Thursday, July 19, 2007

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise on Earnings; IBM, Bank of America Advance

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures gained
after Bank of America Corp. and International Business Machines
Corp. reported earnings that topped analysts' forecasts.

Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. bank, rose after
posting 5.2 percent profit growth. IBM, the world's biggest
provider of computer services, climbed after saying software
acquisitions boosted results.


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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