Thursday Morning Market, Company and Economic News Update

Every morning we put out a news report with the latest news in global stock markets, company news, and global economic news.

* US: Dow Futures: 13238.00 (0.26%), S&P 500 Futures: 1400.50 (0.20%), NASDAQ Futures: 2738.00 (0.38%)

* Europe: CAC: 3245.62 (0.59%), DAX: 6740.74 (0.44%), FTSE: 5786.59 (0.49%).

* Asia-Pacific: Australia: 4429.00 (-0.16%), China: 2440.08 (0.07%), Hong Kong: 21249.53 (-0.28%), India: 5188.40 (-0.89%), Japan: 9380.25 (0.00%).

* Metals: Gold: 1641.60 (-0.75%), Silver: 30.40 (-0.78%), Copper: 3.76 (-0.58%)

* Energy: Crude Oil: 105.01 (-0.20%), Natural Gas: 2.30 (2.17%)

* Commodities: Corn: 6.12 (-2.67%), Soya Bean:...