Business Today: Stock futures add to gains after housing data

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	07/19/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Stock futures add to gains after housing data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures extended gains on Tuesday after a slew of upbeat corporate results and better-than-expected data on the housing market eased jitters about an economic slowdown. | Full Article Goldman Sachs profit misses expectations July 19, 2011 08:35 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's net income rose during the second quarter but fell short of lowered market expectations as fixed income trading revenue dropped sharply. | Full Article Housing starts hit 6-month high, permits up July 19, 2011 08:37 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts rose more than expected in June to touch a six-month high and permits for future construction unexpectedly increased, a government report showed on Tuesday, likely reflecting growing demand for rental apartments. | Full Article BofA posts $8.8 billion net loss, worst ever July 19, 2011 08:30 AM ET CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp reported the biggest quarterly loss in its history, $8.8 billion, after more than $20 billion of charges linked to mortgages. | Full Article Special report: Banks continue robo-signing July 19, 2011 07:22 AM ET NEW YORK/IMMOKALEE, Florida (Reuters) - America's leading mortgage lenders vowed in March to end the dubious foreclosure practices that caused a bruising scandal last year. | Full Article US TOP NEWS British lawmakers to grill Murdochs on scandal July 19, 2011 08:26 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch and his son James face questions from parliament on Tuesday in a phone-hacking scandal that has rocked Britain's establishment right up to Prime Minister David Cameron. | Full Article Exclusive: Euro zone paper points to bank tax to fund July 19, 2011 07:25 AM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A tax on euro zone banks and cheaper, longer-dated official loans are the least risky way to provide extra funding for debt-stricken Greece, a confidential paper drafted ahead of a European summit showed on Tuesday. | Full Article Murdoch has board backing July 19, 2011 08:18 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp independent directors are fully behind Rupert Murdoch, a board member told Reuters on Monday, as his iron grip on his vast media empire came under question because of the hacking scandal that already has consumed his London newspaper company. | Full Article Debt showdown moving into crunch time July 19, 2011 07:33 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two weeks before their final deadline, President Barack Obama and top lawmakers will face more pressure on Tuesday for a debt deal amid a growing sense that a last-ditch plan taking shape in Congress may be the only way to avoid a devastating U.S. default. | Full Article IBM's services signings surge, stock rises July 18, 2011 08:37 PM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - IBM's signings of new business at its services division surged 16 percent in the second quarter, trouncing expectations and raising hopes that 2011 will be a good year for the technology sector. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Exclusive: GE to soon seek FDA OK for Alzheimer's imaging agent Tests for inherited colon cancer may be worth cost Autopsy guidelines revised for Alzheimer's Study finds two antidepressants ineffective for dementia Falls, eye tests may hint at early Alzheimer's RELATED VIDEO David Cay Johnston: Paying taxes to your boss German ZEW index falls more than expected in July Inside the News: Risk aversion eases, debt concerns eyed 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 Women urged to strip to support Putin as president Full Article Band escapes as stage collapses Can Billy the Kid ever RIP? - 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