Market Gawk

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange sweetened its $10 billion offer for the CBOT Thursday by adding a special dividend.

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Stock pressed higher on Thursday morning in spite of a higher than expected reading of the Producer Price Index. Core inflation was in line with estimates but climbed near the Fed’s upper limit. Detroit’s Big Three will hold talks with the UAW in July to seek cost cuts.

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UK retail sales picked up in May, after dipping the previous month, while the underlying trend remained firm, the Office for National Statistics said.

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Bond yields pared earlier gains Thursday after a tame inflation reading was in line with expectations. The dollar fell against the euro and gained versus the yen.

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British utility?s stock rises on analyst upgrade and speculation about a merger with the Russian gas firm.

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Analyst opinions on stocks making headlines Thursday

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The FDA looks set to reject the European pharmaceutical group’s anti-obesity drug, sending shares tumbling.

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Strength for European equities on Thursday, came thanks to overnight support from Wall Street, and after eurozone inflation data eased some concerns over interest rates, helping bond yields move lower.

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The yen fell to a fresh four-and-a-half-year low against the yen on Thursday as calm returned returned to global assets markets.

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Central bank tightens monetary policy and indicates there is more to come.

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