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| Good Morning Aron | | LATEST NEWS | S&P cuts Japan sovereign debt rating | TOKYO (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's cut Japan's credit rating on Thursday for the first time since 2002, saying Tokyo lacked a plan to deal with its mounting debt, in a warning that will rattle other heavily indebted rich nations. | Full Article | | Egypt unrest enters third day, ElBaradei to return | January 27, 2011 09:04 AM ET | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police fought protesters in two cities in eastern Egypt on Thursday and prominent reform campaigner Mohamed ElBaradei headed back to the country to join demonstrators trying to oust President Hosni Mubarak. | Full Article | Snow boosts jobless claims, durable orders mixed | January 27, 2011 09:09 AM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. claims for jobless benefits surged last week as snowstorms in some parts of the country kept workers at home, but the underlying trend pointed to an only gradual labor market improvement. | Full Article | Obama touts investment plan on middle America trip | January 27, 2011 06:47 AM ET | MANITOWOC, Wisc. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pressed his case on Wednesday for investment to grow the U.S. economy out of its budget woes, a job made tougher by a forecast that the deficit will surge 40 percent this year. | Full Article | Lawmakers plan to reintroduce China currency bill | January 26, 2011 11:06 PM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers plan to reintroduce China currency legislation that was overwhelmingly approved last year by the House of Representative but failed to become law, congressional aides said on Wednesday. | Full Article | | | BUSINESS NEWS | AT&T shares fall on disappointing results | January 27, 2011 08:54 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc posted revenue that missed estimates and it added fewer wireless subscribers than expected in its final quarter as exclusive U.S. provider for the Apple Inc iPhone, | Full Article | Drugmakers see pain from reform and prices in 2011 | January 27, 2011 08:41 AM ET | LONDON/BASEL (Reuters) - Drugmakers AstraZeneca , Novartis , Eli Lilly and Bristol-Myers Squibb issued cautious 2011 forecasts, bracing the sector for challenging patent expiries and price pressures from U.S. health reforms. | Full Article | BP seen reinstating dividend | January 27, 2011 09:09 AM ET | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil giant BP Plc is expected to reinstate its dividend when it unveils fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday, after it canceled the payout at the height of the oil spill last summer. | 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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