Business Today: Stock futures rise on Europe deal; S&P set for gain

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	10/27/2011
Good Morning LATEST NEWS Stock futures rise on Europe deal; S&P set for gain NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose sharply on Thursday after European leaders agreed to boost the region's bailout fund and struck a deal with private banks and insurers to accept 50 percent losses on Greek bonds. | Full Article Consumers, businesses pump up Q3 growth October 27, 2011 08:39 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economic growth increased at its fastest in a year in the third quarter as consumers and businesses set aside fears about the recovery and stepped up spending, creating momentum that could carry into the final three months of the year. | Full Article Euro deal leaves much to do on rescue fund, Greek debt October 27, 2011 08:21 AM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone leaders struck a last-minute deal to limit the damage from the currency bloc's debt crisis early on Thursday but are still far from finalizing plans to slash Greece's debt burden and strengthen their rescue fund. | Full Article Exxon profit rises 41 percent, shares rise October 27, 2011 08:24 AM ET (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp's profit rose 41 percent in the third quarter, slightly ahead of Wall Street estimates, as gains in crude oil prices and higher refining margins boosted results. | Full Article Exclusive: Records raise Olympus conflict of interest question October 27, 2011 07:12 AM ET DETROIT/TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. patent records point to a possible conflict of interest in an Olympus investment in a cookware company, raising more questions for investors demanding a full explanation from the Japanese company of acquisitions that made heavy losses. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Sony buys Ericsson out of mobile phone venture October 27, 2011 08:08 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Sony Corp is to take over its mobile phone joint venture with Ericsson for 1.05 billion euros ($1.5 billion), as it seeks to exploit its music and video to help it catch smartphone leaders such as Apple Inc. | Full Article Special Report: Harrisburg, Pa: a city at war with itself October 27, 2011 07:22 AM ET HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - For three days last summer, Mayor Linda Thompson joined religious leaders to pray for a "cooperative spirit" among city leaders, the business community and residents here in Pennsylvania's state capital. | Full Article Gaddafi son seeks aircraft to surrender: NTC source October 27, 2011 07:58 AM ET DUBAI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's fugitive son Saif al-Islam wants an aircraft to take him out of Libya's southern desert so he can turn himself in to The Hague war crimes court, a source with Libya's National Transitional Council said on Thursday. | Full Article RIM hit with consumer lawsuits over BlackBerry outage October 27, 2011 01:33 AM ET (Reuters) - Consumers in the United States and Canada have sued Research in Motion for a days-long service outage on BlackBerry devices that rippled across the world earlier this month. | Full Article What makes a bank trader go rogue? October 27, 2011 07:54 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The traits banks tend to look for when hiring new traders are the very same ones likely to make them go rogue, industry insiders and psychologists say. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Doctors split on Avastin for breast cancer: survey Fertility treatment raises tumor risk in study Report links HPV with heart attacks, strokes Reused pacemakers safe option in poor countries Murder, suicide top medical deaths in pregnancy RELATED VIDEO EU deal may propel euro higher, says IFR Breakingviews: China helps itself by helping Europe China's cradle of capitalism buttons up for harsh winter 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 Popular tattooed Barbie causes controversy Full Article Cain video ad blows smoke in unorthodox campaign Want to buy a bridge? Kentucky's giving one away Millions of escaped bees shut down highway Man, 87, nabbed with 228 pounds of cocaine, police say Authorities trying to identify body found in freezer - 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