Business Today: STock futures edge higher, on track for strong month

		Click to View in Browser 11/29/2013 STock futures edge higher, on track for strong month NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday, with investors reluctant to make big bets in an abbreviated session, though major indexes remained on track for their third straight month of strong gains. Stores open early on Thanksgiving but shoppers in no rush (Reuters) - Jill McCormack didn't mind waiting in the cold for five hours on Thursday. She was frozen, but first in line when the Macy's Inc flagship store in New York opened for the first time ever on Thanksgiving Day. Price growth and jobless fall eases pressure on ECB to act BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A pick-up in inflation this month eases pressure on the European Central Bank to act next week, and the first fall in unemployment in almost three years shows a tentative euro zone recovery is gaining traction. London leads 11 percent jump in bankers earning 1 million euros LONDON (Reuters) - More than 3,500 bankers in Europe earned 1 million euros ($1.4 million) or more last year after a big jump across the continent and in Britain, which had 12 times as many high earners as any other country. Key Bangladesh garments factory destroyed in blaze DHAKA (Reuters) - A devastating fire ripped through a Bangladesh garment factory supplying major Western retailers in a blaze set by workers angered over rumors of a colleague's death due to police gunfire. Amazon Germany says more worried about snow than strikes HAMBURG (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has no intention of bowing to pressure from striking workers in Germany, its second biggest market behind the United States, and is more worried about bad weather hurting Christmas deliveries, its country head said. Credit Suisse ultra-rich Swiss head Boegli to step down: memo ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse ultra-high net worth banker Rolf Boegli is stepping down at year-end due to health reasons, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Friday. Lloyds set to appoint Lord Blackwell as chairman: source LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group is on the verge of appointing Norman Blackwell, currently chairman of its Scottish Widows arm, as the company's new chairman, a person familiar with the matter said. Swiss regulator urges banks to come clean on U.S. tax offences ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's financial regulator warned the country's banks on Friday to come clean to U.S. tax officials by an end of the year deadline and face penalties, or risk prosecution later. European firms size up Iran's post-deal potential BERLIN (Reuters) - The phone hasn't stopped ringing at the German-Iranian Chamber of Commerce since six world powers reached a deal with Tehran to curb its nuclear program, opening the prospect that Iran can begin to shake off its economic isolation. Related Video Breakingviews: Dutch downgrade is a lagging indicator Reuters Today: Shock German data shows cracks at the core Economic News Insight: No quick exit from West's economic malaise U.S. jobs picture improving, manufacturing may be slowing 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