Futures slip on higher oil, Verizon rises

(Reuters) - The second-quarter earnings season picks up steam this week, with blue-chip fast food chain McDonald's Corp. set to reveal its second-quarter results before the opening bell.




Deals hatched over the weekend include a plan to sell real estate investment trust Mission West Properties to a private equity fund for $1.8 billion. IHOP Corp. proposed to buy casual-dining chain Applebee's International Inc. in a $2.1 billion deal.


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US STOCKS-Futures point lower on oil; Verzion up on bid talk

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, July 16 - U.S. stock index futures
indicated a weaker market open Monday as higher oil prices
stood in the way of the Dow and S&P stock gauges extending the
record highs set on Friday




The second-quarter earnings season picks up steam this
week. Fast food chain McDonald's Corp. gave a per-share
earnings outlook that beat Wall Street's forecast. For
details, see [ID:nWNAS602].


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