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The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: VF Corp, Hartford Financial, Caterpillar, Adobe Systems, Gilead Sciences, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Devon Energy, Regions Financial, Harley Davidson and Ford Motor Co.

U.S. stocks slumped on Wednesday, marking the biggest decline since August, as weaker-than-expected reports on ADP private sector employment and ISM manufacturing raised concerns about the current economic soft patch.

Mark Carney, a former Goldman Sachs employee and the current Governor of Bank of Canada, is a huge commodities bull.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: Ford Motor, Caterpillar, Sandisk, NYSE Euronext, Lowes Companies, Advanced Micro Devices, Peabody Energy and Carnival Corp.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Tuesday are: Metropcs Communication, Firstenergy Corp, Avon Products, Tenet Healthcare, Molson Coors Brewing, Caterpillar, Sears Holdings, Chesapeake Energy, Cognizant Technology Solutions and Pfizer.

U.S. stocks advanced in early trade on Friday, following stronger-than-expected earnings from major companies including Caterpillar and Merck.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Tuesday are: Ford Motor, UBS AG, Illinois Tool Works, Delta Air Lines, Caterpillar, 3M Co, Boeing, Cummins, AK Steel Holding, Lexmark International, Coca-Cola Co and Medco Health Solutions.

US stocks ended sharply lower on Monday after Standard & Poor’s (S&P) revised its rating outlook on the United States to negative.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: NYSE Euronext, Salesforce.Com, Freeport-McMoRan, Netflix, Bristol Myers Squibb, Caterpillar, Boeing, Marriott International, Peabody Energy and Wal-Mart Stores.

U.S. stocks climbed higher Friday, as fears of increased violence in Libya ebbed and currency interventions helped to relieve investor worries over Japan's economy.

U.S. stocks plunged on Thursday as weaker-than-expected economic reports from both domestic and overseas coupled with fears over the impact on oil price by pervasive unrest in the Middle East and North Africa weighed on the sentiment.

U.S. stocks plummeted on a slew of troubling developments, including a surprising trade deficit in China, a downgrade of Spain’s debt, along with fears over the impact on oil price by pervasive unrest in the Middle East and North Africa.

U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday as stronger than expected initial jobless claims data and an easing of oil prices after reports of a possible peace deal in Libya buoyed sentiment.

Bankers are predicting a burgeoning offshore market for renminbi-denominated bonds as corporates increasingly turn to the Chinese currency to issue debt, making it only a matter of time before the renminbi is on a par with dollars, euros and yen.

Dow once again briefly surpassed 12,000 points as stocks rose slightly on strong earnings reports.

US stocks modestly rose in early trade on Thursday, following weaker-than-expected reports on initial jobless claims, durable goods orders and mixed corporate earnings.

The companies that reported earnings before the markets open on Thursday are: AT&T, Procter & Gamble, Caterpillar, Altria, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Motorola Solutions, Colgate-Palmolive, Celgene and Lockheed Martin.

A key measure of business activity strengthened again in December, a lender group told Reuters on Tuesday, as companies borrowed more money to invest in their operations and did a better job of staying

Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to a modestly higher opening on Thursday ahead of economic data including durable goods orders and pending home sales as well as slew of earnings reports.

The companies which are expected to see active trade on Thursday are: Microsoft, Motorola, Procter & Gamble, Amazon, AT&T, Altria Group, Caterpillar, Colgate-Palmolive and Eli Lilly.

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