April 30- Contract electronics maker Flextronics International Ltd reported a loss in the fourth quarter after the loss of revenue from key customer BlackBerry and charges related to closure of factories and job cuts. The net loss was $27 million, or 4 cents per share, compared with a profit of $143.3 million, or 20 cents per share, a year earlier.
Stock index futures were higher Wednesday as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's policy meeting announcement, shifting their focus from worries over Cyprus.
*Flextronics upgrades design and production facility. Flextronics International Ltd thinks it can help with that.
Feb 4- Jabil Circuit Inc said it would buy Nypro Inc, a maker of precision plastic products, for about $665 million to add to its consumer electronics, healthcare and consumer packaging businesses.
Feb 4- Contract manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc said it would buy Nypro Inc, a maker of precision plastic products, for about $665 million. Jabil said it expects to fund the deal from its existing cash and credit facilities.
*Oracle gains in premarket, software sales boost profit. *S&P 500 on track to extend best two-day run in a month. NEW YORK, Dec 19- U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as the latest offers in ongoing U.S. budget negotiations underlined hopes for a deal, while technology shares were lifted by strong results from Oracle.
*Dow off 0.3 pct, S&P 500 off 0.4 pct, Nasdaq down 0.7 pct. NEW YORK, Dec 14- U.S. stocks fell on Friday as another slide in Apple took a toll and investors unloaded some shares because of the uncertainty surrounding the "fiscal cliff" negotiations.