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Good morning at 730 on Wall Street.

I'm Michael McKee, along with Tom Keene.

We're two hours away from what looks like a higher open on the day with futures up relatively strongly

S&P futures 11 points higher right now about half a percent here some of the

corporate news we are watching this morning.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, marketing bonds in euros to help repay a bank loan

offering bonds maturing in four, eight and 12 years to pay off loans used in the acquisition

of precision cast parts.

That's according to a person familiar with the matter.

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