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	02/23/2012
Good Morning LATEST NEWS Jobless claims hold steady at 4-year low WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits were unchanged last week, holding at the lowest level since the early days of the 2007-2009 recession and giving a fresh sign the battered labor market is healing. | Full Article Insight: Divided by common foe, Israel and U.S. tangle over Iran February 23, 2012 08:39 AM ET JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ever since their first awkward encounter - a hastily arranged meeting in a custodian's office at a Washington airport in 2007 - Iran has been one of the few issues on which Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu have been able to find some common ground. | Full Article Syrian tanks attack in Homs, world outrage grows February 23, 2012 08:52 AM ET AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian tanks pushed into a rebel stronghold in the battered city of Homs on Thursday and U.N. investigators accused President Bashar al-Assad's government of crimes against humanity. | Full Article Greece readies launch of debt swap for rescue February 23, 2012 09:40 AM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's parliament was expected to endorse a debt swap with private bondholders on Thursday that forms the core of its 130-billion-euro bailout, despite new protests against tough budget cuts demanded in return for the rescue deal. | Full Article Afghan soldier kills two NATO troops at protests February 23, 2012 09:19 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan soldier joined protests on Thursday against the burning of copies of the Koran at a NATO base and shot dead two foreign troops, Western military sources said, as the Taliban urged security forces to turn their guns on foreigners. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street opens flat after data February 23, 2012 09:42 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened little changed on Thursday after labor market data indicated that while the economy continued to recover, progress was slow. | Full Article Sears quells fears about liquidity; shares soar February 23, 2012 09:37 AM ET (Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp announced steps to reassure investors about its ability to pay down debt, sending its shares soaring 16 percent in early trading. | Full Article Fed's Fisher says economy brighter, no need for QE3 February 23, 2012 09:38 AM ET (Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said on Thursday U.S. economic conditions were improving and repeated his view that further easing from the U.S. central bank was not needed. | Full Article Euro zone economy to shrink in 2012 February 23, 2012 06:14 AM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone's economy is heading into its second recession in just three years, while the wider European Union will stagnate, the EU's executive said on Thursday, warning that the currency area has yet to break its vicious cycle of debt. | Full Article HP shares fall on sharp profit decline February 23, 2012 07:59 AM ET (Reuters) - Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co were down 2 percent in premarket trading on Thursday after the world's No. 1 computer maker posted a sharp decline in quarterly earnings and warned it would take several years to turn around its sprawling businesses. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Alcoholism not uncommon among surgeons U.S. advisers back experimental obesity pill Gay spouse given health benefits in U.S. court case Virginia Gov. shifts on abortion bill; revised measure Is broadcasting heart procedures at meetings safe? RELATED VIDEO Jim Rogers "nibbling" at Chinese Stocks Reuters Today: Greek losses send Europe's banks reeling EMEA day ahead: euro zone recession fears cloud stocks, euro 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 Pawnshops for prosperous accept wine as collateral Full Article Bradley to hold fire after Twitter users left spitting mad Qatar would host 2020 Summer Games in October - 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