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Reuters - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.25 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.45 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.2 percent at 5.16 EDT.

UK watchdog fines Goldman Sachs $27 million (Reuters)

Reuters - Britain's financial watchdog slapped a 17.5 million pounds ($27 million) fine on Goldman Sachs on Thursday for inadequate disclosure of a U.S. probe into the Wall Street powerhouse.

Economists cut U.S. growth forecast again (Reuters)

Reuters - Projected U.S. economic growth for the rest of this year and next was revised down for a third month in a row by a panel of about 50 economists.

U.S. slips in WEF's competitiveness rankings (Reuters)

Reuters - Switzerland remains the world's most competitive economy, while the United States has fallen from second to fourth after losing the top spot last year, according to the World Economic Forum's annual rankings issued on Thursday.

Australia watchdog blocks NAB's $12 billion AXA unit bid (Reuters)

Reuters - Australia's competition regulator blocked National Australia Bank's$12 billion bid for AXA Asia Pacific for a second time, dashing NAB's efforts to cement its dominance in the world's fourth-largest wealth management market.

Wall Street up as fears for European economy ease (AFP)

AFP - US stocks were slightly up on Wednesday after news of a successful Portuguese debt auction eased the previous day's concerns about the European economy.

Summary Box: More places see slower growth (AP)

AP - ECONOMY LOSES SPEED: A Federal Reserve survey found"widespread signs"that economic growth had slowed in the late summer.

Spartech posts fiscal 3Q loss, misses expectations (AP)

AP - Plastic sheet and packaging maker Spartech Corp. reported a net loss for its fiscal third quarter on Wednesday and said that despite higher revenue, the overall market recover is slower than expected.

Spain to vote on labor market reforms (AP)

AP - Spain's Parliament is putting the finishing touches to reforms aimed at boosting a listless economy by shaking up a rigid job market and encouraging companies to hire.

FDIC's Bair warns of government"exposure"in mortgages (Reuters)

Reuters - A key U.S. banking regulator raised concern on Wednesday about the risk of"exposure"the government is taking on in the mortgage market and urged more stringent standards for underwriting mortgages.