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Caterpillar profit tops view, raises forecast (Reuters)

Reuters - Caterpillar Inc reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year outlook, citing sales growth in emerging markets, especially from customers in mining and energy.

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Regional bank results improve; credit woes ease (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. regional banks including SunTrust Banks Inc , BB&T Corp and PNC Financial Services Group Inc are paying less for deposits, which helped fuel higher profits in the second quarter.

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Oil price rebound from sharp falls (AFP)

AFP - World oil prices firmed on Thursday, after recent sharp falls, as traders absorbed positive economic data and the weak dollar, and shrugged off Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke’s gloomy outlook.

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EBay beats in quarter, PayPal strong (Reuters)

Reuters - Web commerce company eBay Inc beat Wall Street’s quarterly profit estimates, helped by a record performance at its PayPal online payments unit and strong marketplace sales in Europe.

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G20 summit must focus on growth, Geithner says (Reuters)

Reuters - World leaders must focus on bolstering growth in a global economy still scarred by crisis, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Saturday as the heads of the Group of 20 nations gathered in Canada.

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Economic growth trimmed on consumer and business spending (Reuters)

Reuters - Economic growth was slower than previously reported in the first quarter on lower consumer spending on services, raising concerns the recovery would be too sluggish to bring down unemployment.

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Another hard year for California economy: report (Reuters)

Reuters - California’s economy faces yet more hardship this year marked by high unemployment as its labor market struggles to recover from steep job losses, the UCLA Anderson forecast unit said on Wednesday.

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Snow expected to cloud February employment report (AP)

AP - The government’s closely watched monthly employment report will be unusually hard to read this time.

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Jobless claims drop, productivity revised higher (AP)

AP - New claims for jobless benefits fell last week in a sign that layoffs may be easing as the economy slowly recovers.

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Bank of America warrants sale raises $1.54 billion (AP)

AP - The Treasury Department has received a record $1.54 billion from the sale of warrants it received from Bank of America as part of the support it provided during the financial crisis.

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