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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures rose on Thursday following two days of declines for the S&P 500 after upbeat European economic data and ahead of an expected drop in U.S. jobless claims. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc posted quarterly earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations driven by products such as mobile network equipment, sending its shares up 1 percent. Full Story »
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp (6752.T) plans to buy out subsidiaries Sanyo Electric (6764.T) and Panasonic Electric Works (6991.T) for up to 818.4 billion yen ($9.4 billion) to strengthen its push into greener businesses. Full Story »
AFP/File MUMBAI (AFP) - Billionaire investor George Soros is close to sealing a 40-million-dollar deal to buy Dubai Holding's 4.0 percent stake in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Financial Times reported Wednesday. Full Story »
TOKYO - Japan's retail sales in June rose for the sixth straight month, but the pace of growth is slowing. Full Story »
NEW YORK - Exxon Mobil Corp. said Thursday its second quarter income nearly doubled to $7.56 billion as oil prices increased from last year. Full Story »
AFP/File BRUSSELS (AFP) - Business and consumer confidence in the 16-nation eurozone jumped in July to its highest level in more than two years, driven by regional powerhouse German, the European Union said Thursday. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Loan officers at banks will be required to provide their names and fingerprints to a national database as part of an effort to crack down on shady operators who fed the real estate bubble. Full Story »
AP ATHENS, Greece - Greek police used tear gas Thursday to disperse protesting fuel-truck drivers, whose strike is hurting tourism and industry, after the government issued an emergency order to force them back to work. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com said its best-selling Kindle device was currently out of stock, leading one Internet analyst to surmise the online retailer was poised to launch a new version. Full Story »
AFP/File NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreclosures rose in 3 of every four large U.S. metro areas in this year's first half, likely ruling out sustained home price gains until 2013, real estate data company RealtyTrac said on Thursday. Full Story »
(Reuters) - Suncor Energy Inc, Canada's No.1 oil production and refining company, posted a second-quarter profit on Thursday, up from a year-prior loss, helped by its acquisition of Petro-Canada and stronger energy prices. Full Story »
AP EDISON, N.J. - President Barack Obama on Wednesday cast his latest economic pitch as a matter of patriotism, urging the Senate to ditch its partisan mode at least long enough to pass a package of tax cuts and loan relief for small businesses. "This is as American as apple pie," the president said. Full Story »
AP TOKYO - Toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the U.S., and another 16,420 vehicles in Japan for steering problems, the automaker said Thursday. Full Story »
A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday. Full Story »
It's a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in. Full Story »
Scientists from around the world are providing even more evidence of global warming, one day after President Barack Obama renewed his call for climate legislation. Full Story »
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