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Stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday as investors paused after the market hit a 13-month high in the previous session on expectations for prolonged low interest rates.

News, details on corporate bond issues in the European markets on Tuesday:

JPMorgan Chase & Co is raising lending to small businesses by $4 billion this year and hiring more than 300 new bankers to cater to these businesses.

Austrian biotech company Intercell scrapped its full-year profit target after third-quarter revenue for its Ixiaro vaccine against Japanese Encephalitis fell short of expectations.

Bank of America Corp's CEO search could last until Thanksgiving, the New York Post reported on Friday.

Bank of America Corp's CEO search could last until Thanksgiving, the New York Post reported on Friday.

Unemployment Hits 10.2 Pct; Nations' Keeping Economic Support for Now; AIG Rises Again

The U.S. government guaranteed as much as $4.3 trillion in financial assets last year, making such backstops the biggest and riskiest part of Washington's response to the financial crisis, a bailout watchdog panel said on Friday.

British Airways signaled business is stabilizing, eclipsing news of a worse than expected first half loss and a prediction that revenue would slump by 1 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) this year.

Britain's leading share index was up 0.2 percent approaching midday on Friday with a rally by banks offsetting weakness in oil majors in thin trade as investors await the key U.S. October jobs report.

Bank of America's consumer banking chief, tipped to be a leading candidate to replace outgoing chief executive Kenneth Lewis, said he is keen to step into the top job but will stay on if he misses out, addressing one of Wall Street's most talked-about issues.

Bank of America Corp's credit card loss rate may have peaked in the third quarter, but it will remain elevated for a substantial number of quarters, the bank's head of consumer banking said on Thursday.

Bank of America Corp CEO Ken Lewis' year-end retirement is fast approaching and the bank's search committee is still hunting for a successor.

Widespread recovery doubts; More Caught in Trading Scandal; Microsoft-Yahoo Pact May Go Global

Bank of New York Mellon Corp CEO Bob Kelly told the bank's senior managers he is not interested in the top job at Bank of America Corp , defusing speculation that he would leave his current post.

Eight major banks which were at the front of the line for government bailouts have already set aside $117.6 billion this year to pay employees, almost as much as they paid in all of 2008, a Reuters analysis has found.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge set a December 8 hearing to consider approval of CIT Group Inc's reorganization plan, aiding the large commercial lender's effort to emerge from bankruptcy by year's end.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge set a December 8 hearing to consider approval of CIT Group Inc's reorganization plan, aiding the large commercial lender's effort to emerge from bankruptcy by year's end.

Bank of America Corp is considering allowing its next chief executive to be based in a city other than Charlotte, North Carolina, the bank's long-time headquarters, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

Ford Surprises, Credit Tough Amid CIT Woes; Summers' Summit

Uncertainty for Economic Growth;CIT's Capitulation; SEC's Missed Chances

Bank of New York Mellon Corp Chief Executive Robert Kelly was recently approached about taking the CEO job at Bank of America Corp , but he has shown no interest in the job, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is in settlement talks with several large financial institutions to resolve investigations into the awarding of municipal investment contracts, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Bank of America-Merrill Lynch raised Genworth Financial Inc (GNW.N) to buy from neutral saying the life and mortgage insurer was an attractive potential rebound story once the financial crisis ends.

Renegotiating bonuses to American International Group employees is a top priority, the Obama administration's pay czar said on Wednesday, adding he believes he can do so without losing key employees.

Renegotiating bonuses to American International Group employees is a top priority, the Obama administration's pay czar said on Wednesday, adding he believes he can do so without losing key employees.

The Obama administration made gains on Tuesday in its push for U.S. financial reform, unveiling a landmark bill to tackle systemic risk in the economy and winning congressional committee approval for a measure to expose hedge funds to more government scrutiny.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday offered CIT Group's small bondholders protection of the value of their debt if these investors support his effort to block the lender's reorganization plan.

Bank of America Corp said Merrill Lynch customers can now automatically transfer funds in retirement accounts into standard bank accounts, the first major new service launched by the combined company.