U.S. Top News Early Edition: September retail sales rise, giving recovery momentum

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	10/14/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS September retail sales rise, giving recovery momentum WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retail sales grew at their fastest pace in seven months in September as consumers shook off concerns about a weak stock market and political gridlock, giving a bit more momentum to the economic recovery. | Full Article Investors to vote against Murdochs at NewsCorp meeting October 14, 2011 09:16 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's multi-million dollar campaign to win back the hearts and minds of News Corporation's independent investors suffered a new blow on Friday after another key shareholder group called for his eviction from its board. | Full Article Rating cut puts Spain back on crisis radar October 14, 2011 08:17 AM ET MADRID (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's cut Spain's credit rating on Friday, sending the euro briefly lower and underlining the challenges facing Europe's major powers as they meet G20 counterparts over the euro-zone debt crisis. | Full Article Euro zone crisis dominates G20 Paris meeting October 14, 2011 09:06 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - The euro zone debt crisis will dominate a summit of G20 finance chiefs and central bank heads in Paris, with a downgrade of Spain's credit rating highlighting the risk of a much larger economy than Greece coming under threat. | Full Article Wall Street sit-in goes global Saturday October 14, 2011 09:26 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - For an October revolution, dress warm. That's the word going out - politely - on the Web to rally street protests on Saturday around the globe from New Zealand to Alaska via London, Frankfurt, Washington and, of course, New York, where the past month's Occupy Wall Street movement has inspired a worldwide yell of anger at banks and financiers. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street opens higher on euro zone optimism October 14, 2011 09:37 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rallied at the open on Friday, shrugging off a credit rating downgrade of Spain, led by optimism the euro zone will continue to make progress toward a solution to its debt crisis. | Full Article Mattel Q3 sales beat estimates October 14, 2011 07:47 AM ET (Reuters) - Mattel Inc , the world's largest toy company, reported higher-than-expected quarterly sales, helped by favorable exchange rates and strong sales of its Barbie dolls. | Full Article Google's Q3 eases fears over ad market, costs October 13, 2011 07:51 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's results trounced Wall Street expectations with the help of strong advertising sales and deft cost controls, driving its shares roughly 6 percent higher. | Full Article SAP Q3 sales, profit jump sends shares higher October 14, 2011 08:32 AM ET (Reuters) - Germany's SAP , the world's biggest maker of business software, reported a jump in its third quarter sales and profits, sending its shares 2 percent higher on Friday. | Full Article Apple must show patents valid in Samsung case: judge October 14, 2011 12:15 AM ET SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said that Samsung Electronic's Galaxy tablets infringe Apple Inc's iPad patents, but added that Apple has a problem establishing the validity of its patents in the latest courtroom face-off between the technology giants. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Do hospitals do enough to help smokers quit? Surgery halts seizures in many epileptics: study After knee repair, half can't play sports the same Flaxseed may not cool hot flashes: study FDA advisers back Cook stent for leg arteries RELATED VIDEO Obama welcomes S. Korea's Lee Cambodia floods death toll rises Floods continue to inundate Thailand 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 Artist can paint nude models only after dark Full Article Pastor accused of cashing dead teacher's pension checks Hilary Swank "deeply regrets" attending Chechen party Marathon man undone by bus trip Superman fan takes adulation to new heights Bob Dylan blowin' in the bagpipes - 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