DAI: Rally reaches third week; hopes hinge on EU summit

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	10/21/2011
Good Evening LATEST NEWS Rally reaches third week; hopes hinge on EU summit NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 posted its third straight week of gains on Friday, lifted by optimism before this weekend's summit of European leaders and strong earnings from blue-chip stocks. | Full Article Merkel rebuffs Sarkozy on euro zone solution October 21, 2011 04:08 PM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France's push to use more European Central Bank money to fight the euro zone debt crisis ran into strong resistance from Germany and other EU partners on Friday, leaving Paris looking increasingly isolated before a crucial summit. | Full Article GE growth meets forecasts, but margins a worry October 21, 2011 01:48 PM ET (Reuters) - General Electric Co reported earnings that met Wall Street expectations, but its shares slipped 1.4 percent as investors worried about declining profit margins at its energy equipment division. | Full Article Icahn interested in Navistar, Oshkosh merger October 21, 2011 02:56 PM ET (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn wants Navistar International Corp to consider merging with rival Oshkosh Corp , though he has not yet made a formal proposal to either company, several people familiar with the situation said. | Full Article EU/IMF approve next aid tranche for Greece: euro zone source October 21, 2011 03:46 PM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund have approved the payment of the next tranche of financial support to Greece, a senior euro zone source told Reuters on Friday. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Gaddafi, in meat locker, still divides Libya October 21, 2011 04:20 PM ET MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's body lay in an old meat store on Friday as arguments over a burial, and his killing after being captured, dogged efforts by Libya's new leaders to make a formal start on a new era of democracy. | Full Article U.S. to pull out of Iraq nearly nine years after war began October 21, 2011 03:43 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would pull U.S. troops from Iraq this year, almost nine years after the U.S. invasion, after he failed to convince Iraq that several thousand troops should remain in part as a balance against neighboring Iran. | Full Article Groupon's scaled back IPO to raise up to $540 million October 21, 2011 01:30 PM ET (Reuters) - Groupon Inc plans to raise as much as $540 million in an initial public offering, less than previously planned, as the daily deals website grapples with a weak equities market, executive departures and questions about its accounting and business model. | Full Article Investors berate Murdoch, new hacking claims arise October 21, 2011 04:19 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A defiant Rupert Murdoch stood his ground at News Corp's annual meeting on Friday, fending off angry shareholders who slammed the media company's poor corporate governance in the wake of a phone hacking scandal and called for him to give up the chairman role. | Full Article Analysis: Will Obama's foreign policy success help in 2012? October 21, 2011 04:03 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama delivered on another foreign policy promise on Friday with plans to pull the last U.S. troops from Iraq. But in a re-election campaign all about the weak U.S. economy, he may not get much credit. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Congress to probe listeria outbreak in cantaloupes Moms who lose a baby face higher stillbirth risk Kids' daytime wetting accidents linked to ADHD Mobile phones don't hike cancer risk: Danish study Pro divers are less headache-prone: study RELATED VIDEO Illinois corn, soybean harvests strong but variable Equities look rich relative to credit, say analysts YouTube generation looks for a job 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 NY may close bus service that makes women sit in back Full Article Radio prophet gone from airwaves on new Judgment Day eve "Man-flu" is real to a fifth of British women Silver-screen strategy nets New York robbers $217,000 Ohio governor to sign order on "dangerous animals" For Christmas at U.S. store: a $75,000 yurt - 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