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Homebuilder confidence at 2-1/2 year high in May

U.S. home-builder sentiment rose in May to the highest level in more than 2-1/2 years, boosted by a homebuyer tax credit and strengthening economy, the National Association of Home Builders said on Monday.

Lowe's dampens hopes for recovery in 2010

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Home improvement chain Lowe's Cos issued a disappointing profit forecast for the rest of the year and dampened hopes for robust economic recovery in the second half, sending its shares down 3.8 percent.
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Prudential prices record cash call

British insurer Prudential Plc unveiled a $21 billion cash call as it tried to put its takeover of AIG's Asian unit back on track and launched a charm offensive to woo wary shareholders.
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Data hint U.S. recovery pace is moderating

The pace of the U.S. economic rebound may be slowing, manufacturing data hinted on Monday, as concerns grow about the impact of Europe's debt crisis on global growth.
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EU ministers eye reforms as markets buffet euro

European finance ministers prepared on Monday to discuss tighter regulation on hedge funds a week after launching a $1 trillion debt rescue plan, as the euro was hit by fears austerity measures would stifle recovery.
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FOREX - Euro rallies from four-year low against the dollar

The euro rallied against the dollar on Monday on a rise in risk appetite after a U.S. report showed strong demand for U.S. long-term securities and a flurry of short covering by investors who had bet the currency would fall further. Earlier the euro fell to a four-year low against the dollar on persistent concerns with euro zone sovereign debt and fears that planned austerity measures will hurt growth in the region, but its fortunes revived amid German bank euro buying.
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Indian company trains small army to meet 3D surge

India's Reliance MediaWorks, part of the Reliance ADA group, is training a small army of artists to meet the rise in demand for 3D films following the huge success of James Cameron's Avatar and other films.
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Data hint at moderating U.S. recovery pace

The pace of the U.S. economic rebound may be slowing, manufacturing data and retailers results hinted on Monday, at the same time as concerns grow about the impact of Europe's debt crisis on global growth.
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GM posts first-quarter profit

General Motors Co posted a first-quarter profit on Monday and said it is making progress toward a turnaround expected to put it on track toward its first full-year profit since 2004.
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Lowe's outlook disappoints

Lowe's Cos gave a disappointing profit forecast for the rest of the year, sounding a note of caution about the pace of a U.S. economic recovery and sending its shares down more than 3 percent.
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Markets punish euro, shares before EU talks

The euro hit a four-year low on Monday on fears that austerity measures would stifle recovery, as European finance ministers prepared to discuss tighter regulation a week after launching a $1 trillion rescue plan.
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Lowe's profit tops Street

No. 2 U.S. home improvement chain Lowe's Cos Inc gave a muted quarterly outlook despite posting stronger-than-expected results for the latest period, and its shares fell nearly 4 percent.
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UK's Pru prices $21 billion cash call

British insurer Prudential launched its long-awaited $21 billion cash call and a delayed offensive to woo wary shareholders to back its takeover of rival AIG's Asian unit.
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M&A flurry pushes futures higher

BY Chuck MikolajczakU.S. stocks futures rose on Monday as a fresh wave of mergers and acquisitions helped dissipate worries over the impact of heavy euro-zone debt loads on a global recovery.
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Futures edge higher on M&A flurry

Stock futures were higher on Monday as a fresh wave of mergers and acquisitions helped dissipate worries over the impact of heavy euro-zone debt loads on a global recovery.

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