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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Business Today: Stock futures fall on renewed euro zone fears; data eyed

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Stock futures fall on renewed euro zone fears; data eyed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday after a sharp market rally in the previous session, as investors focused again on Europe's debt problems. | Full Article
Gross's bond fund bleeds $1.4 billion in December: Morningstar
January 04, 2012 08:31 AM ET
(Reuters) - The PIMCO Total Return Fund, the world's largest bond fund, had $1.4 billion in outflows in December, according to fund analytics firm Morningstar. | Full Article
MF Global sold assets to Goldman before collapse: sources
January 03, 2012 07:23 PM ET
(Reuters) - MF Global unloaded hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of securities to Goldman Sachs in the days leading up to its collapse, according to two former MF Global employees with direct knowledge of the transactions. But it did not immediately receive payment from its clearing firm and lender, JPMorgan Chase & Co , one of the sources said. | Full Article
Yahoo to name new CEO: AllThingsD website
January 04, 2012 08:31 AM ET
(Reuters) - Yahoo is poised to name PayPal President Scott Thompson as chief executive after firing former CEO Carol Bartz in September, website AllThingsD reported, citing sources close to the situation. | Full Article
Mortgage demand fell at year-end, purchases sag
January 04, 2012 08:22 AM ET
(Reuters) - Demand for loans to buy homes and refinance mortgages slid in the final week of 2011, even as mortgage rates dipped, an industry group said on Wednesday. | Full Article
US TOP NEWS
Romney squeaks out victory in Iowa
January 04, 2012 07:57 AM ET
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney squeaked out a victory in Iowa's first-in-the-nation nominating contest on Tuesday as little-known rival Rick Santorum rode lingering conservative unease to a surprise second-place finish. | Full Article
Analysis: Obama among the winners in Iowa
January 04, 2012 07:55 AM ET
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - After a dramatic, confusing night of suspense in the Republican Party's Iowa caucuses, the big winner may well have been a Democrat: Barack Obama. | Full Article
Iran threatens U.S. Navy as sanctions hit economy
January 04, 2012 08:19 AM ET
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Tuesday to take action if the U.S. Navy moves an aircraft carrier into the Gulf, Tehran's most aggressive statement yet after weeks of saber-rattling as new U.S. and EU financial sanctions take a toll on its economy. | Full Article
Syrian rebel leader threatens to escalate attacks
January 03, 2012 09:20 PM ET
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The commander of Syria's armed rebels has threatened to step up attacks on President Bashar al-Assad's forces, saying he was frustrated with Arab League monitors' lack of progress in ending a government crackdown on protests. | Full Article
NY police say man confesses in firebomb on mosque
January 04, 2012 07:07 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City man faces arson and bias charges after confessing on Tuesday to a series of Molotov cocktail attacks that hit a mosque and a Hindu place of worship and unsettled civic leaders concerned the actions might portend violent religious bigotry. | Full Article
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