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Strong consumer spending, factory data buoy U.S. growth outlook

 

 

• U.S. manufacturing growth accelerates in April: ISM

• Construction spending rises marginally in March

• GM's fate in hands of bankruptcy judge — again

GM recalls 2013 Cadillac SRX on lagging acceleration issue

 

 

• Mulally to hand over Ford CEO job earlier than expected

• Ally Financial adjusted profit rises as costs fall

• EBay settles with U.S. over pact to not poach employees

LinkedIn's sales outlook again falls short

 

 

• Carmakers see spring thaw as U.S. auto sales up 8 percent in April

• Regional U.S. banks ramp up corporate lending, alarming bigger rivals

Yum names Greg Creed as next CEO

 

 

 

• Nike CEO says could shift China production over labor strife

MasterCard sees threat in Putin's plans for Russian payment cards

 

 

• Alcoa CEO to skip Russian forum at U.S. request

• Pfizer prepares sweeter bid for AstraZeneca: report

British regulator bans former UBS trader over Adoboli losses

 

 

• Oil falls on ample supply, China data ahead of U.S. jobs report

Exxon, Conoco see a quarterly payoff from natural gas

 

 

 

• S&P ends flat ahead of jobs report; Internet names gain

• Asian shares subdued, dollar holds gains before U.S. jobs report

Exclusive: New York attorney general eyes exchanges in high-frequency probe: sources

 

• 'Bond King' Gross suffers 12th month of Pimco fund outflows

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