Morning Digest: Gaddafi attacks town, rebels eye outside help

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	03/2/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Gaddafi attacks town, rebels eye outside help TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi attacked an important town in Libya's east on Wednesday, sparking a rebel warning that foreign military help might be needed to "put the nail in his coffin" and end his long rule. | Full Article Militants say killed Pakistani minister for blasphemy March 02, 2011 06:00 AM ET ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead Pakistan's only Christian government minister on Wednesday for challenging a law that mandates the death penalty for insulting Islam, the second top official killed this year over the blasphemy law. | Full Article Stock futures signal pause after sell-off March 02, 2011 03:39 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Wall Street on Wednesday following the previous session's sell-off, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.02 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.01 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.05 percent at 3.16 a.m. EST. | Full Article Yahoo in talks on $8 billion Japan exit: sources March 02, 2011 03:37 AM ET NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is in advanced talks to leave its Japanese joint venture in an effort to sort out its dysfunctional Asian partnerships and free up as much as $8 billion to fight Google and Facebook. | Full Article Astronauts install last U.S. room on space station March 01, 2011 03:46 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station gently maneuvered the final piece of the U.S. portion of the outpost into place on Tuesday, completing a construction job that began more than 12 years ago. | Full Article Orlando's "Superman" brings new-look Knicks back to Earth March 01, 2011 11:55 PM ET ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Orlando brought the New York Knicks back to Earth with a bump Tuesday with Dwight Howard grabbing 30 points in the Magic's 116-110 win. | Full Article "Unemployed winner" Charlie Sheen joins Twitter March 01, 2011 08:58 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Charlie Sheen joined the Twitter ranks on Tuesday, opening a new window into the restless psyche of the former sitcom star. | Full Article Camera prettifies subjects, even adds "makeup" March 01, 2011 12:53 PM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Photos are everything for Yuka Obara, a well-known Japanese blogger who insists anything showing her online be picture-perfect -- especially because it's hard these days to delete poor-quality photos once on the web. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Wall Street rattled by $100 oil U.N. Suspends Libya From Human Rights Council U.S. moves warships near Libya 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 - 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

U.S. Top News Early Edition: Bernanke to tread cautiously before Congress

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	03/1/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS Bernanke to tread cautiously before Congress WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will likely remain skeptical about the strength of the economic recovery in testimony on Tuesday, despite recent data pointing to improvement, signaling the central bank is unlikely to cut short its $600 billion stimulus plan. | Full Article Gaddafi deploys forces as world raises Libya pressure March 01, 2011 09:20 AM ET TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi dispatched forces to a western border area on Tuesday in defiance of Western military and economic pressure, stirring fears that the bloodiest Arab revolt may grow more violent. | Full Article February auto sales seen up but oil risk looms March 01, 2011 03:48 AM ET DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales are expected to show a gain of about 20 percent from the still-depressed levels of a year earlier in February, but the recent rise in oil prices could slow or even derail the industry's recovery, analysts and industry executives say. | Full Article Wisconsin governor gives Democrats ultimatum March 01, 2011 09:11 AM ET MADISON, Wisc. (Reuters) - Republican Governor Scott Walker on Monday gave absent Democratic lawmakers an ultimatum to return to Wisconsin within 24 hours and vote on a proposal to reduce the power of public sector unions or the state would miss out on a huge debt restructuring. | Full Article Morgan Stanley hit by China-based hackers: report March 01, 2011 08:01 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley experienced a "very sensitive" break-in to its network by the same China-based hackers who attacked Google Inc's computers more than a year ago, Bloomberg reported, citing leaked emails from an Internet security company. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures suggest higher open March 01, 2011 08:57 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a positive open on Tuesday but gains could be capped by a jump in oil prices as investors awaited testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. | Full Article Goldman estimates $3.4 billion in legal losses March 01, 2011 08:22 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc could lose up to $3.4 billion from lawsuits and other disputes over the securities it sold and underwrote, the investment bank said in its annual filing with regulators on Tuesday. | Full Article American Airlines unit revenue up in early 2011 March 01, 2011 09:25 AM ET ATLANTA (Reuters) - American Airlines parent AMR Corp said passenger unit revenue rose about 4.5 percent to 5 percent in the first two months of this year compared with a year before. | Full Article World factory input costs rising sharply March 01, 2011 07:58 AM ET LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - Factory input costs leapt across the globe in February, the latest sign of rising inflationary pressures, while euro zone manufacturing grew at its fastest in nearly 10 years, surveys showed on Tuesday. | Full Article EU court bans men-women insurance discrimination March 01, 2011 08:24 AM ET LUXEMBOURG/LONDON (Reuters) - Insurers must stop setting prices based on gender, an EU court ruled, in a move that could raise costs for women drivers, cut male pensions and invite more legal challenges to pricing practices. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Lawmakers question Medicare payment contractors Half of men may have HPV infections: study Government presses fight over lesbian employee's benefits Decisions may take toll on healthcare proxies Expensive hospital care may not save more lives RELATED VIDEO Violent protests erupt in Oman Moment of silence in Christchurch More evacuees depart Libya 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 Penis graffiti dropped from competition Full Article Top city for online flirting-dating website is.. - 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