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• UPDATE 1-Kroger posts higher 3rd-qtr profit, raises forecast

  Nov 29- No. 1 U.S. supermarket operator Kroger Co on Thursday reported higher quarterly profit as easing food prices prompted shoppers to increase purchases and raised its full-year earnings forecast. Shares of Kroger rose 3.4 percent to $25.90.

• Kroger posts higher profit, raises full year earnings target

  Nov 29- Kroger Co, the biggest U.S. supermarket operator, reported a higher quarterly profit and raised its full-year earnings forecast on Thursday. Shares of Kroger rose 4.7 percent to $26.25 in premarket trading.

• Goldman Sachs boosts rating on RIM, shares surge

  TORONTO, Nov 29- Research In Motion received a big boost on Thursday after Goldman Sachs raised its rating on the company, sending shares of the BlackBerry maker soaring more than 12 percent in trading before the morning bell.

• European shares up on U.S. fiscal deal expectations

  LONDON, Nov 29- European stocks rose early on Thursday, echoing gains overnight in the United States as law makers there boosted confidence that a deal on fiscal policy would be struck, with basic resources the top sectoral gainer. The STOXX Europe 600 Basic Resources index, meanwhile, was up 1.2 percent.

• Hong Kong, China shares up for 1st time in 4 days; turnover weak

  *China banks, property, Tencent lead HK rebound. HONG KONG, Nov 29- Hong Kong and China shares rose for the first time in four days on Thursday, after a prominent U.S. lawmaker raised hopes of a deal to resolve the U.S. fiscal policy standoff, but turnover was weak, pointing fragile confidence in the market.

• GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares up on hopes of U.S. budget deal

  *MSCI Asia ex- Japan inches up, Nikkei opens up 0.7 pct. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.2 percent, after easing 0.3 percent on Wednesday ending a seven-day winning streak.

• UPDATE 2-Inmet turns down First Quantum bid, adopts rights plan

  TORONTO, Nov 28- Inmet Mining Corp said on Wednesday that it had turned down a C $4.86 billion unsolicited takeover bid from its larger rival First Quantum Minerals Ltd, sending Inmet shares up more than 17 percent. "Inmet doesn't need a dance partner," said Barry Schwartz, vice president and portfolio manager at Baskin Financial Services in Toronto. "

• UPDATE 1-Inmet turns down First Quantum bid, adopts rights plan

  TORONTO, Nov 28- Inmet Mining Corp said on Wednesday that it had turned down a C $4.86 billion unsolicited takeover bid from its larger rival First Quantum Minerals Ltd, sending Inmet shares up more than 17 percent. "Inmet doesn't need a dance partner," said Barry Schwartz, vice president and portfolio manager at Baskin Financial Services in Toronto. "

• UPDATE 2-American Eagle sees strong holiday season, shares up

  *Sees FY earnings from continuing ops between $1.38 and $1.40. Nov 28- Teen clothing retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc said it was heading into a strong holiday season as both its casual clothes and lingerie sold well, and more customers shopped at its stores despite fewer discounts than last year.

• UPDATE 3-Green Mountain Coffee raises forecast; shares up 24 pct

  *4th- qtr EPS of $0.64/ shr top Wall St view of $0.48/ shr. Nov 27- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc on Tuesday forecast earnings for the current quarter and full year that were much stronger than analysts expected, helped by an expanded lineup of single-serve coffee makers and drinks, sending its shares up 24 percent in after-hours trade.