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	07/1/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Wall Street eyes best week in a year NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were poised to record their best week in nearly a year on Friday as index futures ticked higher and investors looked ahead to key national manufacturing data, with confidence growing that the economic slowdown could be temporary. | Full Article Strauss-Kahn sex charges on brink of collapse: sources July 01, 2011 08:14 AM ET NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) - The sexual assault case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was close to collapse on Friday, sources close to the case said, in a dramatic turnabout that could upend French politics again. | Full Article Geithner mulls departing Treasury post: sources July 01, 2011 06:06 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is considering stepping down later this year, but will not make a decision until contentious negotiations over the U.S. debt ceiling are completed, people familiar with his thinking said on Thursday. | Full Article Lehman says new bankruptcy plan gets wider support July 01, 2011 07:57 AM ET BANGALORE (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said its second amended $65 billion bankruptcy liquidation plan won support from thirty institutions and affiliates, possibly setting the stage for the end of the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history. | Full Article UBS thwarts Deutsche by hiring Weber as next chairman July 01, 2011 08:11 AM ET ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS on Friday named former Bundesbank president Axel Weber as its next chairman in a surprise move that robbed rival Deutsche Bank of a top candidate to succeed its chief Josef Ackermann in 2013. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Apple, RIM group wins $4.5 billion Nortel patent auction July 01, 2011 08:21 AM ET BANGALORE/LONDON (Reuters) - A group including Apple and Research In Motion has paid $4.5 billion to snatch Nortel Networks' patents from under the noses of Google and Intel, stealing a march on their rivals in a litigious market. | Full Article Venezuela army assures calm after Chavez surgery July 01, 2011 08:01 AM ET CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's army chief said on Friday there is no threat to the nation's constitutional order as President Hugo Chavez's revelation of cancer surgery shakes the political system he has dominated since 1999. | Full Article Rockets push back rebels south of Libyan capital July 01, 2011 08:15 AM ET BIR-AYYAD, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels who had advanced to within 80 km (50 miles) of Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold in the capital were forced to retreat on Friday after coming under a barrage of rocket fire from government forces. | Full Article Syria running out of time to reform, Clinton says July 01, 2011 08:24 AM ET VILNIUS (Reuters) - Syria is running out of time to reform and will face more organized resistance if it does not, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday. | Full Article Cyber attacks outpace global response, U.S. warns July 01, 2011 06:39 AM ET VIENNA (Reuters) - The technical sophistication of cybercriminals is swamping the world's ability to cope, a top U.S. official warned on Friday, demanding an accelerated cross-border campaign to combat the security threat. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Medicare will keep covering Roche's Avastin Roche undeterred after FDA's Avastin rebuff Montana judge blocks new curbs on medical marijuana Big Medicare cuts to reduce deficit unpopular: poll Medicare to cover Dendreon's prostate drug RELATED VIDEO GDP Link in Greek Debt Rollover "Too Onerous", Expert Says Struass-Kahn trial near collapse UK Manufacturing Hits 21-Month Low: Markit 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 Turtles crossing runway cause flight delays Full Article Man pleads guilty to creating fake Army unit Video catches Russian president in driving gaffe "Ladyboy" pictures confuse election officials? Golf courses out of bounds for sumo wrestlers Woman sprays police with breast milk - 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