|       |   |  |     |  |    | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures edged higher on Tuesday   ahead of data on the manufacturing sector that could offer evidence   on the pace of the economic recovery. |  |  |      |       |   |  |     |  |    | (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc  reported higher-than-expected quarterly   earnings as cost controls partly offset plunging sales of its   Lipitor cholesterol fighter, which now faces competition from   cheaper generics. |  |  |  |      |       |    |  |     |  |    | BEIJING (Reuters) - China's official purchasing managers' index   (PMI) rose to a 13-month high in April, signaling the economy   has found a footing and may be recovering from a first-quarter   trough, but smaller factories are still struggling. |  |  |  |      |       |    |  |     |  |    | LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc  reported a bigger-than-expected profit   drop on the back of a fall in production prompted by the need   to sell oil fields to pay for the Gulf of Mexico disaster, raising   concerns about the oil group's turnaround plan. |  |  |  |      |       |   |  |     |  |    | (Reuters) - Avon Products Inc  on Tuesday reported a disappointing   quarterly profit as the company dealt with higher costs and   declining sales, potentially giving new ammunition to smaller   rival Coty's bid to take over the world's largest direct seller   of cosmetics. |  |  |  |      |       |   |  |     |  |    | CHANDLER, Arizona (Reuters) - It goes by the anodyne moniker   Fab 42, but the new Intel Corp factory being built in the Arizona   desert is hardly a run-of-the-mill production facility. |  |  |  |      |       |   |  |     |  |    | DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC's U.S. new-vehicle sales   rose 20 percent last month, marking the best April performance   in four years, as the industry headed for another strong performance. |  |  |  |        |   |  |     |  |    | NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's exports in March fell for the first   time since the 2009 global financial crisis as demand weakened   in the United States and Europe, further clouding the outlook   for the country's balance of payments. |  |  |        |     |  |    | LONDON (Reuters) - Any one-off European Union intervention to   clear the massive glut of permits now clogging its emissions   trading scheme is likely to lead to a 'central bank' or other   policy tool to manage future imbalances in the world's biggest   carbon market. |  |  |        |   |  |     |  |    | DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai will employ $1.25 billion raised through   an Islamic bond last week to fund the expansion of its airport   and sees no risk to repaying creditors at its flagship conglomerate   Dubai World on time, a top Dubai official told Reuters on Tuesday. |  |  |  |     |  |    |     |  |    |  |    |     | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today |  |  |    |  |  |    |     |  |    |  |    |     | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today |  |  |    |  |  |    | » MORE NEWSLETTERS |  | 
  
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