doubt on Greece's ability to repay its debt in a TV interview and said a $1 trillion euro zone rescue package will help stabilize Italy and Spain, while the situation in Portugal is more difficult.

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Senate backs curbs on credit raters, card fees
May 13, 2010 08:29 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday voted to limit fees charged on credit and debit card transactions, and separately moved to overhaul the credit-rating business as part of a widening Wall Street reform bill.

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Gold hits record high as investors flock to safety
May 14, 2010 07:17 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Gold hit record highs near $1,250 an ounce in Europe on Friday as investors bought the metal to protect against sovereign risk in the euro zone and instability in the foreign exchange markets.

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Video game sales plunge in April: NPD
May 14, 2010 07:59 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sales of video game hardware and software plunged 26 percent in April, industry tracker NPD said on Thursday, one of the largest declines over the past decade.

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Prudential to outline Asia asset sales: source
May 14, 2010 12:42 AM ET
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Britain's Prudential Plc is expected to outline divestments of some Asian assets in its upcoming rights offering prospectus in an effort to appease shareholder concerns about its planned AIA acquisition, a source familiar with the process told Reuters on Friday.

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SEC investigates Wall Street selling of muni bonds: report
May 14, 2010 12:32 AM ET
(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating whether Wall Street banks used their own money to bet in financial markets against municipal bonds that they had sold, the Wall Street Journal said.

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Goldman joins effort to rescue Chicago bank: report
May 14, 2010 08:25 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein is part of an effort to save ShoreBank Corp, a Chicago bank with Washington ties, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

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