Business Today: Job growth surges, jobless rate drops to 8.3 percent

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	02/3/2012
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Job growth surges, jobless rate drops to 8.3 percent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.3 percent, indicating last quarter's growth carried into early 2012. | Full Article Stock futures rise slightly ahead of payrolls data February 03, 2012 08:13 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors awaited the monthly payrolls report to see whether to make more large bets in risk assets after recent equity gains. | Full Article Analysis: A sobering look at Facebook February 03, 2012 08:30 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending Facebook to their clients. | Full Article Investors worry where to put cash as banks wobble February 03, 2012 07:31 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Investors are holding more cash than at any time since the Lehman Brothers collapse to protect themselves against volatile financial markets, presenting them with a dilemma - where to hold that money when banks are looking shaky. | Full Article Merged Glencore, Xstrata would take aim at iron ore February 03, 2012 06:26 AM ET SYDNEY (Reuters) - An $80 billion marriage of commodities trader Glencore and miner Xstrata could lead to a new round of takeovers in iron ore, creating a goliath eager to muscle its way onto one of mining's richest and most closely guarded industries. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Senate OKs insider trading curbs on lawmakers February 03, 2012 08:14 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved new curbs aimed at preventing lawmakers from trading shares based on inside information, but also extended the bill's disclosure requirements to more than 300,000 other federal employees. | Full Article U.S. Justice Department indicts Swiss bank Wegelin February 03, 2012 08:11 AM ET (Reuters) - The United States indicted Wegelin, the oldest Swiss private bank, on charges that it enabled wealthy Americans to evade taxes on at least $1.2 billion hidden in offshore bank accounts, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. | Full Article Iran warns of retaliation over oil sanctions February 03, 2012 07:57 AM ET TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday Iran would retaliate over Western-backed oil sanctions and any threat of attack, after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was cited as saying he feared a possible Israeli strike as early as April. | Full Article Greece struggles on reform, lenders may face rising bill February 03, 2012 08:15 AM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's government struggled on Friday to agree tough labor reform that appeases both wary political leaders and irate lenders faced with a rising bill to save the country from bankruptcy. | Full Article Insight: In PIP implant scandal, a ragged safety net exposed February 03, 2012 08:29 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - In June 2000, when American medical regulators posted a warning letter on the Internet about problems at a breast-implant maker in southern France, French authorities didn't pay much attention. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Siblings' brain scans may hold key to addictions Bossy mom at snack time tied to kid's weight: study Think you can't get pregnant? Try again, study says Breastfeeding tied to stronger lungs, less asthma Allergan to rely less on U.S. for sales, Asia key RELATED VIDEO Reuters Breakingviews: Glenstrata deal is mining sideshow We are already in new great depression: Paul Krugman Reuters Today: Merkel woos China on euro and investment 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 U.S. border cops nab go-kart hauling Mexican pot Full Article Wanted: Retirees to live in Ecuador for a month free Big freeze stops famed Brussels statue from peeing Italian shoemaker pays record rent at London store China bans toddler palm-reading assessments German city's parking fines are just the ticket - 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