Business Today: Stock index futures snap back for second day

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	03/18/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Stock index futures snap back for second day NEW YORK (Reuters) - Futures bounced back for a second day on Friday but Japan's nuclear crisis and rising oil prices on possible military action against Libya could keep Wall Street on track for its worst week in seven months. | Full Article Fed joined G7 in yen intervention: NY Fed spokesman March 18, 2011 08:34 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve joined other Group of Seven central banks in intervening in currency markets to help weaken the Japanese yen on Friday, a New York Federal Reserve spokesman told Reuters. | Full Article Central banks move to weaken yen and calm markets March 18, 2011 08:34 AM ET LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Japan bought billions of dollars to restrain a soaring yen on Friday, backed up by action by European central banks as the world's richest nations moved to calm financial markets made nervous by Japan's nuclear crisis. | Full Article General Mills set for $1.1 billion Yoplait stake buy March 18, 2011 07:03 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - General Mills is set to pay 800 million euros ($1.12 billion) for half the Yoplait yoghurt brand, allowing the company to settle a management dispute and pursue emerging markets growth. | Full Article BOJ signals easy policy intact, focus on fund injection March 18, 2011 07:40 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa reiterated the central bank's resolve to maintain its ultra-easy monetary policy following Friday's Group of Seven agreement to join in a rare coordinated intervention to restrain soaring yen. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Japan weighs need to bury nuclear plant March 18, 2011 07:32 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese engineers conceded on Friday that burying a crippled nuclear plant in sand and concrete may be a last resort to prevent a catastrophic radiation release, the method used to seal huge leakages from Chernobyl in 1986. | Full Article U.N. approves military force as Gaddafi threatens rebels March 18, 2011 08:08 AM ET TRIPOLI/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations authorized Western-led attacks on Muammar Gaddafi's forces, as he vowed to crush Libya's revolt with "no mercy, no pity" and rebels pleaded for military aid before time runs out. | Full Article Arizona Senate votes down immigration bills March 18, 2011 03:01 AM ET PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Arizona Senate on Thursday rejected five immigration bills, placing a major stumbling block in the way of state conservatives' hopes to pass more laws cracking down on illegal immigrants. | Full Article Obama requests nuclear review, sees risk in Japan March 17, 2011 07:28 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he had requested a comprehensive review of U.S. nuclear facilities, maintaining his support for atomic energy while seeking to apply lessons from the crisis in Japan. | Full Article Congress buys more time for budget dispute March 17, 2011 04:37 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress on Thursday bought itself more time to work out a much-delayed budget deal as the costs of the stalemate were increasingly felt across the globe. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Why do clinical trials exclude depressed people? Drug resistance hampers fight against tuberculosis Japan radiation localized, no immediate threat: WHO European life expectancy rising despite obesity China detains 22 in latest food scandal: report RELATED VIDEO Japan quake cost seen twice Kobe G7 pledge lifts dollar, Japan stocks The wind and solar power challenge 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 St Patrick's diet similar to today's health foods Full Article Stop hoarding salt, China tells radiation-scared shoppers Gottfried, ex-Aflac voice, apologizes for tweets Medical marijuana growers accused of trafficking Comic Gilbert Gottfried in Aflac duck ads fired over tweets Huge lobster saved from the pot - 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