Morning Digest: S&P, Greek standoff pressure euro zone to boost defenses

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	01/16/2012
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS S&P, Greek standoff pressure euro zone to boost defenses LONDON (Reuters) - Mass euro zone ratings downgrades are unlikely to shake up investors too much, but with Greek debt talks at an impasse, pressure has been loaded on the bloc to shore up its defenses and glimmers of optimism from last week have been firmly doused. | Full Article Italian cruise ship toll rises to 6, captain held January 16, 2012 04:36 AM ET GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Rescue workers searching the half-submerged hulk of an Italian cruise ship for missing passengers and crew recovered a sixth body on Monday, more than 48 hours after the vessel capsized off Italy's west coast. | Full Article Shares weak but euro steadies as S&P shock fades January 16, 2012 05:49 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone bank shares fell but stocks seen as resilient to an economic slowdown gained on Monday in the wake of Standard and Poor's mass downgrade of euro zone sovereign ratings, while the euro hovered near 17-month lows against the dollar. | Full Article "Angry Brides" game targets Indian dowry demands January 16, 2012 02:34 AM ET NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Anger at the practice of demanding dowries, which can lead to violence against brides, has prompted a takeoff of "Angry Birds" called "Angry Brides" that aims to highlight the illegal practice still prevalent in many South Asian countries. | Full Article Russian military says spacecraft debris falls in ocean January 15, 2012 04:26 PM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pieces of a failed Russian Mars probe plummeted into the Pacific Ocean far off the Chilean coast Sunday, Russian news agencies cited a military official as saying. | Full Article Giants stun Packers to reach NFC title game January 15, 2012 11:18 PM ET (Reuters) - The New York Giants eliminated last year's Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers from the National Football League (NFL) playoffs with a stunning 37-20 road win on Sunday to reach next week's NFC title game against the San Francisco 49ers. | Full Article "Artist," "Descendants" shine at Golden Globes January 16, 2012 12:33 AM ET LOSS ANGELES (Reuters) - Silent-era film "The Artist" and family drama "The Descendants" were the top film picks at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in a loose-lipped awards show that even had host Ricky Gervais walking onto the stage with a drink in his hand. | Full Article Troubled euro gains currency with counterfeiters January 16, 2012 05:46 AM ET FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe's debt crisis may be threatening to unravel the euro but criminals increasingly see the single currency as worth counterfeiting. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Humpback whale found dead on beach Residential building collapses in Beirut Bomb disrupts Shi'ite procession 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 - 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