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	12/8/2011
Good afternoon LATEST NEWS Cannonball hits home in "MythBusters" TV shoot SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A cannonball shot during an experiment gone awry on the television show "MythBusters" crashed into a home in Northern California, but no one was injured, the company behind the program said on Wednesday. | Full Article Forget the Christmas parties, employees want cash December 07, 2011 11:11 AM ET (Reuters) - Companies planning to spend thousands of dollars for staff Christmas parties, even with open bars, shouldn't bother because most U.S. employees would prefer money. | Full Article Jennifer Aniston preferred guest at holiday table December 07, 2011 11:12 AM ET (Reuters) - Actress Jennifer Aniston and her ex-husband Brad Pitt would be the preferred guests at a holiday meal for many Americans, along with the Duchess of Cambridge. | Full Article Alec Baldwin abandons Twitter after airline flap December 07, 2011 06:42 PM ET LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Alec Baldwin was unusually quiet Wednesday -- at least on Twitter. | Full Article AIDS group seeks LA vote on condoms in porn films December 06, 2011 12:30 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Voters in Los Angeles, home to the U.S. porn industry, could soon be asked to decide whether condoms should be required in adult films to reduce sexually transmitted diseases. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Corzine sorry, puzzled by missing MF Global money December 08, 2011 11:45 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former MF Global chief Jon Corzine apologized to customers, employees and investors who have suffered because of the brokerage firm's collapse, but said he does not know where missing customer money is. | Full Article Jobless claims at 9-month low, outlook brighter December 08, 2011 11:02 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a nine-month low last week, a government report showed on Thursday, suggesting a labor market recovery was gaining momentum. | Full Article ECB cool on more bond buying, lending to IMF December 08, 2011 11:36 AM ET FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank doused hopes on Thursday it will ramp up its bond-buying program to fight the bloc's debt crisis, unnerving markets hours before a high-stakes EU summit they had hoped would produce a 'grand bargain' to end the turmoil. | Full Article Exclusive: On the run, U.S. financier finds Spanish refuge December 08, 2011 10:40 AM ET MAJORCA, Spain (Reuters) - He's wanted for contempt of court in Arizona. He is under investigation by Italian police over his connection with an international bond scandal exposed by Reuters in August and totaling at least $500 million. And he is named as a key player in one of the first criminal indictments following the collapse of Iceland's economy. | Full Article Putin says U.S. stoked Russian protests December 08, 2011 11:51 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of stirring up protests against his 12-year rule and said foreign countries were spending hundreds of millions of dollars to influence Russian elections. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street falls after comments from ECB head Ford reinstates dividend of 5 cents per share Companies sit on $2.12 trillion in cash in third quarter Exclusive: EU bank capital hole deepens to 115 billion euros Nintendo denies report games designer Miyamoto to retire RELATED VIDEO Samba Santas learn to "ho, ho, ho" Cutting edge curls at fashion show Pay-as-you-go cars hit Paris streets 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 TECHNOLOGY NEWS Verizon Wireless blames technical issue for outage Full Article Reading is alive and increasingly electronic U.S. "virtual embassy" blocked by Iran net censor Metaio opens AR platform to chipmakers, developers French court denies Samsung request for iPhone 4S ban - 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