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Stock futures slide with commodities, Cisco

U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as a continuing slide in commodities prompted an unwinding of bets on risky assets, including equities, while a sour outlook from Cisco hurt technology stocks.

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Stock index futures fall; Cisco eyed

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.29 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.27 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.56 percent at 0735 GMT.
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Nissan Q4 rises, says full production likely by October

Nissan Motor Co posted a 7.2 percent rise in quarterly operating profit on Thursday and said global production disrupted by Japan's March 11 earthquake will return to normal a least a month earlier than predicted by bigger home rival, Toyota Motor Corp.
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Foreclosures fall in April amid paperwork issues

The number of Americans who lost their homes to the bank fell in April as faulty paperwork continued to slow foreclosure activity, which fell to a more than three-year low, a closely watched survey said on Thursday.
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Feds get guilty plea in expert network insider probe

On the same day that a jury convicted hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, federal prosecutors notched another victory when a former account manager at a semiconductor company, Manosha Karunatilaka, pleaded guilty to charges of insider trading.
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Commodities fall hits Asian markets

Asian share markets fell on Thursday after a second big sell-off in commodities in less than a week cut investor appetite for riskier investments and boosted the U.S. dollar, although oil prices clawed back some losses in early trade.

Democratic Foe Gingrich Aims for White House

Longtime Republican foe of Washington Democrats Newt Gingrich threw his name into the ring of the 2012 presidential race, even as the White House said President Barack Obama hasn't opined on the GOP process.

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