Before the Bell: S&P futures edge up after selloff; PPI, UMich data on tap

	Click to View in Browser 03/14/2014 S&P futures edge up after selloff; PPI, UMich data on tap NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. S&P 500 stock index futures inched higher on Friday, indicating the index may hold its ground after its biggest decline since early February, ahead of data on inflation and consumer confidence. U.S. producer prices fall, offer little sign of inflation pressure WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices fell in February, dragged down by falling costs for services and offering little sign of a pickup in inflation pressures. Vodafone close to deal to buy Spain's Ono: sources MADRID (Reuters) - Shareholders of cable company Ono are close to reaching a deal with Britain's Vodafone on an offer to buy the Spanish group for about 7.2 billion euros ($10 billion) including debt, two sources familiar with the matter said. Draghi holds course in face of deflation threat FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Meeting students at the University of Amsterdam in April last year, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi extolled the virtues of courage, recalling a story his father had told him: U.S. safety watchdog says 303 deaths linked to recalled GM cars DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators have recorded 303 deaths when airbags failed to deploy in 1.6 million compact cars recalled last month by General Motors Co, according to a study released Thursday night by a safety watchdog group. U.S. lifts ban blocking BP from new government contracts HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government lifted a ban on Thursday that excluded BP from new federal contracts, after the British oil major filed a lawsuit saying it was being unfairly penalized for its 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill. Japan February exports seen accelerating; trade gap to narrow TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's export growth is forecast to have accelerated in February as shipments recovered from a Lunar New Year slowdown, which along with slower import growth is expected see the trade deficit narrow from record levels, a Reuters poll shows. India court rejects Nokia appeal over asset transfer to Microsoft NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court on Friday ordered Nokia to give a 35 billion rupees ($572.5 million) guarantee before it transfers one of its biggest mobile phone plants and other assets in the country to Microsoft Corp. Beyond the hype, Keystone would yield few permanent jobs STEELE CITY, Nebraska (Reuters) - In the heated debate over whether to build the Keystone XL pipeline, the energy industry and lawmakers have predicted that the project could unleash an economic bonanza in the Midwest, and provide jobs for up to a half-million people. Missing plane may cool Malaysia tourism, airline bookings SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Loss-making Malaysian Airline System risks losing out on lucrative corporate business from travelers outside the country in the wake of the disappearance of a China-bound flight carrying 239 people, travel agents warned. Related Video "Magic Box" helps children learn modern technologies Breakingviews: Rouble hard to defend Global Investing Singapore's DBS agrees to buy SocGen's Asian private bank: sources U.S. boosts millionaire ranks, especially ultra-rich 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