Business Today: Stock futures dip after Tuesday rally, earnings in focus

		Click to View in Browser 02/6/2013 Stock futures dip after Tuesday rally, earnings in focus NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures dipped on Wednesday, indicating the S&P 500 may pull back from a rally of more than 1 percent a day earlier as the index struggles to push past 5-year highs. RBS fined $615 million for rate rigging LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland will pay U.S. and British authorities $615 million and plead guilty to wire fraud in Japan to settle allegations it manipulated global benchmark interest rates. Malone strikes $15.75 billion Virgin Media deal to take on Murdoch LONDON (Reuters) - John Malone's Liberty Global struck a deal on Tuesday to buy British cable group Virgin Media for about $15.75 billion in stock and cash, a move that would put the U.S. billionaire up against old rival Rupert Murdoch. Time Warner's profit beats Street, raises dividend (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc reported fourth-quarter net income that beat estimates on Wednesday while the media company raised its dividend and started a new stock repurchase program, sending shares higher. GSK promises growth this year after 2012 shortfall LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline, Britain's biggest drugmaker, renewed its promise to return to growth this year, after failing to deliver a hoped-for sales and margin recovery in 2012. Home Depot to hire 10,000 more seasonal workers in spring (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc said it will hire 10,000 additional seasonal workers for its key spring selling season as it sees higher sales growth during the period. Analysis: Low growth saps support for globalization as G20 meets LONDON (Reuters) - From competitive devaluations to resource nationalism and financial fragmentation, the sinews of the global economy are feeling the strain of years of sub-par growth, adding urgency to the G20's efforts to revive demand. Analysis: Ackman can withstand a "short squeeze" rally in Herbalife NEW YORK (Reuters) - For now, William Ackman is getting the better of Carl Icahn in a well-publicized grudge match between the billionaire investors over Herbalife Ltd . Exclusive: SandRidge gives CEO wide scope to cut his own land deals NEW YORK (Reuters) - SandRidge Energy Corp is giving its chief executive wide latitude to profit from personal oil-and-gas deals in ways that pose potential conflicts of interest with the company, according to a review of employment contracts and recent transactions. HSBC's global spread left it open to crime-CEO LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC was forced into its biggest restructuring in almost 150 years because the bank's complex structure and wide geographical spread had made it attractive to criminals, its chief executive said. Related Video U.S. Morning Call: Time Warner posts higher Q4 profit Market Pulse: 'Miserable' day for 'unfit' banks Economic News Obama proposes short-term budget fix, Republicans swiftly object Deficits to shrink through 2015, but debt to deepen: CBO 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