Business Today: Stock futures edge higher, focus on jobless claims report

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	06/9/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Stock futures edge higher, focus on jobless claims report NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Thursday after six days of losses, but the mood remained fragile with many analysts expecting the S&P 500 to retest recent lows. | Full Article New jobless claims unexpectedly rise June 09, 2011 08:37 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose by 1,000 last week, according to a report on Thursday that could stoke fears the labor market recovery has stalled. | Full Article Citi says hackers access bank card data June 09, 2011 03:24 AM ET NEW YORK/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said computer hackers breached the bank's network and accessed the data of about 200,000 bank card holders in North America, the latest of a string of cyber attacks on high-profile companies. | Full Article OPEC ready to act if needed, split was over data June 09, 2011 08:08 AM ET VIENNA (Reuters) - Economics, rather than politics was behind the collapse of this week's OPEC talks and the group as a whole would act if it grew worried about oil supplies running short, a top OPEC official said on Thursday. | Full Article Trade gap narrows as Japan imports tumble June 09, 2011 08:33 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in April, as U.S. exports rose to a new record and imports from Japan tumbled more than 25 percent in the aftermath of its earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, a U.S. government report showed on Thursday. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Taxes on the menu in debt-reduction talks June 09, 2011 03:25 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top lawmakers on Thursday are expected to discuss one of the biggest hurdles in the way of a debt-reduction deal that would allow the United States to continue borrowing at rock-bottom rates -- taxes. | Full Article GM considering selling Opel again: reports June 09, 2011 08:00 AM ET FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors is considering putting Opel up for sale again as management is losing confidence that the European arm will return to profitability, two German magazines reported. | Full Article Pressure mounts on Congressman Weiner over sex scandal June 09, 2011 01:21 AM ET WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Calls for Representative Anthony Weiner's resignation, including from some fellow Democrats, mounted on Wednesday, two days after he confirmed details of an online sex scandal. | Full Article Lagarde says backs more say for China at IMF June 09, 2011 05:03 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - The top candidate to run the International Monetary Fund, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, said she backed a bigger say for China at the Fund while making clear that the euro zone crisis would be a priority if she wins the job. | Full Article Syrians flee into Turkey to evade crackdown June 09, 2011 07:23 AM ET AMMAN (Reuters) - More than 1,500 Syrians have fled to Turkey to escape a feared army crackdown, officials said on Thursday, in another sign that President Bashar al-Assad's struggle with protesters is disturbing Syria's neighbors. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS More vaccines for poor could save 6.4 million lives Vertex cystic fibrosis combo shows promise Healthcare battle unfolds in Atlanta court Novartis vaccine shields against meningitis cause Pfizer will suspend U.S. sales of poultry drug RELATED VIDEO Indonesia fears future rice shortage Hedge Fund Breakfast: Deflation Seen as Key Threat to West IMF's Lipsky: let the yuan rise 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 Homeowners use car to chase off suspected burglars Full Article Americans rated most hilarious in global poll Oxford academic finds "tantalizing" clue to Ophelia New Mexico billboard accuses woman of having an abortion Australia's military loses its UFO X-Files? "Mullet bandit" robs another bank - 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