Most U.S. mid-sized companies not hiring -survey

(Reuters) - The news adds to evidence the U.S. economy may not grow as
robustly next year as it did last quarter, when gross domestic
product grew at an annualized rate of 3.4 percent.




Not all companies are gloomy about employment -- 47
percent expect to hire, according to the survey from CIT and
the Economist Intelligence Unit. But 44 percent of mid-sized
companies see their workforce size staying the same, and 9
percent forecast a decline.


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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fall; Bear Stearns, Intel, Pfizer Slide in Europe

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures declined
after Bear Stearns Cos. told investors there's little value left
in its two failed hedge funds and Intel Corp. and Yahoo! Inc.
said competition is reducing earnings.

Bear Stearns, the second-biggest underwriter of mortgage-
backed securities, retreated in Europe. Intel, the world's
largest computer-chip maker, and Yahoo, the most-visited U.S. Web
site, also fell. Pfizer Inc. shares slipped after the company
reported earnings that missed analysts' estimates.


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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fall; Bear Stearns, Intel, IBM Slide in Europe

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures dropped
after Bear Stearns Cos. told investors there's little value left
in its two failed hedge funds and Intel Corp. and Yahoo! Inc.
said competition is reducing earnings.

Bear Stearns, the second-biggest underwriter of mortgage-
backed securities, retreated in Europe. Intel, the world's
largest computer-chip maker, and Yahoo, the most-visited U.S. Web
site, also fell in Europe.


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US futures hint at Wall St fall, inflation data due

(Reuters) - Earnings season is getting into full swing, with several
major blue chips due to report on Tuesday, including top
chipmaker Intel Corp , Merrill Lynch and Yahoo
Inc. .




Economic data include wholesale inflation for June, which
may give a taste of Wednesday's report on consumer inflation
that is usually more influential in reinforcing the market's
expectations on the course of U.S. monetary policy.


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