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Good Morning Bit, THU 25 Mar 2010    Futures higher ahead of EU parley, jobs data Best Buy trumps estimates in holiday quarter Dubai offers $9.5 billion for debt deal with no haircuts Treasury planning Citi stake sale: report SEC probing two hedge funds: report Merkel eyes Greece deal on German terms, ECB helps ConAgra profit up helped by consumer foods China sees interest rates as "heavy-duty weapon" Verdict on China Rio trial on Monday, Australia says Icahn, Lions Gate trade barbs; shares rise Spring housing check-up Currency tensions in Washington 95 years young and still working Futures higher ahead of EU parley, jobs data March 25, 2010 08:14 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Thursday as sovereign debt concerns remained in focus ahead of a meeting of European leaders to help Greece, while investors awaited data on first-time U.S. jobless claims. Full Article Best Buy trumps estimates in holiday quarter March 25, 2010 08:12 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best Buy Co beat profit and sales estimates in its holiday quarter, boosted by demand for notebook computers, flat-panel televisions and mobile phones. Full Article Dubai offers $9.5 billion for debt deal with no haircuts March 25, 2010 06:52 AM ET DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai will recapitalize its Dubai World conglomerate and repay property unit Nakheel's bonds in full, with $9.5 billion of aid for a debt deal promising creditors all their money back in up to eight years. Full Article Treasury planning Citi stake sale: report March 25, 2010 06:55 AM ET (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury could unveil a preset trading plan next month for the sale of its 27 percent stake in Citigroup Inc , Bloomberg said on Thursday, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter. Full Article SEC probing two hedge funds: report March 25, 2010 01:36 AM ET (Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator is probing hedge funds Appaloosa Management LP and Carlson Capital LP for certain trades, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Full Article Merkel eyes Greece deal on German terms, ECB helps March 25, 2010 07:10 AM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel backed aid for Greece with IMF involvement as a "last resort" on Thursday, and the European Central Bank extended looser funding rules in a big reprieve for Athens. Full Article ConAgra profit up helped by consumer foods March 25, 2010 07:53 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - ConAgra Foods Inc posted higher quarterly profit helped by its revamped consumer foods segment. Full Article China sees interest rates as "heavy-duty weapon" March 25, 2010 07:20 AM ET HONG KONG (Reuters) - A senior Chinese central banker on Thursday played down the need for an imminent rise in borrowing costs to keep a balance between growth and inflation in the world's third-largest economy. Full Article Verdict on China Rio trial on Monday, Australia says March 25, 2010 08:05 AM ET SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Thursday it had been told by China that the verdict in the trial of four Rio Tinto executives charged with bribery and stealing commercial secrets will be handed down on Monday. Full Article Icahn, Lions Gate trade barbs; shares rise March 25, 2010 12:47 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp and Carl Icahn traded angry barbs on Wednesday, one day after the movie studio rejected his hostile bid. Full Article

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