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Stocks seen opening down; jobless data eyed

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower opening on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq 100 down 0.4 to 0.5 percent.

Cadbury shares drop below Kraft's bid for first time

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Cadbury shares dipped below the level of Kraft Foods' 10.6 billion-pound ($17 billion) bid for the first time on Thursday as prospects of a rival bid receded and analysts reckoned Kraft now needs only to slightly sweeten its offer to win.
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Asia shares up on resources, eyes on U.S. jobs

Asian shares edged up on Thursday, buoyed by resource shares, while the dollar was on the defensive after minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting suggested the possibility of more stimulus measures for the U.S. economy.
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GE shareholders may face a year of living sideways

After a tumultuous year that saw General Electric Co stock tumble to 18-year lows, then whipsaw back to triple that level, shareholders of the largest U.S. conglomerate may be in for a year of few, if any, gains.
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Lockheed says F-35 program not in trouble

Lockheed Martin Corp on Wednesday said it was continuing work to sharply reduce the costs of the F-35 fighter and did not believe the program was in trouble despite a report that the Pentagon will cut production of 122 airplanes through 2015.
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Obama presses security overhaul, Nigerian indicted

U.S. President Barack Obama is not patient and is demanding immediate changes in airline security, the top U.S. military officer said on Wednesday, as a grand jury indicted the Nigerian man for trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day.
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Justice Department to review Comcast, NBC deal

The U.S. Justice Department will conduct an antitrust review of the proposed $30 billion joint venture between Comcast Corp and NBC Universal, department spokeswoman Gina Talamona said on Wednesday.
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Dow and S&P edge up, Nasdaq off on data, Fed minutes

The Dow and S&P 500 inched higher, while the Nasdaq dipped on Wednesday after Federal Reserve officials said they were still worried about labor market weakness and a report on the services sector showed only slight improvement in the economy.
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Justice Dept to review Comcast, NBC deal

The U.S. Justice Department will conduct an antitrust review of the proposed $30 billion joint venture between Comcast Corp and NBC Universal, department spokeswoman Gina Talamona said on Wednesday.
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Qingyuan seeks to boost electric car sales in U.S.

Tianjin Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Co, the first Chinese automaker to break into the United States, hopes to significantly boost sales of its self-developed electric models in the world's second-largest market this year, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
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LG says it is gaining U.S. TV market share

LG Electronics Inc said it is gaining share in the U.S. television market and that mobile phones have been key to increasing the South Korean company's brand recognition last year.
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Wall St dips after ISM services, ADP jobs data

U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday after ISM data showed the U.S. services sector grew in December, but at a marginal pace, and a report said the rate of job losses slowed at U.S. private employers.
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U.S. online spending up 4 pct in Nov-Dec.: comScore

U.S. online spending rose 4 percent to $29.1 billion in November and December with sales showing particular vigor over the Black Friday weekend and the week leading up to Christmas, according to data released on Wednesday by comScore.
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Service sector grows, job losses slow in Dec

The rate of job losses at U.S. private employers slowed in December and the services sector showed marginal growth, according to reports on Wednesday that pointed to a steady if unspectacular recovery.
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AT&T plans 2 Palm phones, 5 Android phones

AT&T Inc plans to sell seven new smartphones in the first half of this year, including two phones from Palm Inc and five Android phones from vendors, including handset newcomer Dell Inc.
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ISM data curbs Wall St; Nasdaq slips

The Dow and the S&P 500 ended little changed on Wednesday and the Nasdaq dipped after a report on the vast services sector showed only slight improvement in the U.S. economy.

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