U.S. Top News Early Edition: Dexia agrees to Franco-Belgian rescue deal

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	10/10/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Dexia agrees to Franco-Belgian rescue deal 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 Apple says iPhone 4S broke pre-order record October 10, 2011 08:57 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc received orders for more than one million iPhone 4S phones in the first 24 hours, topping the previous record of 600,000, the company said on Monday. | Full Article 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 BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street to open higher after German-French pledge October 10, 2011 09:14 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Monday after a renewed pledge by France and Germany to come up with a plan to resolve the euro zone debt crisis by month's end lifted sentiment. | 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 Australia approves BHP's $20-$30 billion Olympic Dam mine October 10, 2011 07:25 AM ET MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - BHP Billiton moved closer to an estimated $20 billion to $30 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine after winning environmental approvals on Monday for the project in the deserts of southern Australia. | Full Article Banks to be forced to bolster liquid assets: FT October 09, 2011 09:43 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Global banking regulators will press ahead with the first worldwide effort to force banks to hold more liquid assets, the chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said in an interview with the Financial Times on Monday. | Full Article OECD indicators paint dark picture of global economy October 10, 2011 06:05 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - The outlook for the world's major economies is continuing to darken according to the latest data from the OECD published on Monday, which showed sharp falls in leading indicators for all countries except Japan. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Obese mothers put children at higher risk of asthma Sick Greek economy takes heavy toll on health FDA continues hold on Insmed's lung infection trial California bans use of tanning beds by minors Obesity rate declines slightly, study finds RELATED VIDEO 24 dead in Cairo clashes Poles react to election results Thai-American pleads guilty to royal insult. 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