Morning Digest: Exclusive: U.S. probing failed broker PFGBest's use of small auditor

	Click to View in Browser 07/12/2012 Exclusive: U.S. probing failed broker PFGBest's use of small auditor WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. futures industry investigators are looking into why Iowa-based collapsed brokerage PFGBest used a tiny accounting firm that appears to be operating from inside a suburban Chicago home to audit its books, according to a person familiar with the matter.. China, U.S. seek to calm South China Sea tensions PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The United States and China signaled a willingness on Thursday to work together on "sensitive issues" in a move to cool tensions between rival claimants to the potentially oil-rich and increasingly militarized South China Sea.. Stock index futures point to lower start (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100 and the Dow Jones down 0.3 to 0.4 percent.. September 11 attacks, Katrina top list of memorable TV moments LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Watching news coverage of the September 11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina disaster, and the O.J. Simpson murder verdict proved to be the most impactful TV moments of the past 50 years in the United States, according to a study released Wednesday.. Armstrong given more time to answer cycling doping charges NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday gave seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong 30 more days to answer charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career.. Analysis: Is Twitter building ad business at expense of innovation? SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Is Twitter a technology platform, a media company -- or both?. No crustacean, no cry? Bob Marley gets his own species WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Reggae immortal Bob Marley has joined Barack Obama and Elvis Presley in the elite club of those who have biological species named in their honor.. Batman could fly, but he'd crash and die LONDON (Reuters) - Holy crash landing Batman! The crime-fighting caped crusader could fly but if he did, he would smash into the ground and probably die, a group of British physics students have calculated.. Related Video Students clash with police in Chile Clinton arrives in Laos Great Debate Protecting Americans from tobacco's damage The chief justice's contribution to tax reform 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