US stock futures point to a higher open Tuesday ahead of a key test for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. A mid-afternoon budget vote is being categorized as a test of Berlusconi’s credibility, and a failure of that vote would likely lead to a confidence vote. Italian bonds have surged to unsustainable levels and policy makers have turned their attention to what needs to be done with the…
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