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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures slipped on Friday as investors turned cautious ahead of a report expected to show slowing growth in the U.S. economy in the second quarter. Full Story »
Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economic growth likely slowed in the second quarter as a capital investment drive by businesses was sated by imports and consumer spending tapered off, a government report is expected to show on Friday. Full Story »
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Aon Corp , the world's largest insurance brokerage, reported a larger-than-expected quarterly profit as contributions from recent acquisitions helped offset decline in commissions. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trading in Cisco Systems Inc shares was briefly halted on Thursday after triggering a circuit breaker. Full Story »
TOKYO (Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said the risk of deflation in the United States has risen somewhat compared with the beginning of this year, the Nikkei newspaper reported. Full Story »
PARIS - EADS NV, the parent company of plane-maker Airbus, raised its outlook for 2010 — despite a 61 percent drop in second quarter earnings — as a rash of new aircraft orders boosted hopes that a painful two-year downturn is over. Full Story »
ROME - Italian officials are seeking to raise some euro25 million (about $32 million) in private money to finance the restoration of one of the country's iconic landmarks: the Colosseum. Full Story »
Reuters NEW YORK - State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he had opened a fraud investigation into how life insurers pay out benefits after policyholders die. Full Story »
AFP/File KIEV (AFP) - Standard and Poor's on Friday said it was raising its assessment of Ukraine's sovereign debt after the IMF agreed a 15 billion dollar package to help its economy emerge from the economic crisis. 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 »
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators say a Florida company they accused of misleading borrowers who were seeking to avoid foreclosure has agreed to repay the consumers $2.4 million to settle those charges. Full Story »
AP NEW ORLEANS - BP gas station owners across the country are divided over whether the oil giant stained by its handling of the Gulf spill should rebrand U.S. outlets as Amoco or another name as part of its effort to repair the company's badly damaged reputation. Full Story »
AP BOSTON - Sen. John Kerry says he always intended to pay taxes in Massachusetts on his $7 million yacht but concedes he mishandled the public furor over his decision to dock the vessel in tax-free Rhode Island. Full Story »
Reuters TOKYO/BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co (7267.T) raised its full-year forecasts after posting a record quarterly net profit on Friday, while brisk sales returned France's Renault to profit in the first half. Full Story »
Two employees of the U.S. Embassy in Paris were undergoing medical tests after handling a suspicious letter Friday, the embassy said Friday. Full Story »
Samsung's quarterly profit surged to a record high as sales of semiconductors, flat panels and TVs climbed, but the electronics giant warned that intensifying competition in areas like mobile phones could dent earnings in coming quarters. Full Story »
The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia's capital, highlighting concerns about the rampant — and growing — illegal pet trade. Full Story »
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