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Good Morning Bit, WED 10 Mar 2010    Stock futures little changed after China data, deals GDP seen slowing, tying Fed hands on rates Blue chips' ties to pay advisers under spotlight Barclays seen on lookout for U.S. bank deal AIG devises new formula for employee bonuses: report China's Geely secures financing to buy Volvo: report French minister says U.S. tanker affair not closed Home loan demand nudge higher in latest week Insurers' Chile quake hit won't up prices Strong China trade data point to rise in yuan China telcoms dial up 3G biz Business Update: Asia shrs edge up Upgrading the Internet Stock futures little changed after China data, deals March 10, 2010 07:45 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures barely budged on Wednesday after data showed Chinese exports and imports grew faster than expected and after a slew of new corporate deals. Full Article GDP seen slowing, tying Fed hands on rates March 10, 2010 08:33 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a growth spurt at the end of 2009, the U.S. economy will slow in the months ahead, keeping the Federal Reserve from raising borrowing costs until the final three months of the year, a Reuters poll showed. Full Article Blue chips' ties to pay advisers under spotlight March 10, 2010 08:08 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - A dark corner of corporate America is being thrust into the harsh glare of disclosure. Full Article Barclays seen on lookout for U.S. bank deal March 10, 2010 08:23 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays is on the lookout to buy a retail bank in the United States, according to reports, to build on its successful investment bank build-up there and create a buffer against regulatory reform. Full Article AIG devises new formula for employee bonuses: report March 10, 2010 12:56 AM ET (Reuters) - American International Group Inc has formulated a new "forced ranking" system to determine bonuses and rate employee performance, Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Full Article China's Geely secures financing to buy Volvo: report March 10, 2010 06:29 AM ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The parent of China's Geely Automobile has secured financing to buy Ford-owned Volvo cars for about 15 billion Swedish crowns ($2.10 billion), a Swedish business daily reported on Wednesday. Full Article French minister says U.S. tanker affair not closed March 10, 2010 06:07 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - A top French minister on Wednesday attacked the United States' handling of an aerial tanker contract, which has seen Europe's EADS drop out of the race, and said the matter was not over yet. Full Article Home loan demand nudge higher in latest week March 10, 2010 07:42 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage applications nudged up last week, reflecting increased demand for home purchase loans even as interest rates trekked higher, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday. Full Article Insurers' Chile quake hit won't up prices March 10, 2010 04:43 AM ET MUNICH/ZURICH (Reuters) - Last month's huge earthquake in Chile might cost the insurance industry up to $7 billion in damage claims, the world's top two reinsurers said, but it looks unlikely to raise reinsurance prices. Full Article Strong China trade data point to rise in yuan March 10, 2010 06:56 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese exports and imports grew faster than expected in February, underlining the momentum behind the world's third-largest economy and reinforcing the case for a rise in the yuan. Full Article

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