Business Today: Stock futures rise, led by bullish GE, Apple earnings

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	04/21/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Stock futures rise, led by bullish GE, Apple earnings NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its first weekly gain in the last three, as strong corporate earnings and outlooks generated optimism about the economic recovery. | Full Article Morgan Stanley profit drops nearly 50 percent April 21, 2011 08:03 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's first-quarter profit dropped nearly 50 percent, hurt by a decline in fixed income trading revenue. | Full Article Jobless claims fall to 403,000 last week April 21, 2011 08:38 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, but held above the key 400,000 level, according to government report on Thursday. | Full Article GE profit, revenue top Street view April 21, 2011 07:29 AM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co posted quarterly results that blew past Wall Street expectations, joining a wave of better-than-expected earnings in the U.S. manufacturing sector. | Full Article McDonald's profit rises 10.9 percent April 21, 2011 08:08 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp reported a higher quarterly profit on Thursday as the world's largest restaurant company appeared to put more distance between itself and many smaller U.S. restaurant chains. | Full Article US TOP NEWS BP sues Halliburton, Transocean over oil spill and blast April 21, 2011 07:33 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc has filed for damages totaling more than $80 billion from Halliburton and Transocean a year after the Gulf of Mexico rig explosion that killed 11 workers and spewed millions of barrels of oil into the sea. | Full Article Bernanke briefing could be political boon for Fed April 21, 2011 07:03 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's historic decision to hold news briefings may help inoculate the U.S. central bank from political meddling, while offering financial markets more clarity on monetary policy. | Full Article Gold hits fresh record as dollar slides, oil rises April 21, 2011 07:26 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices hit record highs for a fifth session on Thursday, and silver rallied to its strongest since 1980 as the dollar slid to a three-year low against a basket of major currencies and oil prices rose. | Full Article Rebels seize Libya-Tunisia border crossing: witnesses April 21, 2011 08:16 AM ET TUNIS (Reuters) - Rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi's forces in a remote and mountainous region took control of the Libyan side of a border crossing with Tunisia on Thursday, witnesses on the Tunisian side said. | Full Article Political rift was tipping point for S&P April 21, 2011 07:39 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the past 928 days, Standard & Poor's has tracked the relentless deterioration of government finances. On Monday, it made a move that could turn out to be one of its boldest calls yet. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Maine sore spot in nation's prescription drug scourge Prenatal pesticide exposure linked with lower IQ Aspirin cuts heart attacks, not deaths or strokes Winter may be linked to postpartum depression Scientists manipulate mosquitoes in malaria fight RELATED VIDEO Nissan may lose U.S. market share Royal Wedding 2.0 - you're invited! China promotes its electric cars 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 Some NY cab drivers to wear bulletproof vests Full Article Marijuana smoke odor in car not enough for police action? Soap idol posted to frontline German circus families in shootout over tent space Governor vetoes birther, campus gun bills McDonald's grimaces at Happy Meal lawsuit - 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