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| 03/23/2011 |
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| Good Morning Aron | | Japan quake costliest ever | March 23, 2011 08:46 AM ET | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan estimated the cost of the damage from its devastating earthquake and tsunami could top $300 billion as authorities in Tokyo warned that babies should not be given tap water because of radiation from a crippled nuclear plant. | Full Article | Portugal government may collapse before EU summit | March 23, 2011 06:05 AM ET | LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament is expected to reject government austerity measures on Wednesday, setting the stage for the possible collapse of the minority Socialist administration a day before a European summit. | Full Article | Syrian forces kill 6 in mosque attack: residents | March 23, 2011 08:37 AM ET | DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed at least six people on Wednesday in an attack on a mosque in the southern city of Deraa, site of unprecedented protests challenging President Bashar al-Assad's Baathist rule, residents said. | Full Article | Obama pledges $200 million to Central America drug fight | March 22, 2011 08:45 PM ET | SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pledged $200 million on Tuesday to Central America's anti-drug fight on the final leg of a regional tour to bolster U.S. ties with southern neighbors who have often felt neglected by Washington. | Full Article | | | BUSINESS NEWS | Fight over Goldman's Blankfein at Rajaratnam trial | March 23, 2011 09:24 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein was expected to testify as early as Wednesday in the Raj Rajaratnam insider trading trial, but lawyers are set first to battle over what he can and cannot say. | Full Article | Conoco may double asset sale to $20 billion | March 23, 2011 09:29 AM ET | HOUSTON (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips , the third-largest U.S. oil company, said it might double its planned sale of less-desirable assets to $20 billion, with proceeds going to buy back stock. | Full Article | Sprint cries foul over rivals' mega-merger | March 23, 2011 05:25 AM ET | ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp cried foul over a planned merger between AT&T Inc and T-Mobile USA, saying the deal would stifle competition and potentially hurt its profitability. | 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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