DAI: Wall Street ends up on economy gains

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	12/15/2011
Good Evening LATEST NEWS Wall Street ends up on economy gains NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended higher on Thursday, as signs of strength in the economy and higher-than-expected profit at FedEx outweighed more warnings about Europe. | Full Article RIM Q3 profit falls 27 percent December 15, 2011 04:29 PM ET TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion posted a 27 percent drop in quarterly profit on Thursday and said it would likely ship between 11 million and 12 million BlackBerry smartphones in the weeks around Christmas, the first decline in years for that historically strong period. | Full Article ECB chief says euro zone on right track December 15, 2011 01:58 PM ET BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top central banker said on Thursday that euro zone governments are on the right track to restore market confidence but reminded them that an emergency program to buy their bonds was "neither eternal nor infinite". | Full Article FedEx profit beats Street, updating Boeing fleet December 15, 2011 04:13 PM ET (Reuters) - FedEx Corp beat its quarterly profit forecasts and is updating its fleet with fuel-efficient Boeing aircraft while delaying delivery of other new planes to cut overall costs, driving its shares up nearly 8 percent. | Full Article U.S. data point to firming economic recovery December 15, 2011 04:28 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell to a 3-1/2-year low last week and factory activity in parts of the Northeast gained speed in December, suggesting a further strengthening of the economic recovery. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Top lawmakers seek to avert government shutdown December 15, 2011 03:31 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Republican and Democratic lawmakers were renegotiating a $915 billion spending bill to keep the government operating beyond the weekend, a congressional aide said on Thursday. | Full Article U.S. military marks end to nearly nine bloody years in Iraq December 15, 2011 01:32 PM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces formally ended their nine-year war in Iraq on Thursday with a low key flag ceremony in Baghdad, while to the north flickering violence highlighted ethnic and sectarian strains threatening the country in years ahead. | Full Article Corzine denies knowledge of any European loan December 15, 2011 04:17 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former MF Global chief Jon Corzine on Thursday denied an allegation that he knew the now-bankrupt brokerage firm used customer money to lend to a European affiliate. | Full Article Olympus ex-CEO attacks Japan investors as comeback bid struggles December 15, 2011 10:36 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - The whistleblower in Japan's Olympus Corp scandal, ex-CEO Michael Woodford, blasted Japanese shareholders on Thursday for failing to stand up for him, amid signs that domestic and foreign investors are split over his campaign to be reinstated. | Full Article SEC looking to appeal blocked Citigroup settlement: report December 15, 2011 11:17 AM ET (Reuters) - Enforcement staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission may request the commissioners leading the agency that they appeal last month's rejection by a U.S. district judge of a proposed $285 million settlement with Citigroup, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Republican Ryan backs new bipartisan Medicare plan Study endorses HPV testing for all women over 30 U.S. agrees to limit medical research on chimpanzees Anti-suicide app aims to help U.S. soldiers Breathing exercises may help soothe heartburn RELATED VIDEO Consumer Protection Wealth Strategies: 2012 outlook for dividends very strong Reuters Breakingviews: P&G Pringles deal lacks pop 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 Greek man claims for 19 kids-none real, police say Full Article Six-pack hunks: more than Singapore can bare? Take off that tie to save energy, Chilean men told Missouri woman gets $6.1 million from unclaimed property Chinese man arrested for hiring wedding strippers Take care selling the family silver, hard up Greeks told - 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