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General Electric and Honeywell reported earnings that,

Beat analyst estimates, GE revenue just missed though shares down 9 tenths of a percent this

morning. Stocks in Europe are lower while US stock index futures have turned

higher. S&P E many futures up four and a half points.

Dowie many futures up 19, Nasdaki many futures up too.

We check the markets every 15 minutes throughout the trading day on Bloomberg.

The Dax in Germany's down 3 tenths percent.

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