Business Today: Stock futures gain as investors anticipate fresh Fed stimulus

		Click to View in Browser 12/12/2012 Stock futures gain as investors anticipate fresh Fed stimulus NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures rose on Wednesday, setting Wall Street up for a sixth day of gains, as investors anticipated the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce a fresh stimulus plan to support the economy at the end of a two-day monetary policy meeting. Import prices post biggest fall in five months WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Import prices recorded the biggest drop in five months in November as food and fuel costs tumbled, keeping inflation pressures subdued against the backdrop of weak economic activity. Outlook remains cloudy for "fiscal cliff" deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More public jousting in the "fiscal cliff" talks is expected from Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday in what has become a daily ritual of demanding more specific proposals to avert the steep tax hikes and budget cuts set for the end of the year. With Germany on side, EU nears banking union deal BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany signaled on Wednesday it was ready to back plans for the European Central Bank to be made the chief supervisor of banks, raising the prospect of a breakthrough on the European Union's most ambitious financial reform. HSBC: How Simple Became Complicated, and costly LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC takes its name from its roots as the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, but there has long been a joke inside and outside the firm that the name stands for "How Simple Became Complicated". British unemployment claims fall unexpectedly LONDON (Reuters) - The number of Britons claiming unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly in November and the number of people in work hit a record high, data showed, raising prospects the labor market will support a moribund economy. Nasdaq to buy Thomson Reuters' PR, IR units (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc said on Wednesday it would buy the investor relations, public relations, and multimedia solutions units of Thomson Reuters Corp for $390 million in cash to build its portfolio of products and services that do not depend on trading to generate revenue. EU approves budget for 2013, more money for 2012 STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - EU lawmakers gave final approval on Wednesday for a European Union budget of nearly 133 billion euros ($172 billion) for 2013, removing some uncertainty around the bloc's future funding after talks on spending for 2014-2020 broke down. Greece wants extra funds to buy back all bonds offered ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece on Wednesday asked its foreign lenders for extra money to complete a bond buyback that forms part of its bailout, with policymakers and analysts calling the scheme a success even though it narrowly missed its debt reduction target. Rosneft finalizes deal to buy TNK-BP stake from AAR MOSCOW (Reuters) - State oil major Rosneft has finalized a deal to buy 50 percent of Russian peer TNK-BP from the AAR consortium for $28 billion, sealing the country's largest takeover. Related Video Daily Digit: Italy's debt auction relief Market Pulse: 12/12/12, a red letter day for Greek bonds Economic News Import prices post biggest fall in five months Outlook remains cloudy for "fiscal cliff" deal 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