Business Today: Stock futures rise after China data, Tuesday climb

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Good Morning Postlinuxeg, WED 09 Jun 2010    Stock futures rise after China data, Tuesday climb BP shares and CDS hurt by dividend concern: traders Fed officials send conflicting signals on rates Santander pays BofA $2.5 billion for Mexican unit stake Germany, France urge EU to eye short selling ban Allscripts buys rival Eclipsys in $1.3 billion deal Labor strife spreads to 3rd Honda supplier in China Hitachi says still expects to win big UK train deal Amid gloom, some bulls roam Wall Street Exports fuel Hungary and Czech GDP Tutu tough for ballet students Business Update:EU woes hurt stocks The disruptive designs of Made.com Stock futures rise after China data, Tuesday climb June 09, 2010 08:26 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Wednesday as Wall Street looked to build on gains in the previous session after unofficial data showed Chinese exports blew past expectations, easing concerns about a global recovery. Full Article BP shares and CDS hurt by dividend concern: traders June 09, 2010 05:45 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in British oil company BP fell 4.9 percent on Wednesday on concern over its dividend payment, as it continued battling to contain an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Full Article Fed officials send conflicting signals on rates June 09, 2010 07:40 AM ET CHICAGO/KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Two top Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday offered opposing signals on the direction of interest rates, highlighting an increasingly salient split within the central bank. Full Article Santander pays BofA $2.5 billion for Mexican unit stake June 09, 2010 08:28 AM ET MADRID (Reuters) - Banco Santander said it was to pay $2.5 billion for the 24.9 percent of Santander Mexico it does not own, showing the Spanish bank's expansion ambitions have not been dampened by a raft of buys in the past 18 months. Full Article Germany, France urge EU to eye short selling ban June 09, 2010 08:35 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Commission welcomed German and French calls for new measures to clamp down on speculators in government debt on Wednesday but the likelihood of a bloc-wide ban still appears remote. Full Article Allscripts buys rival Eclipsys in $1.3 billion deal June 09, 2010 08:35 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. healthcare IT firm Allscripts said Wednesday it was to buy rival Eclipsys in a $1.3 billion all-share deal, creating a leader in electronic healthcare records. Full Article Labor strife spreads to 3rd Honda supplier in China June 09, 2010 07:24 AM ET TOKYO/FOSHAN, China (Reuters) - A third strike in four weeks hit Honda Motor Co's Chinese suppliers on Wednesday, fuelling concerns that unrest among workers in the world's manufacturing hub is spreading. Full Article Hitachi says still expects to win big UK train deal June 09, 2010 03:35 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Hitachi Ltd said on Wednesday it still expects to win an order for a large train project in Britain, but it acknowledged that some modifications to the $11 billion deal were likely. Full Article Amid gloom, some bulls roam Wall Street June 09, 2010 08:26 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street investment strategists are buckling up for a bumpy ride and keeping a wary eye on Europe, but there are some stock market bulls who expect their forecasts for the U.S. stock market to be vindicated. Full Article Exports fuel Hungary and Czech GDP June 09, 2010 06:57 AM ET PRAGUE (Reuters) - Exports and a slight pickup in domestic demand fueled growth in Hungary and the Czech Republic in the first quarter, though analysts said fiscal tightening in the euro zone will slow the pace of recovery later this year. Full Article

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