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| Good Morning Aron | | BP shares hit 6-month high after Shell bid report | January 04, 2011 08:57 AM ET | LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in oil major BP hit a six-month high on Tuesday after reports rival Royal Dutch Shell considered a takeover bid, and that economic damages from its oil spill will be lower than forecast. | Full Article | Obama eyes ex-Clinton aide as top economic adviser | January 03, 2011 11:20 PM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A trusted aide with first-hand experience negotiating with Republicans has emerged as the favorite to become President Barack Obama's new top economic policy adviser, Democratic sources said on Monday. | Full Article | U.S. hopes for nuclear talks on North Korea soon | January 04, 2011 06:49 AM ET | SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea policy said on Tuesday he hoped serious negotiations over Pyongyang's nuclear programme could start soon, signaling a diplomatic push after a surge in tension. | Full Article | December U.S. retail sales: upswing's last hurrah? | January 04, 2011 02:04 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. retailers should post another month of strong sales gains for December, capping their best holiday season since 2007, amid doubts that shoppers will keep spending as enthusiastically in the new year. | Full Article | | | BUSINESS NEWS | Top lenders set for foreclosure settlement: report | January 04, 2011 08:39 AM ET | BANGALORE (Reuters) - The five largest mortgage loan servicers, including Bank of America Corp and JPMorgan Chase & Co, may be the first to settle with 50 state attorneys general who are investigating foreclosure practices, Bloomberg reported, citing Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. | Full Article | Boeing takes order for 38 737s from CIT | January 04, 2011 09:34 AM ET | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Tuesday that it took an order for 38 Next-Generation 737 airplanes and purchase rights for seven additional 737s from leasing company CIT Aerospace. | Full Article | Macy's beefing up online organization | January 04, 2011 08:39 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Macy's Inc plans to hire 725 more people in the next two years to beef up its e-commerce sales, one of the department store operator's fastest growing segments. | Full Article | AIG gets alternative proposal for Taiwan unit | January 04, 2011 02:22 AM ET | TAIPEI (Reuters) - American International Group's protracted sale of its Taiwan unit took another twist on Tuesday when a local firm proposed jointly running the unit with the bailed-out insurer instead of a sale that AIG has been pushing for. | Full Article | | | HEALTH NEWS | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | | | | 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 | | | | | |
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