Business Today: Futures gain with GDP, jobless data ahead

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	12/22/2011
Good Morning LATEST NEWS Futures gain with GDP, jobless data ahead NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its third straight day of gains as investors looked to a batch of economic data for signs the economy will continue to slowly improve. | Full Article Jobless claims fall to lowest since April 2008 December 22, 2011 08:34 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to its lowest in more than 3-1/2 years, suggesting the labor market recovery was gaining speed. | Full Article Toyota expects record sales in 2012 December 22, 2011 08:18 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor forecast a 20 percent jump in 2012 sales to a record 8.48 million vehicles, as it recovers from output losses caused by natural disasters in Japan and Thailand this year. | Full Article In shadow of protests, UK banks rekindle ethics debate December 22, 2011 08:00 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A reverend, a tiler, an academic, an environmental campaigner and a former investment banker are trading verbal blows in a bright, modern church hall in south London in December. | Full Article Yahoo to weigh deals for Asian assets: sources December 22, 2011 08:31 AM ET NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is considering a plan to unload most of its prized Asian assets in a complex deal valued at roughly $17 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, winning nods of approval from Wall Street and driving its shares higher. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Democrats seek victory in payroll tax cut fight December 22, 2011 08:23 AM ET (Reuters) - With House of Representatives Republicans under attack from friends and foes, Democrats held out for victory in a fight over extending a payroll tax cut for millions of workers that is set to expire at year's end. | Full Article Exclusive: Pakistan army wants Zardari out but not a coup December 22, 2011 06:32 AM ET ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful army is fed up with unpopular President Asif Ali Zardari and wants him out of office, but through legal means and without a repeat of the coups that are a hallmark of the country's 64 years of independence, military sources said. | Full Article Baghdad blasts kill 63 as Iraq tensions rise December 22, 2011 08:04 AM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of bombings hit Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 63 people in the first big assault attack on Iraq's capital since a sectarian crisis erupted within its government just days after the U.S. troop withdrawal. | Full Article After a year of disasters, Toyota sees record sales December 22, 2011 05:43 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp forecast a 20 percent jump in global sales to a record 8.48 million vehicles next year as it claws back from this year's output losses caused by natural disasters in Japan and Thailand. | Full Article U.S. probe cites mistakes in deadly Pakistan air strike: report December 22, 2011 06:26 AM ET WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A U.S. military investigation has found American and Afghan commandos wrongly concluded there were no Pakistani forces in a border area where an air strike killed 24 Pakistani troops last month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS French breast implant fears spread around world Insight: Russia says no to West's way with HIV J&J pulls 12 million Motrin bottles from shelves Hong Kong culls chickens at market, bans trade, as H5N1 found U.S. population grows at slowest rate since 1940s RELATED VIDEO SocGen's wholesale arm gets a new boss for new times Without the BRICs, who will save the world? Reuters Today: Toyota sees record sales in 2012 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 Waiting for Congress, Obama takes dog Bo shopping Full Article Hungary tech firm immortalizes Steve Jobs in bronze Mystery buyer acquires vatican.xxx web address Florida town seeks nudist vacationers from Europe Canadian charity throws doomed bunnies a lifeline Portugal police boss suspended for saucy X-mas email - 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