Morning Digest: Barclays chairman quits over rate-fixing scandal

	Click to View in Browser 07/2/2012 Barclays chairman quits over rate-fixing scandal LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays Plc chairman Marcus Agius quit on Monday, saying "the buck stops with me" after an interest rate rigging scandal that has dealt "a devastating blow" to the bank's reputation.. Mexico's old rulers claim presidential election victory MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's old rulers claimed victory in a presidential election on Sunday, ending 12 years in opposition after a campaign dominated by a sputtering economy and rampant drug violence.. Stock index futures signal gains; Amylin eyed PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.29 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.31 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.3 percent at 5 a.m. EDT.. Brown, Beyonce win top BET Awards, Houston in spotlight LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The BET Awards on Sunday split top honors among several artists, including Beyonce and Chris Brown, in a telecast filled with lively performances and an emotional tribute to late singer Whitney Houston.. Phelps seals eighth London berth, Franklin makes seven OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Michael Phelps finished off his preparations for his Olympic swan song in emphatic style on Sunday when he qualified for a fifth individual event on the penultimate night of competition at the U.S. Trials.. More U.S. teens hide online activity from parents: survey NEW YORK (Reuters) - More and more teenagers are hiding their online activity from their parents, according to a U.S. survey of teen internet behavior released on Monday.. Soyuz spacecraft ends mission with smooth landing MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz capsule landed on the Kazakh steppes on Sunday, safely delivering a trio of astronauts who helped to dock the first privately owned spacecraft during a six-month stint on the International Space Station.. Venezuelan tribe angry at "sacred" stone in Berlin BERLIN (Reuters) - Wolfgang von Schwarzenfeld's sculptures in a Berlin park were meant to promote world peace, but the 79-year-old German now finds himself at war with a Venezuelan tribe which accuses him of stealing a sacred pink stone known to them as "Grandmother".. Related Video Clashes in Ramallah Losing it all in Bangladesh Great Debate Car czars Chief Justice Roberts crafts a ruling more conservative than it looks 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