Business Today: Futures up on Fed stimulus hopes

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	08/31/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Futures up on Fed stimulus hopes NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures gained on Wednesday on comments from Federal Reserve officials that boosted hopes of more monetary stimulus and as investors awaited data for a better assessment on the economy, including the weak labor sector. | Full Article Motorola deal offers Google tax, patent benefits August 31, 2011 07:15 AM ET FAIRFIELD, Conn./CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Reuters) -- Google Inc's blockbuster acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc will bring an unusual stable of tax and accounting benefits to the search-engine giant, already one of Corporate America's most savvy users of such perks. | Full Article Office raid deals new blow to BP in Russia August 31, 2011 08:36 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - Bailiffs raided BP's Moscow offices Wednesday, causing new problems for the British oil company a day after ExxonMobil signed a deal that ended BP's hopes of developing Arctic offshore oil fields with Russia. | Full Article Private sector adds 91,000 jobs in August: report August 31, 2011 08:34 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pace of U.S. private sector job growth slowed in August for the second month in a row with employers adding 91,000 positions, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday. | Full Article Japan backs Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi LCD merger August 31, 2011 06:54 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp, Toshiba Corp and Hitachi Ltd will merge their liquid-crystal display operations using $2.6 billion of government-backed funds to fend off growing competition from rivals in South Korea and Taiwan. | Full Article US TOP NEWS White House could unveil mortgage plan next week August 31, 2011 06:40 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is considering unveiling new plans next week to revive the ailing housing market and reduce foreclosures, including an effort to help troubled borrowers refinance their mortgages. | Full Article Insight: Arctic has great riches, but greater challenges August 31, 2011 08:28 AM ET IQALUIT, Nunavut/BAKER LAKE, Nunavut (Reuters) - At the rim of the Arctic Circle in Canada, gold mining firm Agnico-Eagle is learning how tough it is to operate in a remote region with temptingly large, but frustratingly inaccessible, reserves of oil, gas and minerals. | Full Article Libyans mark feast without Gaddafi, but war not over August 31, 2011 08:26 AM ET TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Libyans delighted at Muammar Gaddafi's downfall celebrated the end of Ramadan feast Wednesday, even though the ousted leader remains on the run and forces loyal to him are defying an ultimatum set by Libya's interim council. | Full Article Airlifts, water rescues in wake of Hurricane Irene August 30, 2011 07:17 PM ET PATERSON, New Jersey (Reuters) - Emergency workers plucked dozens of residents from doorways and windows as Hurricane Irene's floodwaters rose on Tuesday, swallowing homes, submerging cars and turning the streets of this working class town into lakes. | Full Article Some U.S. firms paid more to CEOs than taxes: study August 31, 2011 08:07 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twenty-five of the 100 highest paid U.S. CEOs earned more last year than their companies paid in federal income tax, a pay study said on Wednesday. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Which is worse in pregnancy, snuff or cigarettes? U.S. needs system for injured research subjects: panel Consumer groups: Stop sale of J&J breast implants U.S. researchers broke rules in Guatemala syphilis study Experimental obesity drug beats placebo again RELATED VIDEO Breakingviews: Exxon's Russian coup rubs salt in BP's wounds ECB bond buys cut 70 bps from Italy's funding costs: Albano Lukoil CEO says ready to start work in Libya 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 Dutch mull bringing the mountain to them Full Article China reinterprets untying the knot Town mints own money to fight austerity Qantas apologizes for rugby fan photo Boy trapped in bus after driver forgets him Fish-catching trick may be spreading among dolphins - 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