Italy borrowing cost soars as euro pressure mounts | November 29, 2011 07:41 AM ET | BRUSSELS/MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's borrowing costs hit a euro lifetime peak of nearly 8 percent Tuesday as pressure on euro zone finance ministers intensified to staunch a two-year-old debt crisis that is blighting the world economy. | Full Article | Tiffany expects holiday sales gains, raises view | November 29, 2011 07:25 AM ET | (Reuters) - Tiffany & Co raised its full-year profit outlook on the expectation that its sales gains would continue in the holiday season, and it reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings, helped by sales of more expensive jewelry. | Full Article | Olympus to review business structure amid scandal | November 29, 2011 06:48 AM ET | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympus Corp has launched a review of its business structure, according to an internal memo, amid speculation the 92-year-old company may have to sell assets in order to survive a massive accounting scandal. | Full Article | |  | US TOP NEWS | Egypt Islamists pull out stops in post-Mubarak poll | November 29, 2011 07:18 AM ET | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted for a second day on Tuesday in a parliamentary election that Islamists hope will sweep them closer to power, even though the army generals who took over from Hosni Mubarak have yet to step aside. | Full Article | Insight: In euro zone crisis, companies plan for the unthinkable | November 29, 2011 04:39 AM ET | LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) - When Novo Nordisk's chief financial officer met marketing colleagues last Friday the conversation moved far beyond the usual discussion of sales and performance. Jesper Brandgaard asked a simple, far-reaching question: how would the firm set prices for two pivotal new insulin products if the euro collapsed? | Full Article | S&P may cut France rating outlook: paper | November 29, 2011 07:46 AM ET | PARIS (Reuters) - Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's could change its outlook on France's AAA rating to negative within days, a French newspaper reported on Monday, adding to fears France may lose its position among the top rank of sovereign borrowers. | Full Article | Exclusive: THL eyes buyout of Yahoo's U.S. business | November 29, 2011 05:22 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thomas H. Lee Partners is interested in buying the U.S. operations of Yahoo Inc, breaking away from other bidders that are for now eyeing either a minority stake or teaming up with the Internet giant's partners in Asia, sources familiar with the matter said. | Full Article | Norwegian mass murderer Breivik insane, may avoid jail | November 29, 2011 07:51 AM ET | OSLO (Reuters) - Court-appointed psychiatrists have concluded that Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is criminally insane, a prosecutor said on Tuesday, meaning he may be committed to a psychiatric institution indefinitely rather than sent to jail. | Full Article | |  | HEALTH NEWS | | |  | RELATED VIDEO |  | |  |  | 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 |  | | |
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