Business Today: Futures dip as euro slides, Italian yields weigh

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	12/14/2011
Good Morning LATEST NEWS Futures dip as euro slides, Italian yields weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell in light Wednesday trading, pressured by a decline in the euro and by rising Italian bond yields as market anxiety over Europe persisted. | Full Article Italian yields ease after bond auction December 14, 2011 07:02 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Italian government bond yields eased on Wednesday after the country sold 3 billion euros of five-year debt in the first longer-term auction since the European Union took steps towards greater fiscal integration last week. | Full Article Pressure for more ECB action after summit falls short December 14, 2011 08:22 AM ET PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Pressure mounted on Wednesday for the European Central Bank to intervene more decisively after financial markets judged that yet another EU summit had failed to resolve the euro zone's debt crisis. | Full Article Analysis: China's $300 billion fund a wake-up call to U.S. December 14, 2011 08:22 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China's plan for a new $300 billion sovereign wealth fund is as much a warning to Washington as it is a body blow to Brussels. | Full Article Olympus reveals $1 billion balance sheet hit, stirs merger talk December 14, 2011 08:18 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp ironed out its crooked accounts on Wednesday after a 13-year fraud, with a $1.1 billion dent in its balance sheet triggering speculation it will need to merge, sell assets or raise capital to repair its finances. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Gingrich worse against Obama than Romney: Reuters/Ipsos poll December 14, 2011 01:08 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich holds a 10-point lead in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination, but he would fare worse against President Barack Obama than Republican Mitt Romney, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. | Full Article China makes growth guarantee against grim global economy December 14, 2011 05:35 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China pledged to guarantee growth in the face of an "extremely grim" outlook for the global economy in 2012, rounding off its annual policy-setting conference on Wednesday with a series of commitments to deliver economic stability. | Full Article Belgian gunman killed cleaning woman before attack December 14, 2011 08:24 AM ET LIEGE, Belgium (Reuters) - Belgian investigators found the apparent first victim of a gunman who attacked Christmas shoppers and schoolchildren in the city of Liege, and expressed bafflement on Wednesday over why a small-time criminal turned into a multiple killer. | Full Article Islamists pursue gains in Egypt's phased election December 14, 2011 07:41 AM ET CAIRO (Reuters) - Rival Islamist groups sought more gains in the second round of Egypt's parliamentary election on Wednesday, with liberals also fighting for a voice in an army-led transition that began with the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. | Full Article Analysis: Dividends to the fore as investment theme in Asia December 14, 2011 02:56 AM ET HONG KONG (Reuters) - Investing for income rather than growth in Asia is likely to pay dividends for investors nursing wounds after a rough 2011 and staring at an uncertain outlook next year. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS U.S. cracking down on Medicare painkiller abuse Safety board proposes ban on cell use while driving States tough on abortion face legal costs State Medicaid spending soars Medtronic settles U.S. probe over doctor kickbacks RELATED VIDEO Rent-A-Reindeer for Christmas Reuters Breakingviews Olympus ex-CEO: Reformist agenda will win in Japan 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 Chinese man arrested for hiring wedding strippers Full Article Take care selling the family silver, hard up Greeks told Italy winemaker sends literary message in the bottle Hanover 96 pass flare-lighting fine on to fan Croat's Christmas now comes with a million lights Albanian makes world's largest coffee bean mosaic - 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