U.S. Top News Early Edition: BP sues Halliburton, Transocean over oil spill and blast

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	04/21/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS BP sues Halliburton, Transocean over oil spill and blast 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 GE earnings, sales top Street view, hikes dividend April 21, 2011 08:49 AM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co posted an 80 percent surge in first-quarter profit, blowing past Wall Street forecasts and joining a wave of better-than-expected earnings from U.S. manufacturers. | 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 Initial jobless claims hold above 400,000 April 21, 2011 09:04 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week but held above the key 400,000 level, hinting at some loss of momentum in the labor market recovery. | 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 BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street gains on solid earnings, outlooks April 21, 2011 09:37 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as strong corporate earnings and outlook boosted optimism about the pace of the economic recovery. | Full Article Morgan Stanley profit drops nearly 50 percent April 21, 2011 08:56 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's first-quarter profit dropped nearly 50 percent, hurt by a steep decline in bond trading revenue. | Full Article McDonald's warns of accelerating food inflation April 21, 2011 09:34 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as the world's largest restaurant company posted March sales that topped analyst expectations. | Full Article Glencore's secrecy erodes pulling power: investors April 21, 2011 09:18 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Glencore, the secretive commodities trader on the cusp of a record IPO, may pay a high price for its low profile, as corporate governance fears damage its ability to achieve a top price for its stock. | Full Article Dollar tumbles to 3-year low April 21, 2011 08:59 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar hit a three-year low against a basket of currencies on Thursday as strong corporate earnings buoyed risk appetite in illiquid pre-Easter trade, threatening to drive the greenback to historic lows. | 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 Asylum-seekers riot in Australia Apple, AmEx, Yum top forecasts Obama speaks with Facebook CEO 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