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Loews and CNA earnings up on investment gains

Loews Corp posted a better-than-expected 8 percent rise in quarterly net profit, as the hotels and energy conglomerate recorded a gain on investments compared to significant investment losses a year earlier.

Gold slips below $1,180/oz as haven buying retreats

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Gold prices slipped below $1,180 an ounce in Europe on Monday knocked by a dearth of haven buying as confidence in the financial markets improved, though some emergent physical demand limited losses. Spot gold was bid at $1,177.65 an ounce at 6:21 a.m. ET, against $1,181.50 late in New York on Friday. U.S. gold futures for August delivery fell $4.00 to $1,179.90.

Jobs and earnings latest test for stocks

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U.S. stocks are unlikely to break above a key technical level this week unless monthly jobs data and consumer company results paint a more promising picture of the recovery.
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Middle East Oil Producers Might Consider BP Investment - to Diversify

With BP poised to move on from the Gulf oil spill with a new chief executive, the beleaguered London-based company might look attractive to Middle East sovereign wealth funds after all. It would be a parting legacy from outgoing CEO Tony Hayward if his efforts earlier this month to court the funds in Abu Dhabi and other oil-producing countries were to bear fruit.
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Office Depot quarterly loss narrows

Office Depot Inc reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on lower distribution costs and other expense controls, sending shares of the No. 2 U.S. office supplies retailer up 8 percent.
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Europe banks say stress tests positive

Over one-third of investors expect Europe's banks to raise significant capital in the next six months following a health check that forced little fundraising but showed up some weak spots, according to a survey.
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Futures gain on strong earnings

Upbeat corporate results from both sides of the Atlantic lifted U.S. stock index futures on Tuesday, setting up Wall Street for a fourth straight day of gains.
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UBS outshines Deutsche Bank

UBS flagged a return to client inflows by year-end as strong equities and currency trading gains helped it outdo Deutsche Bank and other rivals, which were hit hard by the European sovereign debt crisis.
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Genzyme weighs Sanofi approach: source

Biotechnology company Genzyme Corp is weighing an informal takeover approach from France's Sanofi-Aventis but is not looking to sell the company, a source familiar with the situation said on Monday.
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SEC says Goldman to remain eligible issuer

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Goldman Sachs Group Inc will be allowed to continue to issue securities after settling civil fraud charges earlier this month, according to a letter posted to its website on Monday.
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Wall Street rallies on FedEx, home sales data

Stocks advanced on Monday after a rosy outlook from FedEx and strong home sales data fueled optimism, helping the S&P 500 stay above a key resistance level that could confirm Wall Street may be back in bullish mode.
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Forex trade bounces back in major financial centers

Daily foreign exchange trading turnover in London, Tokyo and New York soared in the latest year, bouncing back sharply from a crisis-induced decline, data released on Monday showed. Average daily volume in Britain jumped to $1.747 trillion in the year to April 2010, up 31 percent, the Bank of England said. It rose 15 percent compared with volume in October 2009.
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Gold bounces higher on physical buying; equities gain

Gold gained on Monday on bargain hunting and purchases from jewelers but investors were on the sidelines after a European bank stress test showed few surprises and failed to spur safe-haven buying last week. Platinum rose to its strongest in nearly a month on fund buying driven by gains in equities. Asian shares rose as solid U.S. corporate earnings and strong euro zone data offset growing skepticism the banks were not rigorously examined.
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Stocks on brink of breakout

Wall Street enters next week on the cusp of a breakout in U.S. stocks, but it will need another spate of convincing earnings reports to feed the rally that sprouted at the end of this week.

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