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 | Good Morning Aron |  | | LATEST NEWS | | Facebook's Zuckerberg to keep iron grip after IPO | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook unveiled plans for the biggest ever Internet IPO that could raise as much as $10 billion, but made it clear CEO Mark Zuckerberg will exercise almost complete control over the company, leaving investors with little say. | Full Article | | | U.S. plans to halt Afghan combat role early | | February 02, 2012 04:18 AM ET | | KABUL (Reuters) - The United States appears to have taken Kabul by surprise by announcing plans to end its Afghan combat role earlier than expected, and coinciding with a secret report that the Taliban is confident it can grab back control of the ravaged country. | Full Article | | Stock index futures point to flat start | | February 02, 2012 05:18 AM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.1 percent, Dow Jones futures flat and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.2 percent at 4:45 a.m. ET. | Full Article | | Russia blames Mars probe failure on space radiation | | January 31, 2012 02:09 PM ET | | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia blamed radiation on Tuesday for a computer glitch that doomed its Mars moon mission, but space industry experts cast doubt on the findings of an investigation into the crash of what was to be Moscow's first deep space mission in two decades. | Full Article | | Egyptians incensed after 74 die in soccer tragedy | | February 02, 2012 06:03 AM ET | | PORT SAID, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptians incensed by the deaths of 74 people in clashes at a soccer stadium staged protests on Thursday as fans and politicians accused the ruling generals of failing to prevent the deadliest incident since Hosni Mubarak was overthrown. | Full Article | | "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius commits suicide | | February 01, 2012 09:38 PM ET | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Don Cornelius, creator of the iconic TV music and dance show "Soul Train" that helped introduce Americans to black pop culture, died on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head, Los Angeles officials said. | Full Article | | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | |  |  | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. |  | | Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. 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 | | | | |
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On 2012-02-02 at 04:05:26 | | Storm name: | Iggy (09S) | | Date [UTC]: | 2012-02-02 - 04:05:26 | | Area: | Indian Ocean | | Location: | -29.7, 110.7 | | Speed: | 20 km/h [11 NM] | | Wind: | 102 km/h [55 NM] | | Gust: | 130 km/h [70 NM] | | Category: | Tropical Depression | | Course: | 120 ° | | Wave height: | 6.10 meters [20 feet] | | Pressure: | MB | | Eye diameter: | NM | | Source: | JTWC | | More data: | read | | Risk analisys | | SOON |  | | | |
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 | Good Morning Aron |  | | LATEST NEWS | | With Florida victory, Romney is the man to beat | | TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's victory in Florida's Republican presidential primary has made him the man to beat in the race for the party's nomination to challenge President Barack Obama, and February may prove fruitful for him as the race shifts on Wednesday to Nevada. | Full Article | | | Facebook to file $5 billion IPO Wednesday: IFR | | February 01, 2012 09:32 AM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook is expected to submit paperwork to regulators on Wednesday morning for a $5 billion initial public offering and has selected Morgan Stanley and four other bookrunners to handle the mega-IPO, sources close to the deal told IFR. | Full Article | | Fiat-Chrysler 2012 profit targets beat forecasts | | February 01, 2012 09:37 AM ET | | MILAN (Reuters) - Italian carmaker Fiat-Chrysler surprised the market with lower 2012 profit targets that were still better than expected, sparking a share rally as investors shrugged off the threat of a weakening European economy that saw it cut its revenue outlook. | Full Article | | | | BUSINESS NEWS | | Stock futures imply higher open on overseas optimism | | February 01, 2012 08:58 AM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures suggested a higher open on Wednesday after better-than-expected data out of China and Germany and as Greece inched closer to a debt deal, though recent market action suggested gains could be ephemeral. | Full Article | | Plosser slams Fed's 2014 low-rate forecast | | February 01, 2012 09:17 AM ET | | GLADWYNE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official sharply criticized the U.S. central bank's decision last week to telegraph ultra low interest rates for nearly three more years, saying on Wednesday the move undermined confidence and caused confusion. | Full Article | | Exclusive: U.S. accuses China of instigating plot against DuPont | | February 01, 2012 07:24 AM ET | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chinese government representatives directed a U.S. businessman to obtain valuable technology manufactured by chemical giant DuPont and U.S. authorities were seeking on Wednesday to keep him in jail ahead of his trial on charges relating to trade secret theft, prosecutors said in newly released court documents. | Full Article | | Nasdaq profit ahead of expectations | | February 01, 2012 08:04 AM ET | | (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's quarterly profit declined due to a number of expenses, but when stripping out the one-time charges, the Nasdaq stock market parent beat analysts' expectations. | Full Article | | Sony names Hirai president and CEO, replacing Stringer | | February 01, 2012 07:54 AM ET | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp named Vice President Kazuo Hirai as president and CEO, replacing Howard Stringer who will step down from day-to-day management in a long-expected change for a company struggling to regain its driving force in consumer electronics. | Full Article | | | | HEALTH NEWS | | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | | | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. | | | Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. 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 | | | ODDLY ENOUGH | | | | | | |
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