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* Q2 EPS ex-items 97 cts vs Wall St view 93 cts * Backlog slips to $4.0 bln $5.4 bln end-Q1 NEW YORK, July 29 - National Oilwell Varco Inc , the largest U.S. oilfield equipment supplier, posted an 82 percent jump in quarterly profit and topped Wall Street forecasts, but its backlog of orders slipped.

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');document.write('US STOCKS-Futures up on Europe data ahead of jobless claims (at Reuters)
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* Weekly jobless claims data on tap * Euro zone economic sentiment at 28-month high * Futures up: Dow 49 pts, S&P 6.1 pts, Nasdaq 7.25 pts

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');document.write('Stocks set for early gains as investors await more earnings (at CNNMoney.com)
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Futures head higher as investors shift focus back to earnings. Exxon Mobil, Colgate-Palmolive on tap.

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');document.write('UPDATE - Tyco International profit beats forecasts (at Reuters)
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Industrial conglomerate Tyco International Ltd reported a higher-than-expected profit on Thursday even as its sales fell short of Wall Street forecasts.

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');document.write('Stocks struggle to hold gains after Fed caution (at Financial Times)
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Thursday 10.15 BST. Risky assets are fighting to hold their level after a cautious but overall positive assessment of the US economy by the Federal Reserve.

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');document.write('Wall St futures point to higher open; data eyed (at Reuters)
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* Wall St futures pointed to a firmer start for equities, after gains in Europe. The Dow closed lower in the previous session on weak durable goods data and a downbeat assessment of the economy from the Fed s Beige Book.

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');document.write('US stocks snap winning streak; RIM gains (at CNBC)
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Stocks snapped their four-day winning streak Wednesday after the Fed s latest beige book report pointed to a sluggish recovery and earnings from Boeing disappointed.

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');document.write('[$$] Hutchinson, Websense Fall; Eastman Kodak Drops 15% (at The Wall Street Journal)
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Hutchinson, Websense Fall Small-capitalization stocks significantly underperformed their large-cap peers as a downbeat economic reading from the Fed inspired investors to shy away from riskier assets.

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');document.write('[$$] Boeing Grounds Dow, WellPoint Sinks 3.7% (at The Wall Street Journal)
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Boeing Grounds Dow, WellPoint Sinks 3.7% Stocks fell as a report from the Fed pointed to signs that the economic recovery may be running out of steam, adding to the market s disappointment over a drop in durable-goods orders.

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');document.write('US Stocks Snap Winning Streak; RIM Gains (at CNBC)
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Stocks snapped their four-day winning streak Wednesday after the Fed s latest beige book report pointed to a sluggish recovery and earnings from Boeing disappointed.

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');document.write('Pops & Drops: California Pizza Kitchen, Allegheny Tech... (at CNBC)
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Herein are Wednesday s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of California Pizza Kitchen popped while Allegheny Tech dropped.

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');document.write('Financial Stocks: Financials drop on data; Richard Ellis surges 8% (at MarketWatch)
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U.S. financial stocks fall, pressured by the latest round of U.S. economic data reports, but buoyed by gains of realty giant CB Richard Ellis Group Inc.

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');document.write('Stocks fall after Fed report on regional economy (AP)
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THE FED CONFIRMS INVESTORS VIEW: The Federal Reserve s beige book, its report on the economy region by region, showed that the recovery is slowing in some parts of the country. That confirmed how investors see the economy, and that sent stocks falling.

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');document.write('Stocks Snap Winning Streak; RIM Gains (at CNBC)
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Stocks remained lower Wednesday after the Fed s latest beige book report pointed to a slowly recovering economy. Boeing fell. RIM rose.

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');document.write('How the major stock indexes fared on Wednesday (AP)
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Investors cashed in some of their recent gains Wednesday after the Federal Reserve gave them more confirmation that the economic recovery is slowing. The Dow Jones industrial average fell almost 40 points after the Fed released its regional survey of the economy, a report known as the beige book.

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');document.write('UPDATE - Itron Q2 beat Wall Street, shares jump (at Reuters)
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* Q2 adj EPS $0.98 vs est $0.73 * Q2 rev up 33 pct, beats mkt * Shares up 9 pct after-mkt July 28 - Power meter maker Itron Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly results, as higher shipments of OpenWay meters and modules drove higher revenues from North America

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');document.write('UPDATE - Lam Research Q4 beats Wall Street (at Reuters)
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Chip-gear maker Lam Research Corp posted fourth-quarter profit that blew past Wall Street expectations, driven partly by market-share gains.

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');document.write('Glum Fed Report Weighs on Stocks (at The Wall Street Journal)
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Glum Fed Report Weighs on Stocks The Dow fell 39.81 points as a gloomy reading from the Fed stirred pessimism on the economy. Vote: Will Treasurys yields to fall further? Markets Hub: Boeing Weighs on Dow Heard: Risk Appetite s New Normal Data: Overview | Treasurys | Forex | Crude

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');document.write('Stocks fall on economic outlook (Reuters)
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U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after weak durable goods figures and a downbeat assessment of the economy from the Fed s Beige Book kept the benchmark S&P 500 trapped below its 200-day moving average.

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');document.write('US STOCKS-Wall St falls on economic outlook (at Reuters)
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* Full-year profit outlook for Dow component Boeing weighs * U.S. June durable goods orders unexpectedly drop * Beige Book downbeat on economy

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');document.write('U.S. stocks tumble, breaking blue-chip win streak (at MarketWatch)
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U.S. stocks closed lower Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average breaking a four-session win streak, as reports showing clouds over the U.S. economy dimmed any enthusiasm over corporate earnings reports.

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');document.write('US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St ends lower after weak data (at Reuters)
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday after weak durable-goods figures and a downbeat assesment of the economy from the Fed s Beige Book kept the benchmark S&P 500 trapped below its 200-day moving average.

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');document.write('US SMALL/MIDCAPS-Stocks fall on weak outlook (at Reuters)
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Mid- and smallcap stocks slipped on Wednesday after disappointing earnings forecasts in the smallcap technology sector along with weak quarterly results from midcap Global Payments.

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');document.write('US STOCKS-Wall St down, S&P hovers near key technical level (at Reuters)
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* Full-year profit outlook for Dow component Boeing weighs * U.S. June durable goods orders unexpectedly drop * Indexes off: Dow 0.4 pct, S&P 0.5 pct, Nasdaq 1 pct

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');document.write('U.S. stock market lingers lower after Fed report (at MarketWatch)
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U.S. stocks maintained light losses Wednesday after the Federal Reserve s Beige Book noted modest economic gains with slower growth in some regions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 6.81 points to 10,530.88.

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');document.write('Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks (AP)
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A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Broadcom Corp. rose .2 percent to $37.62 with 10,761,300 shares traded.

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