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| 02/14/2011 |
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| Good Morning Aron | | LATEST NEWS | Stock futures dip after strong run for stocks | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Monday after Wall Street posted two straight weeks of gains that drove indexes to new multi-year highs and investors worried the market is overextended. | Full Article | | China trade surplus shrinks, supports government's G20 case | February 14, 2011 08:00 AM ET | BEIJING, Feb 14 (Reuters) - China's trade surplus fell to its lowest in nine months in January after imports surged, supporting the government's case ahead of a G20 meeting that it is doing enough to spur domestic demand without speeding up currency appreciation. | Full Article | GE to buy John Wood unit for $2.8 billion | February 14, 2011 04:40 AM ET | NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - General Electric Co is to buy a unit of British energy services firm John Wood Group for about $2.8 billion, the latest move by the largest U.S. conglomerate to boost its presence in oil services. | Full Article | | | US TOP NEWS | Obama budget to cut deficit by $1.1 trillion | February 14, 2011 08:22 AM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama proposed a budget on Monday that would cut the U.S. deficit by $1.1 trillion over 10 years, setting the stage for a bitter fight with Republicans who vow even tougher spending controls. | Full Article | Japan economy shrinks but exports may fuel recovery | February 14, 2011 05:37 AM ET | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank slightly in the final quarter of 2010 but analysts expect a recovery this year as stronger exports to China and other parts of fast-growing Asia offset persistently weak domestic demand. | Full Article | Egyptians mass in Tahrir Square as police march | February 14, 2011 08:19 AM ET | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military delivered an ultimatum on Monday to dozens of committed protesters in Tahrir Square, nerve center of a movement that toppled Hosni Mubarak, to leave and let life return to normal or face arrest. | Full Article | Sen. Schumer creates waves over DB-NYSE merger plan | February 14, 2011 06:22 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top lawmaker on Sunday created waves over two key aspects of the proposed merger between Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext -- which management team will run the merged entity and what will be its name. | Full Article | Hundreds march in Iranian opposition rally | February 14, 2011 08:27 AM ET | TEHRAN (Reuters) - Hundreds of Iranians marched toward a Tehran square on Monday in a banned rally supporting popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, but their way was blocked by police and security forces, witnesses said. | 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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