Business&News: Before the Bell: Index futures edge higher as commodities rise

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TUE 09 Nov 2010

Index futures edge higher as commodities rise

Chevron to enter Marcellus with Atlas buy

China and Germany slam U.S. policy before G20 summit

Gold hits record high on euro zone debt fears

PE group approaches Alibaba on Yahoo bid: source

Qantas reviews way it runs A380s in engine probe

Goldman Sachs, Natixis about to settle bond row

China raises expectations of more rate rises

Tyco profit beats estimates, lifted by ADT

Bond insurer Ambac files for bankruptcy

Index futures edge higher as commodities rise

November 09, 2010 07:11 AM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Tuesday as the euro erased early losses against the dollar and commodity prices rose, with stocks looking to resume their climb to new two-year highs.

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Chevron to enter Marcellus with Atlas buy

November 09, 2010 07:46 AM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chevron Corp will buy U.S. natural gas producer Atlas Energy for $4.3 billion, including debt, giving the oil giant a key stake in the fast-growing Marcellus shale fields.

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China and Germany slam U.S. policy before G20 summit

November 09, 2010 06:40 AM ET

SEOUL (Reuters) - China kept up a drumbeat of criticism of U.S. easy money policies on Tuesday, warning two days before a G20 world economic summit that Washington could destabilize the global economy and inflate asset bubbles.

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Gold hits record high on euro zone debt fears

November 09, 2010 07:06 AM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - Gold surged to a record high for the fourth day running on Tuesday, fueled by renewed concern over high sovereign debt in euro zone countries such as Ireland and Greece and inflationary pressures.