U.S. Top News Early Edition: Bahrainis, Libyans bury dead from protests

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	02/18/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Bahrainis, Libyans bury dead from protests MANAMA (Reuters) - Thousands of Shi'ites in Bahrain turned out to bury their dead on Friday and funerals were expected in two Libyan towns as both countries mourned victims of government crackdowns on protesters. | Full Article Bernanke: Don't blame easy money for capital swings February 18, 2011 09:09 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended easy money policies in advanced economies against the charge they are overheating emerging markets, saying factors such as exchange rate rigidity are also to blame. | Full Article G20 wrangles over imbalance indicators, inflation February 18, 2011 09:13 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - The world's major economies were split on Friday over how to measure imbalances in the global economy to help avert future financial crises, Japan's finance minister said, but negotiators said a compromise was possible. | Full Article ECB borrowing spike intensifies bank speculation February 18, 2011 08:47 AM ET FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Emergency borrowing from the European Central Bank remained exceptionally elevated for a second straight day on Friday, intensifying speculation that one or more euro zone bank might be facing new funding problems. | Full Article China raises bank reserves to record in inflation fight February 18, 2011 08:50 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday raised required reserves to a record 19.5 percent, adding to an increasingly aggressive effort by Beijing to stamp out stubbornly high inflation. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street opens flat February 18, 2011 09:38 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened little changed on Friday after recent advances pushed indexes to more than 30-month highs and as Wall Street eyed a third week of gains. | Full Article Flash crash panel calls for market overhaul February 18, 2011 09:31 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators should stem the growing tide of anonymous stock-trading and consider charging high-frequency traders fees for the disproportionate amount of orders they send into the marketplace, said a panel of experts advising how to avoid another "flash crash." | Full Article Campbell Soup cuts '11 forecast again February 18, 2011 09:23 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Campbell Soup Co cut its full-year forecast for the second time in three months, hurt by another winter of weak U.S. soup sales, and its shares fell 3.3 percent in premarket trade. | Full Article BM&FBovespa says not in merger talks with CME February 18, 2011 09:28 AM ET SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian exchange operator BM&FBovespa is not in merger talks with Chicago-based exchange operator CME Group but expects their partnership to expand in the near future, BM&FBovespa Chief Executive Edemir Pinto said on Friday. | Full Article SEC probing mutual funds' muni pricing: report February 18, 2011 12:42 AM ET (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators are probing whether some mutual funds have overstated the value of thinly traded risky municipal bonds at a time when investors were withdrawing money from muni-bond funds, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS U.S. confidence on healthcare spending rises: poll U.S. charges 111 in largest Medicare fraud crackdown Common birth control pill not tied to heart attacks New U.S. study highlights crib-related death risks Pushing limits can help chronic fatigue patients RELATED VIDEO Afghanistan bomb kills at least nine Japan stops hunting whales Australian diver killed by sharks 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 Clown congressman messes up first vote Full Article Suspended teacher defends critical blog City to get RoboCop statue with fan funding Rescued Bolivian circus lions welcomed in U.S. Ugandan president says may release rap album U.S. city to get RoboCop statue with fan funding - 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