Business Today: Futures fall after Merkel fund comments

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	11/4/2011
Good Morning LATEST NEWS Futures fall after Merkel fund comments NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures extended losses after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said hardly any countries in the Group of 20 industrialized nations said they will participate in the euro zone bailout fund. | Full Article Groupon raises $700 million in massive IPO November 04, 2011 07:49 AM ET (Reuters) - Groupon Inc raised $700 million after increasing the size of its initial public offering, becoming the largest IPO by an Internet company since Google Inc raised $1.7 billion in 2004. | Full Article Italy accepts IMF monitoring, EU looks for support November 04, 2011 07:31 AM ET CANNES, France (Reuters) - Italy, under fierce pressure from financial markets and European peers, agreed to have the IMF monitor its progress with long delayed reforms of pensions, labor markets and privatization, senior EU sources said on Friday. | Full Article Insight: MF board seen beholden to Corzine as risk grew November 04, 2011 04:31 AM ET (Reuters) - Following MF Global's sudden meltdown, the company's board of directors is under harsh scrutiny. | Full Article Euro zone Oct private sector slump flags recession November 04, 2011 06:50 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Private sector activity in the euro zone shrank at its fastest pace in 28 months in October as the debt crisis sapped new business and soured sentiment in an economy looking like it is heading into a slump, survey data showed on Friday. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Greek PM faces survival vote, bailout in balance November 04, 2011 08:36 AM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - Prime Minister George Papandreou faces a knife-edge confidence vote on Friday, with the fate of both the nation's EU/IMF bailout deal and the global economy in the balance. | Full Article Job report hints at some improvement November 04, 2011 08:37 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment rose less than expected in October, but a drop in the jobless rate to a six-month low of 9.0 percent and upward revisions to prior months' job gains pointed to underlying strength in the labor market. | Full Article Obama advisers fret over pipeline's political risks November 04, 2011 08:31 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stung by months of protests, President Barack Obama's advisers are worried that administration approval for a planned oil pipeline from Canada could cost him political support from Democrats in 2012. | Full Article Olympus delays earnings announcement; shares plunge November 04, 2011 03:28 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympus Corp said it will not announce its quarterly earnings on November 8 as expected because it needs more time after appointing an external panel to look into past acquisitions, sparking a fresh plunge in the firm's shares. | Full Article Agitators blamed for Oakland unrest that injured 8 November 04, 2011 12:37 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Police arrested more than 100 demonstrators early on Thursday in clashes that activists and Oakland city officials alike blamed on agitators who provoked unrest following a day of mostly peaceful rallies against economic inequality. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS FDA says drugs approved in U.S. before Europe Medicare beneficiaries sue U.S. over hospital stays More evidence obesity tied to colon cancer: study In developing world, poor still means thin: study More evidence obesity tied to colon cancer RELATED VIDEO Inside the News: Risk appetite well bid ahead of U.S. data Asian markets rise, eyes on Greek vote Asian budget carriers taking off 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 Teen in recovery from accidental haunted house hanging Full Article Strapped Harrisburg hopes to cash in its Wild West collection Germany admits accounting blunder but no scapegoats Putin hails Russian boy as world's "7 billionth" Parishioners asked to attend church unarmed Sculpture of Ai WeiWei corpse spooks German town - 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