Ahead of the Bell: Wholesale inventories and sales (AP) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 - Wholesalers' inventories and sales are expected to show small increases in December, extending their recent advances. The Commerce Department releases the latest figures at 10 a.m. EST Tuesday....
Futures lifted by Greece rescue talk (Reuters) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 - Stock index futures rose on Tuesday, buoyed by hopes that European Union nations could bail out debt-burdened Greece. Worries that rising debt in Greece, Portugal and other euro zone states could undermine a global recovery has sapped confidence from equity markets in recent weeks....
Stock futures climb ahead of opening (AP) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 - Stock futures are pointing to a higher open Tuesday as hopes grow the European Union will provide Greece with some support for its mounting debt burden....
NYSE Euronext returns to profit in 4th quarter (AP) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 - NYSE Euronext, the trans-Atlantic stock exchange operator, said Tuesday it returned to profit in the fourth quarter as cost-cutting helped offset a drop in revenue amid falling global share trading volumes....
Greek bailout speculation lifts euro (Reuters) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 - The euro rose on Tuesday on speculation that European Union nations could bail out errant member Greece, while global stocks were flat and emerging market shares climbed....
Business Highlights (AP) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 - Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and is likely to notify both the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, news reports said, as a top executive will testify before U.S. lawmakers about defects that have tarnished its reputation for quality and safety....
Electronic Arts outlook disappoints, shares decline (Reuters) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 - Electronic Arts Inc warned that fiscal 2011 earnings would miss Wall Street expectations as it grapples with a lack of blockbuster new games after a succession of missed targets and restructurings....
Macquarie cautious on outlook; shares down 6 percent (Reuters) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 - Macquarie Group , Australia's top investment bank, spooked investors on Tuesday with a lukewarm outlook, warning them about weakening markets and sending its shares down 6 percent....
FMC Corp. CEO buys $1M of chemical maker's stock (AP) Mon, 8 Feb 2010 - FMC Corp. on Monday said Pierre Brondeau, who became CEO and president on Jan. 1, recently bought $1 million worth of the chemical company's common shares on the open market....
Euro zone debt worries sink Dow below 10,000 (Reuters) Mon, 8 Feb 2010 - The Dow industrials closed below 10,000 for the first time since November on Monday as investors sold bank shares due to heightened concerns about the euro zone's sovereign debt troubles....
Lower taxes, charges boost Nasdaq OMX profit (AP) Mon, 8 Feb 2010 - Eroding market share and weaker trading volumes hurt Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.'s fourth-quarter revenue, but sharply lower taxes and fewer charges helped the global exchange operator report better-than-expected profit growth....
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Ahead of the Bell: Wholesale inventories and sales (AP)