Business Today: Stock futures add to gains after data

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	09/29/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Stock futures add to gains after data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures added to gains on Thursday after better-than-expected readings on weekly jobless claims and second-quarter gross domestic product. | Full Article Second-quarter growth revised up to 1.3 percent September 29, 2011 08:37 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy grew slightly more than previously reported in the second quarter, helped by consumer spending and export growth that was stronger than earlier estimated, according to a government report on Thursday that pointed to slow growth rather than a recession. | Full Article Merkel dodges bullet with euro vote victory September 29, 2011 08:19 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel won her toughest challenge yet as German chancellor by pushing through changes to a rescue fund for the euro zone debt crisis on Thursday without the humiliation of relying on opposition support. | Full Article Bernanke says Fed would act if inflation falls September 29, 2011 07:49 AM ET CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the central bank might need to ease monetary policy further if inflation or inflation expectations fall significantly. | Full Article Kindle Fire may force Android tablet makers to cut prices September 29, 2011 07:33 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - Asian technology companies came under pressure on Thursday to slash prices of their tablet computers after Amazon.com launched its Kindle Fire at a mass market-friendly $199. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Perry aides told different stories in lawsuit September 29, 2011 08:21 AM ET (Reuters) - Contradictions in sworn statements about Rick Perry's fundraising for his 2006 reelection bid raise questions about whether aides to the Texas governor, who is now running for president, gave false or misleading testimony under oath. | Full Article Shell shutting down entire Singapore refinery after fire September 29, 2011 08:22 AM ET SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc is shutting down its entire Singapore refinery, the company's largest, to get the fire that broke out on Wednesday under control, a senior company official told reporters. | Full Article Analysis: States lobby against Medicaid cuts in Congress September 29, 2011 08:08 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With billions of dollars in Medicaid spending at risk in Congress, U.S. states are forming a loose confederacy to oppose any federal cuts that could damage state budgets already awash in red ink. | Full Article Obama's healthcare law appealed to Supreme Court September 28, 2011 06:43 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to back the centerpiece of Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul -- the requirement that all Americans have health insurance. | Full Article Special Report: "Rats" and "black mouths" gnaw at China stocks September 29, 2011 08:25 AM ET SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Even before China's great stock market bull run of 2006-2007, Wang Jianzhong had become known as China's "god of stocks" for his prescient picks. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Diabetes again linked to colon cancer risk: study Listeria cases likely to rise through October: officials Old anti-smoking drug passes new test More deaths when green doctors place neck stents Laughter good medicine for dementia patients:study 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 Doritos founder to be buried with iconic snack chips Full Article Canada unveils larger, graphic anti-smoking labels Robbed of phone, Tennessee woman summons help on Facebook Bake sale's racial pricing rocks campus "Toe Suck Fairy" arrested on new charges Governor vetoes tax break for "Jersey Shore" - 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