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	02/1/2012
Good afternoon LATEST NEWS Italian shoemaker pays record rent at London store LONDON (Reuters) - Italian luxury shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo is close to agreeing a deal to pay a record UK rent at its Bond Street store that will break the 1,000 pounds ($1,576) per square foot mark for the first time, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters. | Full Article China bans toddler palm-reading assessments February 01, 2012 02:38 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China has banned kindergartens in a northern province from offering palm-reading tests that the schools had claimed could predict toddlers' intelligence level and potential, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday. | Full Article German city's parking fines are just the ticket January 31, 2012 10:03 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities are giving parking violators in one city an unexpected break by issuing tickets without fines. | Full Article German beer drinking slide stopped by warm weather January 30, 2012 11:42 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - A steady slide in beer consumption in Germany was stopped cold last year thanks to warmer weather, the federal statistics office said on Monday. | Full Article San Francisco airport unveils yoga room for travelers January 30, 2012 02:41 PM ET (Reuters) - Just cleared airport security and in need of a little deep breathing and stretching relaxation? | Full Article US TOP NEWS After Florida win, Romney stumbles in comments on poor February 01, 2012 12:01 PM ET TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Mitt Romney regained the lead in the Republican presidential nomination race with a big win in Florida, but drew criticism on Wednesday in what should have been his victory lap with remarks suggesting he was indifferent to America's poor. | Full Article Facebook to file $5 billion IPO Wednesday: IFR February 01, 2012 12:26 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook is expected to submit paperwork to regulators on Wednesday morning for a $5 billion initial public offering and has selected Morgan Stanley and four other bookrunners to handle the mega-IPO, sources close to the deal told IFR. | Full Article Obama calls for $5-10 billion for home refinancing February 01, 2012 11:26 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Congress to approve a $5 billion to $10 billion effort to help U.S. homeowners refinance as part of a wider package of proposals to shore up the depressed housing market. | Full Article Ex-Credit Suisse manager pleads guilty in subprime probe February 01, 2012 12:20 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former London-based Credit Suisse trader pleaded guilty to a criminal conspiracy charge on Wednesday, and he is cooperating with a U.S. government investigation on writedowns of subprime mortgage derivatives at the height of the financial crisis. | Full Article EU blocks "near-monopoly" of D.Boerse-NYSE merger February 01, 2012 12:26 PM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators have blocked the tie-up of exchange operators Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext to stop them taking a stranglehold on the European futures market. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Nasdaq rises 1 percent Private sector adds 170,000 jobs in January: ADP Manufacturing sector picks up in January: ISM Amazon shares fall as outlook disappoints Ford, Chrysler January sales jump RELATED VIDEO The bigger the better in Brazil pageant A very big bundle of joy for Iowa couple Gay couple ties knot in Archie comic 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 TECHNOLOGY NEWS Sony names Hirai to replace Stringer as CEO Full Article Google defends change to privacy policies Ukraine government websites attacked after piracy crackdown Analysis: Patent plaintiffs target Facebook as IPO approaches Much of Vivendi U.S. shareholder lawsuit dismissed Panasonic, Samsung to propose tie-up with Olympus: report - 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