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Financial stocks are still top bets among some of the largest hedge funds, which continued piling into big banks like JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Citigroup Inc (C.N) in the third quarter.

Germany and Spain will provide Europe's biggest growth in windpower over the next decade but Britain and Italy might give the best returns on investment, the head of the European Wind Energy Association said on Friday.

U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher on Friday ahead of the key monthly jobs report for November.

Royal Bank of Canada said on Friday that quarterly profit rose 10 percent as strong domestic banking offset losses in its big U.S. operations, but the results were not as impressive as rivals have reported.

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U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher on Friday ahead of the key monthly jobs report for November.

Gold eased back toward $1,200 an ounce in Europe on Friday as a slight recovery in the dollar prompted traders to cash in gains after the previous day's run-up to record highs.

U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher on Friday ahead of the key monthly jobs report for November.

Federal prosecutors investigated Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam on suspicions of insider trading more than a decade before he was charged with securities fraud, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing legal filings.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Wall Street on Friday following the previous session's drop, as investors await all-important monthly jobs figures.

Goldman Sachs Chief Lloyd Blankfein is weighing plans to increase the share of compensation paid out in equity to executives in a bid to quell public anger over the probability of large pay-outs, the Financial Times said.

The United States may be emerging from recession but some firms are canceling holiday parties for a second year in a row and others are bragging about having fun on the cheap.

Bank of America Corp will sell nearly $19 billion in equity later on Thursday amid strong investor interest as it races to shed government regulatory curbs that have bedeviled its CEO search.

Bank of America Corp will sell nearly $19 billion in equity later on Thursday amid strong investor interest as it races to shed government regulatory curbs that have bedeviled its CEO search.

Bank of America Corp will sell the securities it will use to help repay $45 billion in government bailout funds Thursday evening, its chief financial officer said.

The top U.S. securities regulator pushed on Thursday to reform mutual fund fees that traditionally used to stimulate fund growth and help cut shareholder expenses.

Bank of America Corp will sell the securities it will use to help repay $45 billion in government bailout funds Thursday evening, based on extraordinary interest, its chief financial officer said.

Bank of America Corp will sell the securities it will use to help repay $45 billion in government bailout funds Thursday evening, based on extraordinary interest, its chief financial officer said.

U.S. stocks lost ground on Thursday after data showing the U.S. services sector shrank unexpectedly in November offset Bank of America's plans to repay $45 billion in taxpayer bailout funds.

Singapore budget carrier Tiger Airways, 49 percent owned by Singapore Airlines, has tapped three banks for an initial public offering expected in January, sources said on Thursday.