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Pound's weakness helps Compass profit leap 32% , MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Catering giant Compass Group on Wednesday reported a 32% jump in annual profit as the weakness of the British pound, cost savings and new...
By STEVE GOLDSTEIN U.S. stock futures were virtually unchanged Tuesday as worries about bank capital and a slew of coming economic data releases kept traders on the sidelines. Less than two hours before the start of trading,...
Gays Rally for NJ Marriage EDGE Boston New Jerseys gay and lesbian families worry that the loss of Gov. Jon Corzine, an equality supporter, may have spooked some state lawmakers who otherwise might push for marriage equality in...
U.S. stock futures inch up before data , MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures were a touch higher on Tuesday ahead of a bevy of economic data, though worries about bank capital and the outlook for the economy...
MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Italy's Eni on Monday struck a tentative deal to buy Heritage Oil's assets in Uganda for as much as $1.5 billion. Eni /quotes/comstock/13*!e/quotes/nls/e (E 50.23, -1.12, -2.18%)...
ICE probing spike in dollar index futures , MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The IntercontinentalExchange is probing trades in U.S. dollar index futures that briefly showed a massive 9% jump on Friday morning. The lead...
By STEVE GOLDSTEIN U.S. stock futures on Friday pointed to a somewhat weaker start, hurt by Dell's worse-than-forecast drop in net profit and as traders move toward safer securities like bonds and gold. More than two hours...
MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- While many in the market fear that the big rally from March lows will lead to a pullback in stocks as the year winds down, a historical analysis shows that December tends to be strong....
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MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- SABMiller on Thursday said its first-half profit dropped 31% as currency swings, charges to revamp operations and slightly weaker beer volume offset price hikes and improved productivity....
