Morning Digest: Insight: U.S. probe of HSBC tangled up in bureaucracy, infighting

	Click to View in Browser 09/26/2012 Insight: U.S. probe of HSBC tangled up in bureaucracy, infighting (Reuters) - In the second half of 2010, a senior federal prosecutor in West Virginia drafted an impassioned plea to his bosses in Washington to end infighting as multiple government agencies pursued a high-stakes investigation of HSBC Holdings Plc.. Rajoy inches toward aid as protests, regions seethe MADRID (Reuters) - Violent protests in Madrid and growing talk of secession in wealthy Catalonia are piling pressure on Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as he moves closer to asking Europe for rescue money.. Stock index futures signal flat to lower open PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a flat to lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.01 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.04 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.1 percent at 0924 GMT.. Madonna says she was being "ironic" in calling Obama a Muslim LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Madonna said on Tuesday she was being deliberately "ironic on stage" when she erroneously referred to President Barack Obama during her concert in the nation's capital as a "black Muslim.". Freeman redemption lifts Braves into playoffs (Reuters) - Freddie Freeman put the bitter ending to last season behind him with a walk-off, two-run home run that clinched a National League playoff berth for the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.. Iran sees cyber attacks as greater threat than actual war DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is prepared to defend itself in case of a "cyber war" which could cause more harm than a physical confrontation, a commander in the country's Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday.. New "extreme" Hubble shows deepest view yet of night sky Cape Canaveral, Florida (Reuters) - Piecing together 10 years of Hubble Space Telescope images, astronomers on Tuesday unveiled the deepest view yet of a small sliver of the night sky, revealing a kaleidoscope of galaxies and other celestial objects.. "Gangnam Style" hit doubles value of Psy's father's stock SEOUL (Reuters) - A pop star whose song "Gangnam Style" became the first Korean hit to top Apple's music download charts has also worked his magic on his father's software firm, helping it double in value since singer and dancer Psy burst onto the global scene in July.. Related Video Protesters, police clash in Madrid Stranded in Nigeria Great Debate The verdict that shook Iran and Europe Why doesn't Mitt Romney contribute to his own campaign? 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