Business Today: Stock futures rise on strong earnings, commods up

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	08/17/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Stock futures rise on strong earnings, commods up NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Wednesday as investors focused on strong earnings reports and as commodities and the euro gained, indicating more willingness to add to risky assets. | Full Article July core producer prices accelerate August 17, 2011 08:33 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Core producer prices rose at their fastest pace in six months in July, pushed up by higher tobacco and light truck costs, according to a government report on Wednesday that could stoke inflation fears. | Full Article SABMiller goes hostile with $10 billion Foster's bid August 17, 2011 08:12 AM ET MELBOURNE/LONDON (Reuters) - Global brewer SABMiller took its $10 billion bid for Australia-focused Foster's Group direct to shareholders on Wednesday just days before the Australian brewer's annual results are set to show flagging profits. | Full Article SNB moves softly to tame Swiss franc; currency spikes August 17, 2011 07:52 AM ET ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank stepped up its efforts to tame a runaway franc on Wednesday but stopped short of direct intervention, disappointing markets that had positioned for more radical measures and sending the currency sharply higher. | Full Article Staples tops estimates, raises profit outlook August 17, 2011 07:45 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Staples Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on currency benefits and an uptick in sales to its business customers in North America, prompting the largest U.S. office supply chain to raise its profit outlook. | Full Article US TOP NEWS World stocks dip on euro zone disappointment August 17, 2011 08:18 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks dipped while top-rated government bonds rallied on Wednesday as investors grew concerned that French and German plans for closer fiscal integration may be insufficient to stop the regional debt crisis from spreading further. | Full Article Disappointment with Franco-German euro zone plans August 17, 2011 08:13 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - France on Wednesday released a letter sent to European Council President Herman Van Rompuy detailing its joint proposals with Germany on ramping up economic governance of the euro zone. | Full Article Special report: Pension scandal shakes up Venezuelan oil giant August 17, 2011 08:23 AM ET CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela received an enviable honor last month: OPEC said it is sitting on the biggest reserves of crude oil in the world -- even more than Saudi Arabia. | Full Article Rebels launch push to consolidate Tripoli siege August 17, 2011 08:34 AM ET ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels launched an assault on an oil refinery on Wednesday to drive the last remaining troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi out of a city on Tripoli's outskirts and consolidate a siege of the capital. | Full Article Syria forces hold hundreds in Latakia sports stadium August 17, 2011 08:17 AM ET AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops raided houses in a Sunni district of the besieged port of Latakia on Wednesday, residents said, arresting hundreds of people and taking them to a stadium after a four-day tank assault to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Cigarette makers sue FDA over new labeling rules Experts redesign common microbe to fight drug-resistant bacteria World Bank calls Horn of Africa famine manmade J&J, Lilly drugs found among best for manic episodes Blood injections may help chronic "tennis elbow" RELATED VIDEO Exclusive: Reuters Insider Euro Zone CDS Index stabilises Breakingviews: Merkel & Sarkozy live down to low expectation DELETE 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 In-flight film "explains" mysteries of female pleasure Full Article Swedish woman who left baby outside restaurant investigated Art thieves nab $250,000 Rembrandt from hotel New BMW app lets drivers share top scenic routes - 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