LATEST NEWS | JPMorgan profit falls, but sees hope in economy | (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co's fourth-quarter profit fell 23 percent, in line with Wall Street expectations, as the European debt crisis depressed trading and corporate deal-making, dragging down shares of the major U.S. banks. | Full Article | | Exclusive: TPG willing to invest $1 billion in Olympus | January 13, 2012 08:12 AM ET | TOKYO (Reuters) - Private equity firm TPG Capital is willing to invest about $1 billion in Japan's Olympus Corp in a joint deal with Sony Corp or another suitor circling the scandal-hit firm, a person familiar with TPG's thinking said. | Full Article | Italy bond auction fails to match Spanish success | January 13, 2012 08:20 AM ET | MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's three-year debt costs fell below 5 percent but its first bond sale of the year failed to match the success of a Spanish auction the previous day, reflecting the heavy refinancing load Rome faces over the next three months. | Full Article | Taliban say Marine tape won't hurt Afghanistan talks | January 13, 2012 09:05 AM ET | KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A video showing what appears to be American forces urinating on dead Taliban fighters prompted anger in Afghanistan and promises of a U.S. investigation on Thursday but the insurgent group said it would not harm nascent efforts to broker peace talks. | Full Article | Tea Party may get rebuffed in tax cut showdown | January 13, 2012 07:58 AM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner, hoping to spare fellow Republicans a second embarrassing defeat over payroll tax cuts, is prepared to navigate around rebellious Tea Party-aligned lawmakers to get a deal, according to congressional aides. | Full Article | |  | BUSINESS NEWS | Novartis cuts 2,000 U.S. jobs after drug setback | January 13, 2012 07:57 AM ET | ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis AG plans to axe nearly 2,000 of its U.S. workforce ahead of the patent loss of top-selling blood pressure drug Diovan there and will take a $900 million charge after another of its key drugs failed to live up to expectations. | Full Article | Greek debt swap talks end without deal | January 13, 2012 09:17 AM ET | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece and its creditor banks, racing against the clock to reach an agreement to avert a disorderly bond default, packed up work without at deal on Friday but with more talks likely next week. | 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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