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| Good Morning Aron | | Moody's cuts French banks, eurobond talk lifts markets | September 14, 2011 08:11 AM ET | PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Moody's cut the credit ratings of two French banks on Wednesday because of their exposure to Greece's debt, highlighting growing risks to Europe's financial sector from a deepening euro zone sovereign debt crisis. | Full Article | EU's Barroso: Will present options on euro bonds | September 14, 2011 08:29 AM ET | STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The European Commission will soon present options on how the euro zone might issue bonds jointly, its President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday, but warned there was no simple solution to a debt crisis that threatens Europe's economic and political future. | Full Article | Fight brewing over U.S. offshore profit taxation | September 14, 2011 07:05 AM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Large U.S. corporations are pressuring Congress and the White House to exempt overseas corporate profits from taxes, a policy shift that critics say would hurt the economy and increase the federal deficit. | Full Article | Mortgage applications rose last week: MBA | September 14, 2011 08:01 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for U.S. home mortgages rose last week for the first time in a month as interest rates tumbled even further, an industry group said on Wednesday. | Full Article | | | US TOP NEWS | August retail sales unchanged from July | September 14, 2011 08:36 AM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Growth in retail sales stalled in August after a pitched battle over spending in Congress led consumer confidence to crumble, data showed on Wednesday. | Full Article | Republican wins in New York Democratic stronghold | September 14, 2011 08:11 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republicans won an upset victory in a Democratic stronghold in New York on Tuesday in a special House of Representatives election for the seat vacated by former Representative Anthony Weiner, who resigned after a Twitter sex scandal. | Full Article | Kabul siege ends after 20 hours | September 14, 2011 07:09 AM ET | KABUL (Reuters) - A marathon siege in Kabul's diplomatic enclave ended on Tuesday with the death of the last two of a group of gunmen who had held off Western and Afghan security forces for nearly 20 hours, showering rockets on Western embassies in a dramatic show of insurgent strength. | Full Article | Senior U.S. diplomat holds talks in Tripoli | September 14, 2011 08:37 AM ET | TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's new interim leader met the most senior U.S. official to visit Tripoli since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, though details of Wednesday's talks were not immediately available. | Full Article | Release of key BP oil spill probe expected soon | September 14, 2011 08:33 AM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government team investigating last year's massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill will blame BP and its contractors for mistakes that led to the disaster in a report expected out as early as Wednesday, according to the Wall Street Journal. | Full Article | | | HEALTH NEWS | | | | 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 | | | | | |
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