Friday, July 6, 2007

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Advance; Bausch & Lomb Climbs on Takeover Offer

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures rose before
a report that may show employers added enough jobs in June to
keep the economy expanding and the unemployment rate unchanged.

Bausch & Lomb Inc. shares climbed in Europe after Advanced
Medical Optics Inc. bid $4.3 billion for the maker of contact-
lens solution. Newmont Mining Corp. gained after the gold mining
company said it will close its merchant-banking unit. Microsoft
Corp. dropped after saying it will incur as much as $1.15
billion in costs after expanding its warranty coverage on Xbox.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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