U.S. Top News Early Edition: After summit pomp, China's Hu to face lawmakers

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	01/20/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS After summit pomp, China's Hu to face lawmakers WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - President Hu Jintao on Thursday will try to persuade often hostile U.S. lawmakers that China is a threat-free engine of growth, after a White House summit sought to narrow rifts between the world's top two economies. | Full Article Embattled Irish PM sets election for March 11 January 20, 2011 09:15 AM ET DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen set March 11 as the date for a parliamentary election on Thursday after an attempt to reshuffle his cabinet backfired. | Full Article Morgan Stanley profit jumps; Smith Barney pays off January 20, 2011 09:05 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley said fourth-quarter shareholder profit surged 60 percent as rising fees from retail brokerage offset the weak fixed-income trading results that have marred bank earnings. | Full Article South Korea agrees to North military talks January 20, 2011 08:28 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea agreed on Thursday to hold high-level military talks with rival North Korea, marking a major breakthrough in a crisis on the Korean peninsula and heightening the prospect of renewed aid-for-disarmament talks. | Full Article Jobless claims fall more than expected January 20, 2011 09:04 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. claims for initial jobless benefits last week posted their biggest decline in nearly a year, erasing a holiday-related spike to show a trend toward a healthier labor market remained intact. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall St set for flat open, jobs data offset China January 20, 2011 09:22 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were set to open little changed on Thursday as encouraging labor market data offset worries that China's rapid economic growth may lead to more aggressive measures to tackle inflation. | Full Article China's sizzling end to 2010 calls for tighter policy January 20, 2011 06:44 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China finished 2010 with a bang, its growth soaring past forecasts and inflation slowing less than expected, numbers that could prod the government to intensify its easy-does-it approach to tightening. | Full Article Special Report: A wing and a prayer: outsourcing at Boeing January 20, 2011 08:43 AM ET EVERETT, Washington (Reuters) - On a blustery and drizzly December afternoon in the Pacific Northwest, about 20 airplanes sat engineless and inert near the runway at a Boeing manufacturing plant. Huge, yellow blocks hung from the wings of some planes to substitute for the weight of absent engines. | Full Article Spain readying fresh bank funding plan: government sources January 20, 2011 08:12 AM ET MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government is finalizing plans to raise fresh funds for its troubled savings banks, officials said, as its efforts to force the country's regional administrations to cut spending began to bear fruit. | Full Article Arby's chain up for sale as focus put on Wendy's January 20, 2011 09:06 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wendy's/Arby's Group plans to sell its struggling Arby's roast beef sandwich chain to focus on the Wendy's hamburger business, which top shareholder Nelson Peltz expects to be the company's engine of growth. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Antibodies help seriously ill H1N1 patients recover House backs repeal of Obama healthcare law Group praises U.S. strides in tobacco control Heavy drinking may raise abnormal heart rhythm risk Merck clot preventer linked to bleeding risk RELATED VIDEO Hot air balloon makes water landing Brazil's navy brings flood relief Thai troops die in raid on base A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH Burglars snort man's ashes, thought it was cocaine Full Article Man admits mailing hundreds of tarantulas Texas town most affluent U.S. neighborhood Monk caught with nun's skeleton at airport Iran bans production of Valentine's Day gifts German towns head to court over naming rights - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend