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 Benzinga | Fortune Brands 2Q Profit More Than Doubles; Forecast Raised Wall Street Journal Fortune Brands Inc.'s (FO) second-quarter profit more than doubled on divestiture gains as the company picked up market share in each of its brand groups amid an improving sales environment. Results beat expectations and the company boosted its ... Fortune Brands Tops Views, Ups Outlook Fortune Brands profit beats Fortune Brands quarterly profit more than doubles |
 Reuters | BEFORE THE BELL: US Stock Futures Drop Ahead Of US GDP Data Wall Street Journal Investors' nerves were on edge Friday ahead of the release of US second-quarter economic growth data, as futures pointed to opening losses on Wall Street. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 33 points to 10376. ... US STOCKS-Futures edges down ahead of Q2 growth data Stock futures fall ahead of GDP report Stock Market Story: July 30 |
 Reuters | Merck 2Q Profit Drops 52% On Charges; Sales Rise Wall Street Journal Merck & Co. (MRK) reported a 52% decline in second-quarter profit, as merger-related and restructuring costs more than offset a near doubling in sales as a result of the takeover of Schering-Plough. ... Merck Earnings Rise More Than Estimated on Job Cuts, Sales of AIDS Drugs Merck Guides In Line With Estimates Merck's 2Q net drops on higher costs, charges |
 CBC.ca | Is the Michigan oil spill sealed? Detroit Free Press KALAMAZOO -- Cleanup crews said Thursday they had stopped the westward spread of an oil spill heading down the Kalamazoo River, but officials from various agencies offered conflicting accounts of how far the slick had spread and whether oil continues ... Oil leak called a threat to Lake Michigan US regulators demand fix for failed pipeline Health alerts after oil spill |
 Globe and Mail | Fed's Bullard:Worried About Possible Deflationary Outcome For US Wall Street Journal NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The US is at risk of falling into a Japan-like deflationary trap and the best way for the Federal Reserve to avoid that would be to revive its securities buying program, ... Fed's Bullard Calls for 'Significant' Easing Plan Fed's Bullard: Fed Would Act If Recovery Fails : St. Louis Fed President Warns Against Japan-Style Deflation |