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| U.S. stock futures were higher in early trading, with the crisis in Greece and the latest U.S. economic numbers in focus. The sharp Wednesday selloff put the Downegative for June and the S&P 500 just above breakeven. (CNBC) |
| As leftist Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras embarks on a last-ditch effort to agree on a reform deal with creditors,a rebellion is mounting at home among his own Syriza party and the opposition. | Live blog (CNBC) |
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| The back-and-forth struggle over the president's trade agenda is expected to take another step forward today, with a House vote on a companion to the fast track bill, which received final passage Wednesday. (USA Today) |
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| The CEO of Takata, the Japanese airbag maker at the center a defect-and-recall scandal, today repeated his regret. Meanwhile, Toyota (TM) and Nissan said they'reexpanding their North America Takata-related recalls to the rest of the world. (AP & Reuters) |
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Americans put in more hours at work last year, but also managed to find more time to sleep and watch television. In fact, people slept about an hour more than they worked. (WSJ-subscription)
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| It's a busy morning for economic numbers, with several numbers of significance coming at 8:30 a.m. ET: jobless claims, personal income and spending for last month, and the May PCE deflator, an inflation measure watched by the Fed. Then at 10:30 a.m. ET, the Energy Department releases its usual Thursday look at natural gas inventories. |
| Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) late Wednesday reported quarterly profit of 93 cents per share, missing estimates by a penny, and revenue that matched expectations. The household goods retailer warned on outlook. |
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| Walt Disney (DIS) late Wednesday announced it israising its dividend by 15 percent, and going to now make dividend payments twice per year rather than once. |
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| McDonald's (MCD) plans to sell its more than 400 Taiwan-based stores to a franchise operator. The fast food chain is trying to cut costs and turn around its China business. |
| JPMorgan (JPM) is in talks with the SEC to settle a product steering case, according to the Wall Street Journal. It involves whether the financial giant tried to steer private banking clients toward its own products. |
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TransUnion (TRU) begins trading today on the New York Stock Exchange after the credit bureau priced its IPO at $22.50 per share, in the middle of the expected range. That gives TransUnion a value of about $4 billion.
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Today's Markets: In Asia, Japan -0.5% to 20771. Hong Kong -1% to 27146. China -3.4% to 4529. India +0.6% to 27896. In Europe, at midday, London +0.2%. Paris +0.5%. Frankfurt +0.8%. Futures at 6:20: Dow +0.4%. S&P +0.4%. Nasdaq +0.3%. Crude -0.3% to $60.11. Gold +0.1% to $1173.50. Ten-year Treasury Yield +2 bps to 2.39%
Notable earnings after today's close: MU, NKE, SNX
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