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    Marsh & McLennan posts 4th-qtr profit (Reuters)

Reuters - Marsh & McLennan Cos. , the world's largest insurance
 broker, on Tuesday posted a fourth-quarter profit compared with a
 year-earlier loss, when the company took charges to settle a
 bid-rigging probe.

    Warner Music 1st-qtr profit nearly doubles (Reuters)

Reuters - Record company Warner Music Group Corp.  on Tuesday said
 quarterly profit rose 91 percent, driven by stronger sales of
 higher-margin digital songs during the holiday season,

    Qwest reports wider quarterly loss (Reuters)

Reuters - Qwest Communications International Inc. , the fourth largest
 U.S. local telephone company, on Tuesday reported a bigger quarterly
 loss, as it took a loss on the early retirement of debt.

    Omnicom Group reports higher quarterly profit (Reuters)

Reuters - Omnicom Group Inc. , the world's largest advertising services
 company, reported a higher quarterly profit on Tuesday.

    Stock futures rise as retail sales, Fed eyed (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday, pointing to a slightly
 higher market open, as investors expected strong retail sales data in
 January, but they were cautious before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
 Bernanke's first congressional testimony this week.

    German Economic Growth Stalls During 4Q (AP)

AP - German economic growth stalled during the final quarter of 2005,
 the government said Tuesday, as consumer spending was stagnant and
 companies cut production.

    Stock futures rise as retail sales, Fed eyed (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday, pointing to a slightly
 higher market open, as investors expected strong retail sales data in
 January, but they were cautious before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
 Bernanke's first congressional testimony this week.

    Starbucks sees robust growth; focus on China (Reuters)

Reuters - Starbucks Corp.  said on Tuesday it would meet market
 forecasts by delivering annual earnings growth of at least 20 percent
 over the next three to five years as China becomes a focus for its
 global strategy.

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