Business Today: Apple lifts Nasdaq futures in hesitant market

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	01/25/2012
Good Morning LATEST NEWS Apple lifts Nasdaq futures in hesitant market NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dow and S&P 500 index futures edged lower on Wednesday as the market continues to show signs of fatigue this week after a strong run from late last year, but the Nasdaq rose on forecast-beating results from Apple Inc . | Full Article Apple returns to form, blows Street targets away January 25, 2012 08:34 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's quarterly results blew past Wall Street's expectations after U.S. consumers snapped up near-unprecedented numbers of iPhones and iPads, sending its shares up 8 percent into record territory. | Full Article Roche offers $5.7 billion to buy gene firm Illumina January 25, 2012 05:41 AM ET (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG is offering $5.7 billion in cash to buy U.S. gene sequencing company Illumina Inc in an unfriendly takeover bid that marks a major play by the Swiss drugmaker into the gene technology field. | Full Article Fed set to push back timing of eventual rate hike January 25, 2012 08:04 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve looks set to keep monetary policy on hold on Wednesday, even as it releases forecasts expected to show interest rates will be near zero for at least two more years. | Full Article Strong business morale shows Germany will avoid recession January 25, 2012 06:38 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - German business sentiment rose for the third month in a row in January, beating expectations and offering fresh evidence that Europe's largest economy is shrugging off a sovereign debt crisis that has hammered growth in other euro zone countries. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Obama urges taxing the rich, reining in Wall Street January 25, 2012 08:01 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama used his last State of the Union speech before the November election to paint himself as the champion of the middle class, by demanding higher taxes for millionaires and tight reins on Wall Street. | Full Article Gingrich wants to hear his debate fans roar January 24, 2012 06:48 PM ET TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, coming off one of his most subdued debate performances of the campaign, signaled on Tuesday he may skip future debates unless his supporters are given full license to clap, cheer and roar. | Full Article Japan's first trade deficit since 1980 raises debt doubts January 25, 2012 07:12 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years calls into question how much longer the country can rely on exports to help finance a huge public debt without having to turn to fickle foreign investors. | Full Article Iran's Ahmadinejad ups rates to stem money crisis January 25, 2012 08:29 AM ET TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran increased bank interest rates on Wednesday and indicated it would further restrict sales of foreign currency, hoping to halt a spiraling currency crisis after new Western sanctions accelerated a dash for dollars by Iranians worried about their economic future. | Full Article Greece hoping for debt swap deal as early as this week January 25, 2012 07:46 AM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece hopes to complete talks on a debt swap deal with its private creditors as early as this week, a Greek government spokesman said on Wednesday. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Talking things through in your head may help autism Device makers urge coverage of weight-loss surgery PFC chemicals tied to immune problems in kids Swimming lowers older adults' blood pressure More kids seek tans as they age, may raise skin cancer risk RELATED VIDEO LIVE DAVOS 2012: Coverage of the WEF meeting China's rich women want female bodyguards Japan in first trade deficit in 30 years 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 Irishman makes "billion-euro home" of shredded notes Full Article $5 here, $37 there: Americans' indulgences add up London's Big Ben is leaning, parliament sinking: reports Greece publishes tax dodger list to name and shame - 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