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Wall Street trims losses after consumer data (Reuters)

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange July 28, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stocks regained some ground on Friday after consumer sentiment data fell in July to its lowest level in 9 months, though the reading showed a slight improvement from the beginning of the month.


Imports slow second-quarter growth (Reuters)
Reuters - Economic growth slowed in the second quarter as a capital investment drive by businesses sucked in imports at the fastest pace since the first quarter of 1984.
Chevron earnings triple (Reuters)
Reuters - Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil company, reported a three-fold jump in quarterly profit, beating expectations as refinery margins fattened.
Consumer sentiment sags to lowest since November (Reuters)
Reuters - Consumer sentiment plunged in July to its lowest level in 9 months on bleak prospects for jobs and income a year since the economic recovery began, a private survey released on Friday showed.
Merck profit beats Wall Street view (Reuters)

A view of the Merck & Co. campus in Linden, New Jersey, March 9, 2009.REUTERS/Jeff ZelevanskyReuters - Merck & Co reported higher-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Friday, helped by strong sales of its treatments for diabetes, arthritis andHIV.


Cisco briefly halted after circuit breaker (Reuters)
Reuters - Trading in Cisco Systems Inc shares was briefly halted on Thursday after triggering a circuit breaker.
More Japan workers lose jobs, factory output falls (AP)

In this July 28, 2010 photo, office workers crossing a street during a lunchbreak are reflected on an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo. Japan received a sobering reminder Friday, July 30, 2010, of its fragile recovery: The jobless rate rose, deflation deepened, and factories made fewer cars and mobile phones. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Japan received a sobering reminder Friday of its fragile recovery: The jobless rate rose, deflation deepened, and factories made fewer cars and mobile phones.


Summary Box: Arch reverses 2Q loss, ups outlook (AP)
AP - THE COMPANY: St. Louis-based Arch Coal Inc., one of the world's biggest coal producers, fuels about 8 percent of all U.S. electrical generation.
Italy seeks private sponsors to restore Colosseum (AP)
AP - Italian officials are seeking to raise some euro25 million (about $32 million) in private money to finance the restoration of one of the country's iconic landmarks: the Colosseum.