Business Today: Futures flat as volatile year nears end

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	12/30/2011
Good Morning LATEST NEWS Futures flat as volatile year nears end NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were little changed on Friday, the last trading day of 2011, as investors waited until the next year to begin making large bets. | Full Article Spain set to fire opening salvos in austerity drive December 30, 2011 08:24 AM ET MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's centre-right government will announce billions of euros in savings measures on Friday, using its first decrees since sweeping to power at November elections to give the nation a foretaste of tougher austerity to come. | Full Article Ford 2011 sales top 2 million for first time since 2007 December 30, 2011 08:24 AM ET (Reuters) - Ford Motor said its U.S. vehicle sales topped 2 million this year for the first time since 2007, implying a 15 percent share in the second biggest auto market in the world. | Full Article China's factories falter, pro-growth policies eyed December 30, 2011 04:29 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity shrank again December as demand at home and abroad slackened, a purchasing managers' survey showed on Friday, reinforcing the case for pro-growth policies to underpin the world's second-largest economy. | Full Article Verizon to add $2 bill-pay charge, admits 4G network issues December 30, 2011 05:55 AM ET (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless, which this month angered customers with three separate data service problems, said on Thursday it will add a $2 fee for one-time telephone and online bill payments. | Full Article US TOP NEWS New details rekindle HP-Hurd flap December 29, 2011 10:02 PM ET (Reuters) - Former Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd made increasingly aggressive romantic advances over several years toward an independent contractor who later accused him of sexual harassment, according to claims in a letter from her lawyer obtained by Reuters. | Full Article North Korea's new leaders lash out at South Korea and allies December 30, 2011 01:46 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea sounded a bellicose note in its first communication with the outside world since the death of leader Kim Jong-il, saying its confrontational stance against South Korea would not change and labeling its opponents "foolish." | Full Article Syrian rebels "hold fire," want to meet monitors December 30, 2011 08:27 AM ET BEIRUT (Reuters) - The anti-government Free Syrian Army has ordered its fighters to stop offensive operations pending a meeting with Arab League delegates monitoring President Bashar al-Assad's compliance with a peace plan, the rebels' commander said on Friday. | Full Article Israel kills al Qaeda-linked chief in Gaza strike December 30, 2011 08:28 AM ET GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters)- Israel killed the leader of an al Qaeda-inspired faction in the Gaza Strip on Friday, accusing him of involvement in firing rockets and a planned attack on the Jewish state from the neighboring Egyptian Sinai. | Full Article Insight: Dark holiday in Detroit as Church downsizes December 30, 2011 07:30 AM ET DETROIT (Reuters) - Emmanuel Miller comes to Saint Leo Catholic Church at least twice a month. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS WHO "deeply concerned" by mutated birdflu research Breast implant scandal shows regulators in dark on risk Obesity tied to older adults' risk of falls: study Italy orders list of women with French firm's implants Siemens recalls clinical pregnancy tests RELATED VIDEO Samoa cancels Dec 30 in time leap Focus on yields in 2012 - Standard Life Investments Asia: The week ahead 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 For the not-so-serious drinker: Marshmallow vodka Full Article New Year's Day to come early as Samoa leaps ahead Venezuela's Chavez: Did U.S. give Latin American leaders cancer? Now or never for workers as "Elvis" the croc strikes again Whale sperm, orgasmic feet top 2011 bad science list Crime scene cleanup ad lifts Handel's Messiah - 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