Market Watch. Stock futures up on China data
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Stock futures up on China data as Fed minutes loom
U.S. stock market futures are pointing to a positive start for Wall Street, with a surprise trade deficit out of China giving investors something to cheer about. But FOMC minutes could spoil any party.
INVESTING
Japan turns Pimco's Gross bullish on 10-year Treasury
Bond guru Bill Gross (pictured above) tells WSJ he's positive on 10-year Treasurys for the first time owing to aggressive action out Japan.
• Beware of high-yielding stocks
• Hulbert goes in search of the ‘Great Rotation’
• Days numbered for defensive stock rotation?
TECH
Microsoft's turn for China ire
On the heels of rage from China state media against Apple that eventually squeezed out an apology, Microsoft is getting panned in China.

• Energy: First Solar shares are smoking
• Health: It's official, Texas to hike Medicaid pay
• Energy: Active hurricane season predicted
• Markets: Goldman calls for cyclical turnaround
• Markets: An end to defensive stock rotation?
NEED TO KNOW
• China import demand boosts Europe stocks
• KPMG rocked by alleged insider trading
• KPMG audit partner truly ‘rogue’? (First Take)
• Apple and Yahoo cozying up over mobiles?
• China posts surprise trade deficit
• Dollar hesitates with ¥100 level in sight
• Oil prices fall as weekly crude supplies jump
• Google in Texas shows bigger Fiber dream

ECONOMY
White House readies its budget
President Barack Obama will roll out his fiscal 2014 budget plan that's aimed at the middle class and is expected to include entitlement cuts.
EURO ZONE
Soros ultimatum for Germany
Billionaire investor George Soros tells Germany to drop its opposition to eurobonds or get out of the single currency.
• What to know about a crisis brewing in Slovenia
• If Europe had only listened to Thatcher

