Thursday, July 5, 2007

US STOCKS-Futures inch higher on M&A, data eyed

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, July 5 - U.S. stock futures edged
higher on Thursday, boosted by takeover news, but investors
were cautious before economic data that could give clues on the
outlook for interest rates.




Shares of Hilton Hotels Corp. rose 30 percent to
$47 before the bell after U.S. private equity firm Blackstone
Group on Tuesday agreed to buy the company for about $20
billion plus debt. For details, see [ID:nN03234692].


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