martes, 31 de enero de 2012

Morning Digest: Romney leads by 15 points in Florida: Reuters/Ipsos poll

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Romney leads by 15 points in Florida: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House hopeful Mitt Romney's lead over rival Newt Gingrich has stretched to 15 percentage points in Florida, according to results of a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday, just a day before the state's Republican primary. | Full Article
Merkel to urge China to cut Iran oil imports: source
January 31, 2012 04:41 AM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will use an upcoming visit to China this week to encourage Beijing to reduce its imports of Iranian oil, a German government source said on Tuesday. | Full Article
Stock index futures point to higher start
January 31, 2012 05:35 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 indexes up 0.5-0.6 percent. | Full Article
Twitter CEO says new policy is for transparency: report
January 31, 2012 04:03 AM ET
(Reuters) - Twitter Chief Executive Dick Costolo said the company's recently announced online content policy was meant to be a transparent way to handle government requests for the removal of certain content and did not mean it is actively monitoring Tweets, the Wall Street Journal reported. | Full Article
Snowy owls soar south from Arctic in rare mass migration
January 28, 2012 12:53 PM ET
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Bird enthusiasts are reporting rising numbers of snowy owls from the Arctic winging into the lower 48 states this winter in a mass southern migration that a leading owl researcher called "unbelievable." | Full Article
Giants hope experience is guide to Super Bowl win
January 30, 2012 06:49 PM ET
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New York Giants arrived in town on Monday, one day after the New England Patriots, as coach Tom Coughlin said he was letting experience be his guide even if his opponents got an extra day of practice for Sunday's Super Bowl. | Full Article
Jack White steps out solo with new album
January 30, 2012 05:07 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The White Stripes frontman Jack White said on Monday that he will debut a solo album, "Blunderbuss," on April 24, with entirely new songs written by him and embodying his own sense of self-expression. | Full Article
Toddlers subjected to palm-reading assessments in China
January 31, 2012 03:05 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Several kindergartens in a province in northern China are charging parents 1,200 yuan ($190) for a palm-reading test that they claim can predict their toddlers' intelligence and potential, state news agency Xinhua said. | Full Article
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lunes, 30 de enero de 2012

U.S. Top News Early Edition: Polls show Romney surging ahead of Gingrich in Florida

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01/30/2012
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Polls show Romney surging ahead of Gingrich in Florida
HIALEAH, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Newt Gingrich struggled to halt surging rival Mitt Romney's momentum on Sunday, accusing him of launching false attacks as polls showed Romney widening his lead two days before Florida's presidential primary. | Full Article
EU leaders struggle to reconcile austerity, growth
January 30, 2012 09:22 AM ET
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders struggled to reconcile austerity with growth on Monday at a summit due to approve a permanent rescue fund for the euro zone and put finishing touches to a German-driven pact for stricter budget discipline. | Full Article
Consumer spending fizzles in December, savings up
January 30, 2012 09:17 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer spending was flat in December as households took advantage of the largest rise in income in nine months to boost their savings, setting the tone for a slowdown in demand early in 2012. | Full Article
Arrests in Oakland protests rise to more than 400
January 30, 2012 12:30 AM ET
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Crews cleaned up Oakland's historic City Hall on Sunday from damage inflicted overnight during violent anti-Wall Street protests that resulted in about 400 arrests, marking one of the largest mass arrests since nationwide protests began last year. | Full Article
Assad troops fight back against Syria rebels
January 30, 2012 08:20 AM ET
AMMAN (Reuters) - Street battles raged at the gates of the Syrian capital on Monday as President Bashar al-Assad's troops sought to consolidate their grip on suburbs that rebel fighters had taken only a few miles from the centre of government power. | Full Article
BUSINESS NEWS
Stock futures imply weak open on Greek budget woes
January 30, 2012 09:16 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a weak open on Monday as concerns grew about the state of Europe's finances as Greece and Germany sparred over budget measures for Athens. | Full Article
Ex UBS trader Adoboli denies fraud, faces trial
January 30, 2012 08:19 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli will stand trial in September after pleading not guilty on Monday to charges related to the loss of more than $2 billion on trades the Swiss bank says were unauthorized. | Full Article
Starbucks to enter India, targets 50 outlets by year-end
January 30, 2012 09:26 AM ET
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp will open its first coffee shops in India in August or September, a year later than originally planned, and aims to have 50 outlets by year-end through a tie-up with the Tata group, the country's biggest business house. | Full Article
Citi chairman Parsons considers stepping down: report
January 30, 2012 04:16 AM ET
(Reuters) - Citigroup's chairman, Richard Parsons, is considering giving up the position to focus on other interests, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the situation. | Full Article
Analysis: Fed-watching gives Asian central banks cause to pause
January 30, 2012 09:09 AM ET
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia's central bankers have yet another reason to hesitate now that the U.S. Federal Reserve looks likely to keep interest rates low for longer. | Full Article
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