| World Bank opens nomination process for top job | | February 17, 2012 04:15 PM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Friday launched the nomination process to select a new president to succeed Robert Zoellick when he steps down in June, inviting names from any of its 187 member countries. | Full Article | | Mitsui unit to pay $90 million over Gulf oil spill | | February 17, 2012 04:04 PM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitsui & Co Ltd's MOEX Offshore agreed with the U.S. Justice Department to pay at least $90 million to settle some of its liability in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the first government settlement involving the BP Plc Macondo well. | Full Article | | Gasoline pushes inflation up in January | | February 17, 2012 02:28 PM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gasoline prices jumped in January, leading overall consumer prices higher and offering a reminder of the risks energy costs pose to the economic recovery. | Full Article | |  | | US TOP NEWS | | More work needed yet on elusive Greek bailout deal | | February 17, 2012 12:30 PM ET | | ATHENS (Reuters) - European leaders expressed optimism on Friday that Greece would secure a new rescue package worth 130 billion euros ($171 billion) though policymakers admitted urgent work was still needed to get its debt-cutting program back on track. | Full Article | | Italian police seize $6 trillion of fake U.S. bonds | | February 17, 2012 03:37 PM ET | | POTENZA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian police said on Friday they had seized about $6 trillion worth of fake U.S. Treasury bonds and other securities in Switzerland, and arrested eight Italians accused of international fraud and other financial crimes. | Full Article | | Congress extends payroll tax cut, sends to Obama | | February 17, 2012 01:41 PM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress on Friday passed legislation extending a tax cut for 160 million workers through December and continuing long-term jobless benefits, handing President Barack Obama a major victory in this election year. | Full Article | | Suspect arrested in Capitol suicide attack plot | | February 17, 2012 03:20 PM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An illegal immigrant from Morocco was arrested near the Capitol on Friday after an undercover investigation into an alleged plot to carry out a suicide attack on the national landmark that houses Congress, U.S. officials said. | Full Article | | German president resigns in setback for Merkel | | February 17, 2012 12:29 PM ET | | BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's hand-picked choice for the ceremonial post of president resigned Friday in a scandal over political favors, dealing a blow to the German chancellor in the midst of the euro zone debt crisis. | Full Article | | | | HEALTH 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 | | | |
