Morning Digest: Foreclosures up for first time in 27 months

Click to View in Browser 06/14/2012 Foreclosures up for first time in 27 months NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreclosure starts rose year-over-year in May for the first time in more than two years - though they fell on a month-to-month basis - as banks resumed dealing with distressed properties after a mortgage abuse settlement earlier this year, data firm RealtyTrac said on Thursday.. Thousands in need of food, shelter after Myanmar clashes SITTWE (Reuters) - Thousands of displaced Muslim Rohingyas and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists were in need of food, water and shelter in northwestern Myanmar on Thursday after fleeing the country's worst sectarian clashes in years.. Stock futures signal pause; eyes on Spain, Italy PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.02 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.15 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.02 percent at 0925 GMT.. Bristol Palin sued for defamation by bar heckler LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man who heckled Bristol Palin in a Los Angeles bar and insulted her conservative politician mother, Sarah Palin, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the single mom of defamation.. U.S. doping officials start action against Armstrong WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has notified seven times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong that formal procedures against him had commenced over allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs during his record-breaking career.. Groupon speeds payments to some European merchants SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Groupon Inc is speeding up payments to some merchants in Europe as the world's largest daily deal company gets more comfortable running repeat offers in more mature markets, according to Chief Financial Officer Jason Child.. Real-time gene sequencing used to combat superbug LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have used genome sequencing technology to control an outbreak of the superbug MRSA in a study that could point to faster and more efficient treatment of a range of diseases.. Cameron left eight-year-old daughter in pub LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron accidentally left his daughter behind in a country pub after a Sunday lunch with friends following a mix-up over which car she was meant to be going home in, his Downing Street office said on Monday.. Related Video Retaking Zinjibar Wall St loses nerve, Dimon keeps his Great Debate Britain's Liberals flex their muscles, a little 'The only crime that I committed' A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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 - 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