U.S. Top News Early Edition: Gaddafi forces storm Misrata, rebels offer truce

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	04/1/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Gaddafi forces storm Misrata, rebels offer truce TRIPOLI/AJDABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's forces stormed the western rebel outpost of Misrata with tanks and artillery on Friday, a rebel spokesman said, while insurgents marshaled defenses in their eastern heartland. | Full Article Employment jumps in March, jobless rate falls April 01, 2011 09:17 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment recorded a second straight month of solid gains in March and the jobless rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent, underscoring a decisive shift in the labor market that should help to underpin the economic recovery. | Full Article Nasdaq, ICE make rival bid for NYSE Euronext April 01, 2011 08:24 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX and IntercontinentalExchange unveiled a rival bid to buy NYSE Euronext for about $11.3 billion in cash and stock, a 19 percent premium to the offer made by German competitor Deutsche Boerse. | Full Article Fierce fighting spreads in Ivory Coast showdown April 01, 2011 09:17 AM ET ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Fierce fighting spread across Abidjan on Friday as forces loyal to Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo fended off attacks by those seeking to install rival presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara. | Full Article Japan PM vows funding to tackle long nuclear crisis April 01, 2011 08:25 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Friday he was ready for a long fight to bring a quake-hit nuclear plant under control but was convinced Japan would overcome the world's worst nuclear crisis since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures point to higher open on payroll report April 01, 2011 09:14 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Friday as employment notched a second straight month of solid gains while the unemployment rate fell to a two-year low. | Full Article EU files tactical appeal in Boeing trade spat April 01, 2011 07:42 AM ET GENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union filed an appeal against an aircraft subsidies ruling on Friday just hours after calling it a victory, a tactical move in a transatlantic game of global trade chess. | Full Article Fed's Plosser: Must not be sanguine about tightening April 01, 2011 08:34 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve "should not be too sanguine" in believing that the time to reverse easy monetary policy is a long way off and that it will be gradual, a top Fed official said on Friday. | Full Article GE unlikely to face liability in Japanese nuclear crisis April 01, 2011 08:02 AM ET NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters Legal) - The Japanese nuclear crisis has created a public-relations headache for General Electric Co , but the company so far has escaped any legal fallout, and many experts expect it will continue to do so. | Full Article American Apparel posts yearly loss, may file for bankruptcy April 01, 2011 08:21 AM ET (Reuters) - Floundering hipster brand American Apparel posted a loss of $86 million in 2010, and said it may have to file for bankruptcy protection if it did not manage to get enough funds to keep going, a filing dated March 31 said. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS China toddler fights fat in land of little emperors U.S. Medicare rules seek improved care, lower costs Midwife shortage costs over a million lives worldwide: report Half a million die from smoking yearly in U.S. Colorado man charged in toddler's death from overdose RELATED VIDEO U.S. troops join Japan's search for bodies Gunfire rings out in Ivory Coast city Japan tries to get back to normal 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 Thieves steal diamonds worth millions from fair Full Article Struggling stewardess exposed euro coin fraud ring Rubber duck search leads to high seas yarn Coloring book used in jail drug smuggling scheme FBI probes possible bullet hole in plane Unusual sleepovers to preserve former slave homes - 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