Business&News: Before the Bell: Stock futures drop on euro zone debt worries

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FRI 26 Nov 2010

Stock futures drop on euro zone debt worries

Shoppers queue up for Black Friday deals

EU denies pushing Portugal towards bailout

KKR-led group to buy Del Monte for $4 billion

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If it's Thanksgiving, it must be time to shop

Stock futures drop on euro zone debt worries

November 26, 2010 07:49 AM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday ahead of a shortened post-holiday session as investors fled from risk on worries that euro zone debt problems may spread.

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Shoppers queue up for Black Friday deals

November 26, 2010 05:54 AM ET

PRINCETON, N.J./MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - U.S. shoppers searched for deals on high-definition televisions and popular toys early on Friday, as retailers hoped that "Black Friday" would kick off the best holiday shopping season in three years.

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EU denies pushing Portugal towards bailout

November 26, 2010 07:45 AM ET

BERLIN/LISBON (Reuters) - European officials denied "absolutely false" reports Portugal was under pressure to seek a bailout and Spain ruled out on Friday needing help to manage its finances, despite fears of a spreading euro debt crisis.

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KKR-led group to buy Del Monte for $4 billion

November 25, 2010 05:05 PM ET

NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Del Monte Foods Co agreed on Thursday to be bought by a group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co in a deal worth about $4 billion excluding debt, the latest in a flurry of private equity transactions.