Business Today: Stock futures flat on concerns over Greece

Click to View in Browser 05/25/2012 Stock futures flat on concerns over Greece NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 index futures were little changed on Friday as hopes that the European Central Bank could take further action to tackle the region's debt crisis were offset by fresh warnings over Greece. Europe slowdown adds more tension to Greek drama (Reuters) - Europe's economic slowdown has hit the engine-room of the euro zone, including Germany, gloomy new indicators have revealed, adding urgency to the region's struggle to keep Greece's debt crisis from tearing the single currency apart. Euro zone must head toward banking union: ECB's Praet MILAN (Reuters) - The euro zone needs to push ahead with its financial sector reform plans and create a centrally managed and funded body to handle troubled banks, a European Central Bank policymaker said on Friday. Facebook market makers' losses total at least $100 million (Reuters) - Claims by four of Wall Street's main market makers against Nasdaq over Facebook's botched IPO are likely to exceed $100 million, as they and other traders continue to deal with thousands of problems with customer orders. Analysis: Greeks not alone in bank savings exodus LONDON/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek savers may be gripped by a "great fear that could develop into panic" in the words of President Karolos Papoulias, but many Greeks shifted their money to safer havens in Britain, Switzerland, Germany and Nordic countries long ago. NBC may buy Microsoft's MSNBC.com stake (Reuters) - NBCUniversal is in talks to buy out Microsoft Corp's 50 percent stake in joint venture MSNBC.com, media reports said. Bankia set to ask Spain for more than $19 billion MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Bankia SA is set to ask the state for a more than 15 billion euros ($19 billion) bailout on Friday, marking another rise in the cost of a drawn-out rescue of the country's fourth-biggest bank. Lehman to buy remaining Archstone stake for $1.58 billion (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said it has bought the remaining 26.5 percent of apartment company Archstone that it doesn't already own from Barclays Capital and Bank of America Corp for $1.58 billion. China counter-challenges U.S. over subsidies at WTO GENEVA (Reuters) - China filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday to challenge U.S. tariffs charged on Chinese goods that the United States considers to be unfairly subsidized. Moody's downgrades three big Nordic banks STOCKHOLM/OSLO (Reuters) - Three of the Nordic region's biggest banks had their credit ratings cut by Moody's Investor Service on Friday due partly to the euro zone crisis, but the downgrades were relatively mild and showed the banks remain some of the strongest in Europe. Related Video U.S. Morning Call: Goldman, JPM aid bets against Facebook Breakingviews: Banks should square up to ratings agencies Economic News Fed's Plosser warns on discretionary policy decisions Heard in more states: See you in tax court! A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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