ECONOMY & MARKETS

Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and voluntary screenings.

The top after market NYSE gainers on Friday were: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Nabors Industries, Canadian Pacific Railway, 3D Systems and Carter's, Inc. The top after market NYSE Losers were: Freescale Semiconductor, China New Borun, Mindray Medical International, Swift Transportation and Jones Lang LaSalle.

Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down by between 0.6 and 0.9 percent.

Asian shares fell Monday and commodities slipped as the dollar spiked to a three-month high against the yen following Japan's intervention, prompting investors to book profits after last week's rally.

The companies that are expected to see active trade on Monday are: Loews Corp, Humana, Allstate, Anadarko Petroleum, CNA Financial, HCP, FMC, Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, AvalonBay Communities, Cooper Tire & Rubber.

The BSE Sensex fell 0.4 percent on Monday as investors turned cautious after four straight sessions of gains, amid weak sentiment in Asian markets, with automakers among the key losers after Maruti Suzuki posted a sharp fall in quarterly profit.

The Nikkei average edged lower, giving up sharp morning gains made after Japanese authorities intervened to curb persistent yen strength as investors locked in profits on concerns the yen won't stay down for long.

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Investors may want to avoid Groupon Inc.'s high-profile IPO this week because the deals and coupon Web site operator has an unproven earnings record and slow growth, according to Barron's newspaper.

Confidence was highest in India for a seventh straight quarter but India's reading fell 5 points from the second quarter and Saudi Arabia was catching up.

WPP LLC, the world's largest advertising company, sees China overtaking Britain as its second-biggest market in two to four years, its CEO said Sunday.

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Europe should not expect China to ride to the rescue as its savior from the debt crisis, though Beijing will do what it can to help a friend in need, the state-run Xinhua news agency said in a commentary Sunday.

Kenyan shares vaulted 2 percent on Friday to their highest in five weeks as foreign investors trooped back to riskier assets in search of bargains, while the shilling firmed slightly.

U.S. and European shares took a breather on Friday after a strong rally on a long-awaited euro zone rescue deal, but a weak sale of Italian bonds showed investor confidence in the agreement was shaky.

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Hewlett-Packard is set to keep its PC division which it had put up for sale, but it may shut down its webOS division, which was obtained for $1.2 billion in April 2010 when the company bought Palm. As webOS goes, 500 jobs are on the chopping block as well.

The head of the European Financial Stability Facility sought to entice China on Saturday to invest in the bailout fund by saying investors may be protected against as much as one-fifth of initial losses.

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European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said in an interview in a German newspaper to be published Sunday that the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis is not yet over and that it is too early for the all-clear signal.

Oil prices retreated on Friday in choppy trading as uncertainties about Europe's plan to tackle its debt problems prompted some profit taking after the previous session's rally.

Annual inflation in Kenya rose more than expected to 18.91 percent in October as food, electricity and fuel prices increased along with transport costs, but analysts said it was close to peaking.

South Africa's rand firmed on Friday and was on course to record its best week in two years, still benefiting from news of a deal towards resolving the euro zone debt crisis.

The Philippines is seeking to turn around its economy from decades of subpar performance.

Europe has staved off an imminent financial crisis and fears of a U.S. double-dip recession may have been overblown. With the Federal Reserve already lowering long-term interest rates through Operation Twist, it seems QE3 is not likely to come.

Canadian stocks looked set to open lower on Friday after rallying more than 2 percent on Thursday, as the investor optimism that followed Europe's latest debt crisis plan began to fade.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Arkansas Best, Clearwire, Baidu, Brocade Communications Systems, and Spectrum Pharmaceuticals. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: TGC Industries, Nanometrics, Qlik Technologies, Coinstar, and Zix Corp.

Even as details emerge about a Eurozone deal that would see banks and insurers accept bigger losses on Greek bonds and boost the region's bailout fund, setting up for what could happen across the Atlantic won't be easy for investors.

State Bank of India, the country's biggest lender, expects its average funding cost for savings bank accounts to rise 100-125 basis points.