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	11/18/2011
Good Morning LATEST NEWS Futures advance as S&P faces key test NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Friday after Europe's debt crisis drove heavy market losses this week, with the S&P 500 falling through important technical levels and possibly facing another key test of the strength. | Full Article European bank chief urges action on rescue fund November 18, 2011 08:36 AM ET FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi told euro zone governments on Friday to act fast to get their rescue fund up and running, expressing exasperation at their lack of progress in response to an escalating debt crisis. | Full Article Even chance ECB to start printing money: Reuters poll November 18, 2011 04:48 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could soon bow to pressure to print money to prevent a further escalation of the euro zone's debt crisis, with respondents in a Reuters poll giving an even probability the ECB would adopt a policy of quantitative easing. | Full Article Insight: Why Wall Street still doesn't get it November 18, 2011 08:07 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - It was a telling moment at the height of the Occupy Wall Street protests. | Full Article Japan probes possible Olympus gangster link: source November 18, 2011 05:01 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - A unit from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's organized crime division has joined an investigation into an accounting scam at Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday, in a sign that the scandal could widen. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Obama opens door to new U.S. ties with Myanmar November 18, 2011 08:28 AM ET NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he saw "flickers of progress" in Myanmar, dispatching Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a historic visit that could draw the country out of half a century of global isolation. | Full Article Authorities foil NY protest bid to shut Wall Street November 18, 2011 08:33 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police prevented protesters from shutting down Wall Street on Thursday, arresting more than 200 people in repeated clashes with an unexpectedly small but spirited Occupy Wall Street rally. | Full Article Greek debt swap seen cutting 2012 deficit to 5.4 percent of GDP November 18, 2011 06:55 AM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - A planned debt swap with private bondholders can reduce Greece's 2012 budget deficit by more than a third from this year's level to 5.4 percent of GDP if it goes ahead as planned, a final budget draft showed on Friday. | Full Article U.S.-China tension spills over into Asia summit November 18, 2011 08:24 AM ET NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Tension between the United States and China spilled over into meetings of Asia-Pacific leaders on Friday as the two countries jostled over how to handle competing claims to the South China Sea. | Full Article Deficit-cutting panel may scale back efforts November 17, 2011 08:40 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of a Congress deficit-reduction committee considered scaling back their efforts on Thursday amid a Republican split over taxes and mounting doubts of reaching a deal by next week's deadline. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Syphilis rates drop, but STDs still big problem Survey: U.S. doctors disagree on pregnancy start Life-saving prescriptions lagging in heart patients House protects pizza as a vegetable Five questions about GOP's plan to privatize Medicare RELATED VIDEO Breakingviews: Lloyds must address its leadership vacuum Spain's olive industry looks overseas to combat crisis Inside the News: Italy unveils new reforms, Spain squeezed 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 Romanians use gift cards to turn donuts into dollars Full Article Leapin' leprechauns, it's Guinness records day Vatican takes legal action over Benetton pope kiss ad U.S. consumer group flags 10 most dangerous toys Texting mistake lands would-be drug buyer in jail "Situation" sues Abercrombie & Fitch over ad campaign - 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