| "Merkozy" under pressure to agree to budget masterplan | | December 05, 2011 08:26 AM ET | | PARIS (Reuters) - The leaders of Germany and France met on Monday under intense pressure to agree a plan for imposing budget discipline across the euro zone, as markets rallied in the hope they can produce a sweeping solution to the debt crisis at last. | Full Article | | Brokerages cut RIM price targets on profit warning | | December 05, 2011 08:34 AM ET | | (Reuters) - At least four brokerages slashed their price targets on Research in Motion's U.S.-listed stock after the BlackBerry maker warned of lower profit amid falling sales and an inventory pile up of its PlayBook tablet. | Full Article | | MetLife expects 2012 growth, going back to Fed soon | | December 05, 2011 08:36 AM ET | | (Reuters) - MetLife expects operating earnings to rise as much as 7 percent in 2012, the largest life insurer in the United States said on Monday, though its forecasts for the fourth quarter and full-year 2011 were below expectations. | Full Article | | Japan's Olympus hid up to $1.7 billion | | December 05, 2011 08:12 AM ET | | TOKYO (Reuters) - An investigative panel has found Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp hid up to $1.67 billion in losses from its investors, but is likely to say there is no evidence of involvement by organized crime in the cover-up, a source said Monday. | Full Article | |  | | US TOP NEWS | | Putin's party clings to reduced majority in Russia | | December 05, 2011 08:06 AM ET | | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin's ruling party clung to a much reduced majority in parliament on Monday after an election that showed growing weariness with the man who has dominated Russia for more than a decade and plans to return to the presidency next year. | Full Article | | Lehman Brothers close to naming a new board: report | | December 05, 2011 08:08 AM ET | | (Reuters) - The bankruptcy estate of Lehman Brothers Holdings is close to naming a new board of directors to help finish winding down the collapsed financial firm, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. | Full Article | | Islamists seek to extend gains in Egypt run-off vote | | December 05, 2011 08:09 AM ET | | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted on Monday in run-off contests for parliamentary seats, with the Muslim Brotherhood's party trying to extend its lead over hardline Islamists and liberal parties in a political landscape redrawn by the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. | Full Article | | Assange can take extradition fight to top UK court | | December 05, 2011 08:10 AM ET | | LONDON (Reuters) - British judges ruled on Monday that Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, could take his year-long fight against extradition to Sweden to the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land. | Full Article | | Italy PM Monti unveils sweeping austerity package | | December 05, 2011 08:08 AM ET | | ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mario Monti, boosted by positive market reaction, takes a 30 billion euro austerity package to Italy's parliament on Monday to help stem a debt crisis threatening to overwhelm the euro zone. | Full Article | | | | HEALTH NEWS | | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | |  |  | | 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 | | | |
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