DAI: Wall Street holds steady as payrolls set to test rally

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	02/2/2012
Good Evening LATEST NEWS Wall Street holds steady as payrolls set to test rally NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors largely took a wait-and-see approach on Thursday as stocks ended little changed ahead of Friday's key employment report, but tech shares rose after strong earnings from chipmaker Qualcomm. | Full Article Jobless claims fall, jobs market slowly healing February 02, 2012 02:21 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits in the United States fell more than expected last week, pointing to further healing in the nation's battered jobs market. | Full Article Rising regulatory risk squashing M&A deals, say advisers February 02, 2012 12:22 PM ET (Reuters) - Competition watchdogs are stifling those companies still braving economic uncertainty to attempt mergers and acquisitions, say bankers and lawyers who claim the burden of bureaucracy has intensified with the financial crisis. | Full Article Signs of split among Volcker rule's foes February 02, 2012 04:26 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As pro-business groups clamor to convince regulators to overhaul their draft of the controversial Volcker rule, fault lines are emerging within the opposition over just what a revamped draft should look like. | Full Article Zynga shares soar on Facebook connection February 02, 2012 12:34 PM ET (Reuters) - Zynga shares jumped as much as 22 percent on Thursday in the first trading session after Facebook revealed it made 12 percent of its revenue last year from the video game publisher. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Facebook's Zuckerberg to keep iron grip after IPO February 02, 2012 04:30 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook unveiled plans for the biggest ever Internet IPO that could raise as much as $10 billion, but made it clear CEO Mark Zuckerberg will exercise almost complete control over the company, leaving investors with little say. | Full Article Romney plays Trump card in Las Vegas February 02, 2012 04:32 PM ET LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, struggling to recover from remarks that critics said showed indifference to America's poor, on Thursday won the endorsement of real estate mogul Donald Trump. | Full Article Glencore and Xstrata in $80 billion takeover talks February 02, 2012 01:24 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Commodities trader Glencore is in talks to buy mining group Xstrata in an all-share transaction that could create a combined group worth more than 50 billion pounds ($79 billion), shaking up the industry with its biggest deal to date. | Full Article Sony sees $2.9 billion loss, new CEO warns of pain February 02, 2012 11:02 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Ailing Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp warned it was heading for a bigger-than-expected $2.9 billion annual loss, presenting a daunting task for incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai, who vowed to move quickly to turn things around. | Full Article Deutsche Bank's Ackermann era ends in quarterly loss February 02, 2012 01:23 PM ET FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Josef Ackermann's reign at Deutsche Bank ended in a surprise quarterly loss on Thursday, with the bank hit by a downturn in bond trading due to the euro zone crisis and writedowns on holdings in drug and gambling companies. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Siblings' brain scans may hold key to addictions Think you can't get pregnant? Try again, study says Older parents more likely to have an autistic child: study Smoking tied to higher psoriasis risk Ulcer-causing bug tied to higher diabetes risk RELATED VIDEO May be two years before job growth is consistent, Dunne says Bernanke focused on lowering jobless rate Europe crisis hits the "real economy" 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 U.S. border cops nab go-kart hauling Mexican pot Full Article Wanted: Retirees to live in Ecuador for a month free Big freeze stops famed Brussels statue from peeing Italian shoemaker pays record rent at London store China bans toddler palm-reading assessments German city's parking fines are just the ticket - 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