Business Today: Stock futures flat near record levels, HP extends gains

		Click to View in Browser 11/27/2013 Stock futures flat near record levels, HP extends gains NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors found few reasons to buy before the Thanksgiving holiday and major indexes stood near historic highs. U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly fall last week WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, offering signs of a steady improvement in the labor market. Gauge of U.S. business spending plans, durable goods orders fall in Oct WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gauge of planned U.S. business spending on capital goods unexpectedly fell in October and new orders for long-lasting manufactured goods were down, pointing to a loss of momentum in factory activity. Exclusive - JPMorgan tried but failed to satisfy Fed on metals warehousing: letters LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve was pressing JPMorgan Chase & Co to distance itself from its metals warehousing business more than a year ago, documents seen by Reuters show, long before the issue became a focal point in the debate over Wall Street's role in physical commodities trading. CVS Caremark to buy Apria's infusion business for $2.1 billion (Reuters) - CVS Caremark Corp said on Wednesday it was buying Coram LLC, Apria Healthcare Group Inc's specialty infusion services and enteral nutrition business unit, for $2.1 billion. Analysis: Surfing central banks in a benign 'QE trap' LONDON (Reuters) - The message is sinking in - economies of the rich world face super-easy money far into the future and central banks are now convinced it's the least of all policy evils. Analysis: No checkouts, no chocolate: Online shopping hits impulse buys LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - For consumers, one of the great things about shopping online is bypassing the queue to check out. For producers of the candy, magazines and drinks often sold there, it's a problem. HP shares set to open 6 percent higher after revenue surprise (Reuters) - Signs that Hewlett-Packard Co's turnaround plan is finally yielding results prompted at least one brokerage to raise its rating on HP shares and eight others to raise price targets, setting up the stock for a bounce on Wednesday. Turkcell sues MTN in South Africa for $4.2 billion in Iran damages JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Turkish mobile phone company Turkcell has taken to a South African court its $4.2 billion lawsuit against rival MTN Group, alleging it was the victim of "corruption and bribery" that caused it to lose a contract in Iran. French government tells Peugeot to review CEO pension award PARIS (Reuters) - The French government told PSA Peugeot Citroen on Wednesday to review an "inappropriate" pension award to outgoing chief executive Philippe Varin for which it has set aside 21 million euros ($28.5 million) in provisions. Related Video RMB well on its way to becoming a freely-traded currency: BoC Breakingviews: Royal Mail risks are as real as ever Economic News U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly fall last week U.S. mortgage applications slip in latest week: MBA 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