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Rostelecom (ROS.N), Russia's largest long distance call operator, said it would delist from the New York Stock Exchange as part of a reform of the state telecoms sector, though it will remain listed on local bourses.

Quicksilver Gas Services LP said its offering of 4 million limited partner units was priced at $21.10 a piece, a 5 percent discount to the stock's close on Thursday.

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Stock index futures rose on Friday as investors awaited data that could provide a look at the health of the consumer, including reports on retail sales and consumer sentiment.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher opening for Wall Street on Friday ahead of U.S. retail sales data, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq 100 up 0.4 to 0.7 percent at 4:37 a.m. EST.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher opening for Wall Street on Friday ahead of U.S. retail sales data, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq 100 up 0.4 to 0.7 percent at 0937 GMT.

Two Chinese companies struggled to gain a foothold in the U.S. equity markets on Thursday, with one falling as much as 11.1 percent in its first day of trading and another withdrawing its initial offering altogether.

Specialty finance company Ellington Financial LLC pulled its initial public offering on Thursday due to market conditions, according to an underwriter.

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BlackRock Inc plans to launch a portfolio that will let wealthy individual investors access hedge funds that have boosted pension funds' and endowments' returns, the company said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.

Endowment funds of major colleges and universities lost 19 percent for the year ended June 2009, outpacing the 28 percent drop in the Standard & Poor's 500, according to a survey released on Thursday.

The Obama administration's pay czar plans to announce on Friday his next wave of rulings as bailout recipients struggle to get out from under his thumb.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc plans to pay top managers their 2009 bonuses in stock, rather than cash, as it seeks to deflect outrage over a near-record pay haul months after it repaid billions of dollars in taxpayer aid.

Stocks gained on Thursday as signs of improving trends in the job market and a decline in the U.S. October trade deficit reassured investors the economy was on a steady growth path.

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc on Thursday announced that top level managers will receive no cash bonuses this year but instead would be given compensation in the form of stock which can't be sold for five years.

A new U.S. securities regulatory investigation into potential insider trading began in mid-November with the issuance of subpoenas to a number of hedge funds that may have gotten an advance word on corporate takeovers, said people familiar with the matter.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc plans to pay top managers their 2009 bonuses in stock, rather than cash, as it seeks to deflect outrage over a near-record pay haul months after it repaid billions of dollars in taxpayer aid.

Citigroup Inc is talking with the U.S. government about paying back its bailout money, but it is not clear whether a deal is imminent, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Stocks advanced on Thursday as data showed continuing claims for jobless benefits fell while the trade gap unexpectedly narrowed for October, which should provide a lift to the economy.

Citigroup Inc is talking to the U.S. government about paying back its bailout money, but it is not clear if a deal is imminent, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Citigroup Inc is planning to sell roughly $15 billion of common shares to help repay funds borrowed under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, people briefed on the matter said on Thursday.