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We have some headlines crossing the Bloomberg here.

Starward Hotels are saying and bank groups bid for $78 a share is superior to that of Marriott International

and Starwood is notifying Marriott that it's going to end their merger pack.

Again, it says that Anban group's bid was superior to Marriott's.

U.S. Stock Index futures, rising equities are poised to advance for a third day to extend

their longest streak of weekly gains since November.

S&P E-Many Futures up 6.

Dowie-emiti Futures, up 52, NASDAQ E-Many-E-Many-E-Many-E-Many futures up 12.

Daxin Germany up 3 tenths.

Ten-year Treasury up 330 seconds.

The yield 1.88 percent.

Niamx crude oil up 2.1 percent or 83 cents to 4103 a barrel.

Comax gold down 1 percent or $12.20 cents to.52.70 announced.

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