Thursday, June 21, 2007

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise; Dow Jones, Oakley, Google Gain in Europe

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures climbed as
investors speculated a manufacturing report and a gauge of
leading indicators will indicate economic growth is picking up.

Dow Jones & Co., the owner of the Wall Street Journal,
gained in Europe on expectations takeover talks with News Corp.
might speed up after the publisher's directors took control of
discussions and a new bidder emerged. Shares of Oakley Inc.
jumped after the U.S. sunglassmaker agreed to be acquired by
Luxottica Group SpA for $2.03 billion in cash.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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