Business Today: Futures gain ahead of 2-day Fed meeting

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	09/20/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Futures gain ahead of 2-day Fed meeting NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Tuesday a day after a week-long rally was halted as investors waited to see if the Federal Reserve's policy-setting panel offers aid to a sputtering U.S. economy. | Full Article August housing starts fall more than expected September 20, 2011 08:33 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts fell more than expected in August as groundbreaking for both single-family and multi-family units declined, while permits for future construction rose, a government report showed on Tuesday. | Full Article UBS boss seeks board backing for overhaul September 20, 2011 07:41 AM ET SINGAPORE/ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS Chief Executive Oswald Gruebel will ask the Swiss bank's board to back plans for a radical overhaul of investment banking under his leadership at a meeting in Singapore, after unauthorized trading caused a $2.3 billion loss. | Full Article S&P adds to euro stress with Italy cut September 20, 2011 08:00 AM ET ROME (Reuters) - Standard and Poor's rocked the euro and bond markets on Tuesday with a one-notch cut in Italy's credit rating that added fuel to opposition calls for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign and increased pressure on the debt-stressed euro zone. | Full Article SEC probes trading before U.S. rating cut: report September 20, 2011 04:08 AM ET (Reuters) - Securities regulators have sent subpoenas to hedge funds and other trading firms as it probes possible insider trading before the U.S. government's long-term credit rating was cut last month, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. | Full Article US TOP NEWS GM labor deal heads toward UAW vote September 20, 2011 12:40 AM ET DETROIT (Reuters) - About 48,500 General Motors Co workers at U.S. factories will begin considering the details of a proposed four-year contract on Tuesday that represents the first labor deal for the automaker since its 2009 bailout by the Obama administration. | Full Article UBS faces dual attack in parliament after loss September 19, 2011 11:52 PM ET ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss parliament piled pressure on the nation's biggest banks on Monday in the wake of UBS AG's $2.3 billion loss from rogue trading, as a center-left party pushed for a ban on risky investment banking and a plan to raise capital requirements passed the lower house. | Full Article Obama offers $3.6 trillion deficit plan, would up taxes September 20, 2011 05:19 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama laid out a $3.6 trillion plan on Monday to cut budget deficits partly by raising taxes on the rich, but Republicans rejected it as a political stunt and made clear the proposal had little chance of becoming law. | Full Article U.S. men's release awaits return of Iran judge: lawyer September 20, 2011 08:08 AM ET TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two U.S. men convicted of spying in Iran are still awaiting the return of a judge from vacation to sign their release documents, their lawyer told Reuters on Tuesday. | Full Article Escalating military conflict kills six in Yemen capital September 20, 2011 08:18 AM ET SANAA (Reuters) - Raging battles between heavily armed loyalists and foes of Yemen's president killed six people in the capital on Tuesday as a crisis over his violent crackdown on popular unrest drifted toward civil war. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Scientists find way to "disarm" AIDS virus New bird flu outbreak reported in India U.N. assembly backs steps to fight chronic disease Scientists appeal on embryonic stem cell funding Study looks at pedestrians hospitalized after bicycle crashes RELATED VIDEO 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 Hero rabbit saves owners from house fire Full Article PETA to launch porn site in name of animal rights China suspends popular talent show for "exceeding time limits" - 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