Sep 02, 4:04 PM ET U.S. stocks searched for direction after weekly jobless claims fell and the index pending home sales increased in July. Europe left its rate on hold and Sweden raised rates. Stocks in Japan and Asia closed higher. Burger King agreed to go private and Hewlett Packard won the bid for 3PAR.
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Sep 02, 10:01 AM ET U.S. stocks trade sideways after weekly jobless claim fell 6,000 to 472,000 and productivity declined 1.8% in the June quarter. India demanded Google, Skype, and RIM set up local servers. Orexigen and Takeda in $50 million deal to develop and commercialize obesity drug.
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