Business Today: Stock futures flat ahead of housing, sentiment data

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	05/27/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Stock futures flat ahead of housing, sentiment data NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday, with investors cautious before a long holiday weekend and economic data on pending home sales and consumer sentiment that could give the market direction. | Full Article Consumer spending tepid in April May 27, 2011 08:34 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer spending rose less than expected in April as high gasoline prices continued to squeeze household budgets, according to government data on Friday which also showed annual inflation accelerating at its fastest pace in a year . | Full Article G8 says world economy gaining strength, eyes debt May 27, 2011 03:37 AM ET DEAUVILLE, France (Reuters) - The Group of Eight leaders agreed on Friday that the global economy recovery was becoming more "self-sustained," although higher commodity prices were hampering further growth. | Full Article Greeks hold crunch austerity talks amid aid threat May 27, 2011 07:48 AM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's prime minister held talks with opposition leaders on Friday in a last-ditch attempt to win their support for more austerity and free up EU/IMF aid needed to avert a debt default. | Full Article Yandex over-allotment option takes IPO to $1.43 billion May 27, 2011 08:19 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - Yandex said on Friday the underwriters of its recent blockbuster Nasdaq IPO had exercised an over-allotment option in full, bringing the total raised to $1.43 billion. | Full Article US TOP NEWS G8 pledges initial $20 billion to foster Arab Spring May 27, 2011 07:55 AM ET DEAUVILLE, France (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders promised $20 billion in aid to Tunisia and Egypt on Friday and held out the prospect of billions more to foster the Arab Spring and the new democracies emerging from popular uprisings. | Full Article Ratko Mladic to face tribunal on genocide charges May 27, 2011 08:13 AM ET BELGRADE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic will face trial on genocide charges in The Hague following his arrest in Serbia after 15 years at large, with European officials expecting his extradition within 10 days. | Full Article Yemen on brink of civil war as fighting worsens May 27, 2011 07:35 AM ET SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni tribesmen said they wrested a military compound from elite troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside the capital Sanaa on Friday as increased fighting threatened to tip the country into civil war. | Full Article EBay and PayPal sue Google over trade secrets May 26, 2011 10:50 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - EBay and its online payment unit, PayPal Inc, on Thursday sued Google Inc and two executives for stealing trade secrets related to mobile payment systems. | Full Article Air France jet crashed nose-up after 4 minute ordeal May 27, 2011 08:11 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Pilots wrestled with the controls of an Air France airliner for more than four minutes before it plunged into the Atlantic with its nose up, killing all 228 people on board, French investigators said Friday. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Impasse over taxes, health in debt talks Vermont moving toward single-payer health care Roche upbeat on Avastin in ovarian cancer U.S. jury finds Novartis not liable for jaw disease No heart benefit seen in adding niacin to statin RELATED VIDEO Japan short of Geiger counters Marrying a billionaire, China style Japan prices up but deflation not over 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 FBI says "mullet bandit" holds up another bank Full Article Phone app tells tales on murderer Brooding men, smiling women seen as sexy? Metro cans French music after complaints Warning: Walking on a Florida street may be dangerous Judgment Day forecaster points to new doomsday date - 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