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Good Morning Postlinuxeg, MON 11 Jan 2010    Stock futures up on China imports Fed unlikely to be swayed by jobs data: Bullard Heineken to buy Mexico's FEMSA in $7.9 billion deal Investor Alwaleed says Citigroup "on right path" China car sales top U.S. Goldman weighs expanding charity program China lending reportedly jumps, feeding hot economy Ecclestone, Genii gather cash for Saab bid: report Japan fund leaning towards JAL delisting: source Forte in talks to buy Shanghai property from Goldman Business Update: Asian shares surge Obama unveils energy credits U.S. job worries Stock futures up on China imports January 11, 2010 07:55 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Monday as China's strong trade figures stoked optimism in the global recovery and investors anticipated a profitable earnings report from Alcoa Inc. Full Article Fed unlikely to be swayed by jobs data: Bullard January 11, 2010 08:09 AM ET SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy is unlikely to be pushed off course by December's surprising job losses, a senior Fed official said on Monday. Full Article Heineken to buy Mexico's FEMSA in $7.9 billion deal January 11, 2010 07:53 AM ET AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Heineken NV will buy the beer business of Mexico's FEMSA in a $7.9 billion deal that boosts the Dutch brewer's emerging-market presence and cements an alliance with Latin America's biggest drinks firm. Full Article Investor Alwaleed says Citigroup "on right path" January 11, 2010 06:38 AM ET RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, head of Kingdom Holding and shareholder in Citigroup, said the U.S. bank had put the worst behind it and was now on the right path. Full Article China car sales top U.S. January 11, 2010 07:22 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - China's auto sales surged past the United States to reach record levels in 2009, industry figures showed on Monday, underscoring China's importance to the global auto industry as the world's biggest market. Full Article Goldman weighs expanding charity program January 10, 2010 10:25 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc may expand a program that would require executives to give a part of their pay to charity, as it looks to cool public anger over compensation, the New York Times reported on Sunday. Full Article China lending reportedly jumps, feeding hot economy January 11, 2010 06:48 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese bank lending surged in the first week of 2010, industry sources said on Monday, adding to the concerns fueled by blockbuster trade data for December that the world's third-largest economy is overheating. Full Article Ecclestone, Genii gather cash for Saab bid: report January 11, 2010 07:47 AM ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and investment company Genii Capital will soon have initial financing to show GM they can fund a purchase of carmaker Saab, daily Dagens Industri wrote on Monday. Full Article Japan fund leaning towards JAL delisting: source January 11, 2010 07:48 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - A state-backed fund crafting a restructuring plan for Japan Airlines is leaning toward a delisting of the carrier after it files for bankruptcy, a source with knowledge of the matter said. Full Article Forte in talks to buy Shanghai property from Goldman January 10, 2010 10:48 PM ET SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese property developer Shanghai Forte Land Co Ltd is in talks to buy a high-end residential property in Shanghai from Goldman Sachs in a deal worth more than $200 million, two people familiar with the situation said. Full Article

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