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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Business Today: Futures dip as euro slides, Italian yields weigh

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12/14/2011
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Futures dip as euro slides, Italian yields weigh
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell in light Wednesday trading, pressured by a decline in the euro and by rising Italian bond yields as market anxiety over Europe persisted. | Full Article
Italian yields ease after bond auction
December 14, 2011 07:02 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Italian government bond yields eased on Wednesday after the country sold 3 billion euros of five-year debt in the first longer-term auction since the European Union took steps towards greater fiscal integration last week. | Full Article
Pressure for more ECB action after summit falls short
December 14, 2011 08:22 AM ET
PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Pressure mounted on Wednesday for the European Central Bank to intervene more decisively after financial markets judged that yet another EU summit had failed to resolve the euro zone's debt crisis. | Full Article
Analysis: China's $300 billion fund a wake-up call to U.S.
December 14, 2011 08:22 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's plan for a new $300 billion sovereign wealth fund is as much a warning to Washington as it is a body blow to Brussels. | Full Article
Olympus reveals $1 billion balance sheet hit, stirs merger talk
December 14, 2011 08:18 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp ironed out its crooked accounts on Wednesday after a 13-year fraud, with a $1.1 billion dent in its balance sheet triggering speculation it will need to merge, sell assets or raise capital to repair its finances. | Full Article
US TOP NEWS
Gingrich worse against Obama than Romney: Reuters/Ipsos poll
December 14, 2011 01:08 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich holds a 10-point lead in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination, but he would fare worse against President Barack Obama than Republican Mitt Romney, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. | Full Article
China makes growth guarantee against grim global economy
December 14, 2011 05:35 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - China pledged to guarantee growth in the face of an "extremely grim" outlook for the global economy in 2012, rounding off its annual policy-setting conference on Wednesday with a series of commitments to deliver economic stability. | Full Article
Belgian gunman killed cleaning woman before attack
December 14, 2011 08:24 AM ET
LIEGE, Belgium (Reuters) - Belgian investigators found the apparent first victim of a gunman who attacked Christmas shoppers and schoolchildren in the city of Liege, and expressed bafflement on Wednesday over why a small-time criminal turned into a multiple killer. | Full Article
Islamists pursue gains in Egypt's phased election
December 14, 2011 07:41 AM ET
CAIRO (Reuters) - Rival Islamist groups sought more gains in the second round of Egypt's parliamentary election on Wednesday, with liberals also fighting for a voice in an army-led transition that began with the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. | Full Article
Analysis: Dividends to the fore as investment theme in Asia
December 14, 2011 02:56 AM ET
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Investing for income rather than growth in Asia is likely to pay dividends for investors nursing wounds after a rough 2011 and staring at an uncertain outlook next year. | Full Article
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