Business Today: Wall Street flat ahead of slew of data

		Click to View in Browser 03/21/2013 Wall Street flat ahead of slew of data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures were little changed on Thursday as investors awaited a batch of data for a better assessment of the economy while keeping an eye on the financial health of Cyprus. Jobless claims point to improving labor market WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits edged higher last week, but a trend reading dropped to its lowest in five years and pointed to ongoing healing in the labor market. ECB gives Cyprus bailout ultimatum, banks face cutoff NICOSIA/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank gave Cyprus until Monday to raise billions of euros to clinch an international bailout or face losing emergency funds for its banks and inevitable collapse. Rosneft says completes deals to acquire TNK-BP MOSCOW (Reuters) - Rosneft said on Thursday it had closed the acquisition of TNK-BP , making it the world's largest listed crude producer with BP as a major shareholder. Exclusive: Euro zone call notes reveal extent of alarm over Cyprus BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance officials acknowledged being "in a mess" over Cyprus during a conference call on Wednesday and discussed imposing capital controls to insulate the region from a possible collapse of the Cypriot economy. Pay strike grounds 40 percent of Lufthansa flights FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lufthansa canceled close to 40 percent of its flights on Thursday as staff went on strike on the eve of wage talks with the German airline, which is trying to cut costs to compete with Middle East and low-cost carriers. Regulator finds flaws in Deutsche Bank's Libor supervision FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German markets watchdog Bafin is set to tell Deutsche Bank of "organizational flaws" in how it supervised its contribution to the setting of inter-bank lending rates at the heart of the international rate-rigging scandal, sources familiar with the watchdog's investigation said. Standard Chartered says it made false comments on sanction breaches LONDON (Reuters) - Standard Chartered Chairman John Peace apologized on Thursday for inaccurate comments he made earlier this month about his bank breaching U.S. sanctions over Iran. Analysis: Brazil bond investors expect inflation to stay high SAO PAULO (Reuters) - No matter how tough Brazil's central bank talks about inflation, bond investors are not buying it. EADS CEO predicts more defense industry consolidation BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The chief executive of European aerospace firm EADS , Tom Enders, predicted more defense industry consolidation on Thursday as he painted a gloomy picture of the outlook for the European defense industry. Related Video Sports Spread: San Marino Still Easy for England Is France as bad as Greece? PMIs say almost Economic News Jobless claims point to improving labor market Impact of "sequester" budget cuts on jobs may be exaggerated 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