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Stock futures flat after 1 percent rally

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Stock index futures were flat on Monday as investors found little reason to keep pushing shares higher after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sparked a rally.

Analysis: Dow court case pushes limit of R&D tax credit

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Dow Chemical Co is challenging the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in a rare court case over expanding the research and development tax credit to cover the costs of supplies used to improve the ways existing products are made.
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U.S. stock index futures signal further gains

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.25 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.29 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.36 percent at 0920 GMT.
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Wall Street gains after Bernanke comments

Stocks rallied on Monday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested the central bank would continue supportive monetary policies even as the unemployment rate improves.
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Stock futures higher ahead of Feb home sales data

U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday, pointing to an equities rebound after the S&P's worst weekly performance so far this year, as investors looked ahead to data on February pending home sales.
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Stock index futures signal slight gains

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.14 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.2 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.21 percent at 0813 GMT.
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Stocks rise in cautious trade after losses

European shares clawed back some gains from last week's losses on Monday and the euro backed off three-week highs as investors traded cautiously ahead of key data this week's including an Italian bond auction and a key German economic sentiment index.
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Last-minute shopping could lift stocks

Portfolio managers will be doing some last-minute shopping for winners from the big stock market rally as they take part next week in the quarter-end ritual of window dressing.
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Ex-MF Global official: Corzine approved money transfer: memo

Former MF Global official Edith O'Brien said in an October 2011 email that CEO Jon Corzine gave direct instructions to transfer $200 million from a customer account to cover an overdraft in a JPMorgan account in London, according to a congressional memo released on Friday.
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BATS Global withdraws IPO

Exchange operator BATS Global Markets Inc , whose shares traded briefly on Friday before being halted due to technical glitches, said it is withdrawing its initial public offering.
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Wall Street dips as housing shares drag

Stocks edged lower on Friday, keeping the S&P 500 on track for its first weekly decline in six weeks as housing-related stocks fell after data showed a drop in single-family home sales.
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Wall Street opens flat, lower for week

Stocks opened flat on Friday, though the S&P 500 was on track to end a five-week winning streak after equities suffered their worst percentage drop in two weeks in the previous session.
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Futures flat, S&P on track for weekly drop

U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday after equities suffered their worst percentage drop in two weeks, with the S&P 500 on track for its first decline in the past six weeks.
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Stock index futures point to slightly higher opening

Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.1 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures 0.4 percent higher at 1040 GMT.
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Wall Street's face in Washington to step down

The chief lobbyist for the largest U.S. financial institutions will step down at the end of 2012, after more than a decade of waging regulatory battles, a trade group said on Thursday.
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Dow, S&P drop for 3rd day on global growth worries

The Dow and the S&P 500 fell for a third straight day on Thursday on concerns about the global economy's growth outlook after manufacturing data showed a drop in new orders in both the euro zone and China.
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Global growth concerns weigh on Wall Street

Wall Street fell for a third straight day on Thursday after continued contraction in manufacturing in both the euro zone and China fueled worries about the global economy.
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Wall Street opens lower on China, euro zone data

Stocks fell at the open on Thursday as data on the U.S. labor market did little to counter concerns about weakness in the global economy after soft manufacturing data in the euro zone and China.
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Wall Street to open lower on China, euro zone data

Stocks were set for a weaker open on Thursday as data on the domestic labor market did little to counter concerns about weakness in the global economy after soft manufacturing data in the euro zone and China.

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