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	10/10/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Stock futures gain on French-German pledge NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Monday as a renewed pledge by France and Germany to come up with a plan to tackle the euro zone debt crisis by month's end lifted sentiment. | Full Article Dexia agrees to Franco-Belgian rescue deal October 10, 2011 07:47 AM ET BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - Franco-Belgian bank Dexia agreed early on Monday to the nationalization of its Belgian banking division and secured 90 billion euros ($121 billion) in state guarantees in a rescue that could pressure other euro zone governments to strengthen their banks. | Full Article Berlin, Paris vow new crisis plan as pressure builds October 10, 2011 07:48 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - The leaders of Germany and France have promised to unveil new measures to solve the euro zone's debt crisis by the end of the month, as international pressure builds for bold steps from Europe to avert an economic backlash of global proportions. | Full Article Special report: China's debt pileup raises risk of hard landing October 10, 2011 03:06 AM ET CHENGDU/WUHAN, China (Reuters) - When China announced a nearly $600 billion package to ward off the 2008 global financial crisis, city planners across the country happily embarked on a frenzy of infrastructure projects, some of them of arguable need. | Full Article Greece activates rescue fund to save Proton Bank October 10, 2011 07:17 AM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's central bank said on Monday it activated a bank rescue fund to save Proton Bank, effectively nationalizing the small lender that is under investigation for possible violation of the country's money-laundering laws. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Limits on supplemental Medicare plans eyed October 10, 2011 08:11 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicare supplemental health plans, popular among politically powerful retirees, could come under the budget knife being wielded by the special deficit-reduction panel of Congress, according to sources keeping close watch on its work. | Full Article Hong Kong design student says Jobs tribute not original October 10, 2011 06:15 AM ET HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong design student's tribute to Steve Jobs that generated a buzz in cyberspace following the death of the co-founder of Apple last week is not original, the teenager said on Monday. | Full Article G20 summit to focus on euro zone debt crisis: EU October 10, 2011 08:07 AM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Leaders from the G20 countries are so concerned that Europe's crisis will spillover to the rest of the world it is likely to be the focus of their summit in early November, top European Union officials said in a letter on Monday. | Full Article U.S. order targets WikiLeaks supporter's mail: report October 10, 2011 04:23 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government obtained secret court orders to force Google Inc and a small Internet provider to hand over information from email accounts of a WikiLeaks volunteer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. | Full Article U.S. economists Sargent, Sims win 2011 Nobel October 10, 2011 08:07 AM ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. economists Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims won the 2011 economics Nobel prize on Monday for work on the relationship between policy measures and how they can affect the economy. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Obese mothers put children at higher risk of asthma Sick Greek economy takes heavy toll on health California bans use of tanning beds by minors Obesity rate declines slightly, study finds PSA test for prostate cancer not recommended: panel RELATED VIDEO Risk FX oversold after pricing for "catastrophe": IFR Europe Week Ahead: Safe haven bid falters Inside the News: Germany, France seen bracing for a default 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 Senators ditch pen and paper for iPads Full Article Law fights regulation with regulation German fashion designer makes clothes from milk - 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