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Business Today: Stock futures briefly pare losses after claims data

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01/5/2012
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Stock futures briefly pare losses after claims data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures briefly pared losses further on Thursday after Labor Department data showed new claims for unemployment benefits fell by 15,000 last week. | Full Article
Jobless claims fall 15,000 last week
January 05, 2012 08:37 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits fell by 15,000 last week in the latest sign the labor market was improving and could help the country resist the effects of a likely euro zone recession. | Full Article
French costs rise but demand solid at debt sale
January 05, 2012 08:33 AM ET
PARIS (Reuters) - French borrowing costs rose slightly when the euro zone's second-largest economy sold debt for the first time this year on Thursday but demand was solid despite concerns the country could lose its AAA credit rating. | Full Article
December same-store sales point to strong holidays
January 05, 2012 08:29 AM ET
(Reuters) - The first batch of December sales results suggests that people were willing and able to shop if U.S. retailers made it worth the effort with discounts. | Full Article
Exclusive: KPMG plans return of MF Global assets
January 05, 2012 08:15 AM ET
(Reuters) - MF Global UK administrator KPMG plans to start returning to clients the $1.2 billion of cash and assets frozen at the defunct broker as early as this month in a move that will placate customers ahead of their showdown with KPMG next week. | Full Article
US TOP NEWS
Bachmann off, Perry on Republican rollercoaster
January 04, 2012 09:42 PM ET
DES MOINES, Iowa/MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Michele Bachmann was out, Rick Perry was back and Rick Santorum was up in the most volatile Republican presidential nominating contest in decades on Wednesday, as conservative Republicans searched for an alternative to frontrunner Mitt Romney. | Full Article
Kodak prepares for Chapter 11 filing: report
January 04, 2012 08:51 PM ET
(Reuters) - Eastman Kodak is preparing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing in case it is unable to sell its digital patents to raise capital, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. | Full Article
Stymied by Congress, Obama to boldly seat nominees
January 04, 2012 07:48 PM ET
WASHINGTON/CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A defiant President Barack Obama on Wednesday took his boldest action yet to show voters he will confront Republicans, announcing he will bypass Congress and install nominees into politically sensitive jobs overseeing consumer lending and the labor force. | Full Article
Yahoo names PayPal's Thompson as CEO
January 04, 2012 07:25 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc named PayPal President Scott Thompson as its chief executive on Wednesday, hoping the well-regarded Internet technology and e-commerce expert will replicate his success at eBay Inc and turn around the struggling company. | Full Article
Syrian activists say troop withdrawal is a sham
January 05, 2012 04:14 AM ET
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Opposition activists say Syrian authorities are breaking their promises to withdraw troops from the streets of strife-torn towns, contradicting statements by Arab League peace monitors that government forces have pulled back. | Full Article
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