DAI: Wall St rises, on track for slight gains in 2011

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	12/29/2011
Good Evening LATEST NEWS Wall St rises, on track for slight gains in 2011 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, moving the S&P 500 back in positive territory for 2011 ahead of the last trading day of the year, on more positive signals on the U.S. economy. | Full Article Economy gaining momentum, housing shows a pulse December 29, 2011 03:14 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. claims for jobless benefits rose last week but the underlying trend pointed to an improving labor market, while regional factory data showed the economy gaining momentum as the year ended. | Full Article Pending home sales rise to 1.5 year high December 29, 2011 10:37 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pending sales of existing homes surged to a 1-1/2 year high in November, an industry group said on Thursday, offering more signs of a tentative recovery in the housing market. | Full Article Italy seeks bigger euro fund after tough debt sale December 29, 2011 01:46 PM ET MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti sought reinforcement for the euro zone's bailout fund and pledged new efforts to boost the economy after a disappointing bond auction on Thursday underlined the threat to the country's shaky public finances. | Full Article Financial market credit tightened at year end: Fed December 29, 2011 02:26 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks tightened the screws on lending to major financial market participants in recent months, the U.S. Federal Reserve said on Thursday, reflecting concerns about Europe's banking crisis. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Syrian forces kill 25 protesters, monitors reach cities December 29, 2011 03:29 PM ET BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian security forces shot dead 25 people on Thursday, including in cities being visited by Arab League monitors to check whether President Bashar al-Assad is keeping a pledge to end a crackdown on popular unrest. | Full Article Russia battles fire on nuclear submarine December 29, 2011 02:43 PM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia used helicopters and tugboats to battle a fire that engulfed a nuclear submarine docked at a shipyard on Thursday, but emergency officials said radiation levels were normal. | Full Article Could Romney score an early knockout? December 29, 2011 10:43 AM ET NORTH LIBERTY/MASON CITY, Iowa (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's campaign did its best on Wednesday to lower expectations, but no one was really buying it. | Full Article Turkey acknowledges killing civilians in Iraq strike December 29, 2011 02:29 PM ET ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes killed 35 civilian smugglers in northern Iraq after mistaking them for Kurdish militants, Ankara's ruling party said on Thursday, promising not to allow a cover-up of an incident that threatens to wreck relations with minority Kurds. | Full Article Alibaba hires U.S. lobbying firm as it eyes Yahoo December 28, 2011 11:21 PM ET (Reuters) - Alibaba Group has hired a Washington lobbying firm in a sign that the Chinese e-commerce company would be willing to make a bid for all of Yahoo Inc in the event that talks to unwind their Asian partnership fail. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Obesity tied to older adults' risk of falls: study Statins tied to lower risk of fatal prostate cancer Estrogen helps nighttime hot flashes, not sleep Special bike helps lung disease patients get around Mead Johnson confirms FDA visits in Enfamil probe RELATED VIDEO Trading at Noon: Wall Street gains on U.S. economic data Breakingviews: Confidence key for tech trends in 2012 DOJ online gambling ruling is confusing, says industry 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 For the not-so-serious drinker: Marshmallow vodka Full Article Venezuela's Chavez: Did U.S. give Latin American leaders cancer? Now or never for workers as "Elvis" the croc strikes again Whale sperm, orgasmic feet top 2011 bad science list Crime scene cleanup ad lifts Handel's Messiah Stressed Chinese fight back - with pillows - 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