| LATEST NEWS | | Obama shift seeks to defuse birth-control fight | | (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to workers and the onus would instead be put on insurers. | Full Article | | | Gauging hype during Heart Month: 5 tests you might not need | | February 09, 2012 01:28 PM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - February is American Heart Month and consumers will be bombarded with advice to keep their ticker healthy -- whether it's from the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women or the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's The Heart Truth. | Full Article | | China probes "bouncing" boiled eggs | | February 10, 2012 07:30 AM ET | | BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities are investigating eggs which bounce after being boiled and may make men sterile, state media reported Friday, in the latest food safety scare to hit the country. | Full Article | | Woman: court ruling on pumping breast milk unfair | | February 10, 2012 01:50 PM ET | | HOUSTON (Reuters) - A woman whose firing from her job over a request to pump breast milk was supported by a Texas judge said on Thursday the decision was unfair and discriminatory, and her lawyer said an appeal was under consideration. | Full Article | |  | | US TOP NEWS | | Greek cabinet approves EU/IMF bailout bill: sources | | February 10, 2012 05:19 PM ET | | ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek cabinet approved on Friday a draft bill committing the country to reforms required by the EU and the IMF in return for a new 130-billion euro bailout Athens needs to avoid a messy bankruptcy, government officials said. | Full Article | | Obama budget to propose election year spending on jobs, roads | | February 10, 2012 05:17 PM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will project lower deficits and request billions of dollars for infrastructure and jobs in his 2013 budget, laying out a plan he will sell to voters in November, despite Republicans criticism of rising federal debts. | Full Article | | Bombings, bombardments kill across Syria | | February 10, 2012 05:25 PM ET | | AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Bomb attacks killed at least 28 people in Syria's second city Aleppo on Friday, while Homs endured another day of shelling and a firefight broke out in Damascus, the nearest violence to the centre of the capital in an 11-month uprising. | Full Article | | Anxiety over incomes hits consumer morale | | February 10, 2012 02:10 PM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans felt worse about their personal finances in early February, but rising confidence in the labor market's prospects should help to support spending and the broader economy. | Full Article | | Bernanke urges action to heal housing markets | | February 10, 2012 03:45 PM ET | | ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday issued a call to action to restore U.S. housing markets, saying depressed house prices and sales are a serious drag on the economic recovery. | Full Article | | | | BUSINESS 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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