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| 05/3/2011 |
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| Good Morning Aron | | LATEST NEWS | Embarrassed Pakistan says excluded from bin Laden raid | WASHINGTON/ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's president acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that his security forces were left out of a U.S. operation to kill Osama bin Laden, but he did little to dispel questions over how the al Qaeda leader was able to live in comfort near Islamabad. | Full Article | | Bin Laden lived in Pakistan compound 5-6 years: U.S. | May 03, 2011 09:16 AM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden lived for the past five to six years in the compound deep inside Pakistan where the al Qaeda leader was killed by U.S. forces, President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser said on Tuesday. | Full Article | Canada's Conservatives score massive election win | May 03, 2011 08:52 AM ET | OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Conservatives stormed to a decisive victory in Monday's federal election, winning 54 percent of the seats in Parliament and securing a stable four-year term in power after vowing to focus on the economy. | Full Article | Year after bailout, Greece rejects debt restructuring | May 03, 2011 07:36 AM ET | ATHENS/LISBON (Reuters) - Greece insisted on Tuesday any restructuring of its debts would be a disaster for the economy, but financial markets continue to view it as likely and are betting that the euro zone debt crisis will worsen. | Full Article | U.S. commandos knew bin Laden likely would die | May 03, 2011 06:31 AM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. special forces set out to kill Osama bin Laden and dump his body in the sea to make it harder for the al Qaeda founder to become a martyr, U.S. national security officials told Reuters on Monday. | Full Article | | | BUSINESS NEWS | Wall Street opens down on commodity weakness | May 03, 2011 09:37 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell at the open on Tuesday as a move higher in the dollar pressured commodity prices and investors weighed the potential for some consolidation in equities after a recent run-up. | Full Article | Pfizer drugs wilt, lower-margin units shine | May 03, 2011 09:02 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue on a decline in sales of its prescription drugs, exposing the risks the company faces should it divest its better performing animal health, consumer products and nutritional products units. | Full Article | Sony's Stringer under fire as 25 million more accounts | May 03, 2011 09:30 AM ET | TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony CEO Howard Stringer faced harsh criticism of his leadership after the consumer electronics conglomerate revealed hackers may have stolen the data of another 25 million accounts in a second massive security breach. | Full Article | Clorox results and outlook disappoint | May 03, 2011 09:24 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Clorox Co posted disappointing quarterly results and narrowed its full-year outlook on Tuesday, hurt by rising packaging costs, and the consumer products maker's shares fell 3 percent premarket. | 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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