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| US STOCKS-Futures signal higher open on deal activity Reuters - NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Monday, with takeover news in the telecommunications sector, including a $48.5 billion buyout, likely to offset concern about the subprime mortgage market. Stocks will Source: www.reuters.com Soaring Metals Prices Push LME to Expand Membership CNBC - On top of this, the LME's recent decision to launch futures contracts for steel could attract a whole new industry to the exchange. Applicants for LME membership must own 25,000 Class B shares in the exchange, but reluctance by some members to sell Source: www.cnbc.com Euroshares open up on Wall St gains, caution ahead of ECB and futures options BoE rate Forbes - People are waiting for the US inventory data,' said Tetsu Emori, chief commodities strategist at Mitsui Bussan Futures in Tokyo. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in August, was down 21 cents at 71.20 usd a barrel Source: www.forbes.com JGB futures eke out gains despite weak auction Reuters - TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond futures edged higher on Tuesday despite lower demand than expected from dealers at a 10-year JGB auction, supported by gains in U.S. Treasuries in the previous session. With a raft of events Source: today.reuters.com Williams' journey back has been pain in neck New York Daily News - INTO THE FUTURES: Pitcher Kevin Mulvey was added to Sunday's Futures Game in San Francisco, a day after Fernando Martinez withdrew because of a bruised hamate bone in his right hand. Mulvey, a Parlin, N.J., product and futures options the Mets' top pick in the 2006 Source: www.nydailynews.com NYMEX Sets Crude Oil Futures Open Interest Records Forbes - NEW YORK, July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX), announced today that its crude oil futures contract reached record open interest levels for the third consecutive day Source: www.forbes.com |