Business Today: Stock futures rise after selloff, data on tap

		Click to View in Browser 11/8/2012 Stock futures rise after selloff, data on tap NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Thursday ahead of job market data a day after major equity indexes posted their largest drops in months. ECB's Draghi: economic outlook weak, not improving FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank expects the euro zone economy to remain poor, ECB President Mario Draghi said after the bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday. Jobless claims fall though storm distorts data WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, a sign the labor market's slow recovery was gaining traction although a severe storm distorted the data. Duke Energy profit beats Street, boosted by Progress (Reuters) - Duke Energy Corp , the largest power company in the United States, posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday due to benefits from its summer acquisition of rival Progress Energy. McDonald's same-store sales fall, first time in 9 years (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp on Thursday reported a 1.8 percent drop in October sales at established restaurants around the world, its first monthly sales fall since March 2003, hurt by stiff competition in a weak economy. Kellogg sees 2013 growth, reaffirms 2012 views (Reuters) - Kellogg Co said on Thursday it expects reported net sales growth to be about 7 percent and earnings per share growth to be between 5 and 7 percent for 2013. Trade deficit narrows as exports climb WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in September as exports increased, suggesting the economy expanded more than previously believed in the third quarter. German funding row over Airbus hits EADS PARIS (Reuters) - EADS blamed a funding row with Germany for contributing to a 3 billion euro cash outflow so far this year, which put a blot on the Airbus parent's stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday and hit its shares. AAR consortium says agreed with BP on TNK-BP board MOSCOW (Reuters) - A quartet of Soviet-born billionaires who own half of Russia's third-largest crude producer, TNK-BP , agreed with their partner BP to restore TNK-BP's board functions, their consortium said on Thursday. JPMorgan gets nod to resume stock buys after Whale loss (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said U.S. regulators have approved a plan for the bank to use its capital to buy back as much as $3 billion of its stock in the first quarter of 2013. Related Video Sports Spread: Chelsea entertain Liverpool Market Pulse: BoE bond buying - not today, but soon Economic News Jobless claims fall though storm distorts data Trade deficit narrows as exports climb 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 - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend