|       |   |  |     |  |    | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell Thursday as Apple   slid nearly 10 percent following a revenue miss, and analysts   said equities may be due for a pullback after a six-day rally   for the S&P 500. |  |  |      |       |   |  |     |  |    | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims   for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell to its lowest since   the early days of the 2007-09 recession, a hopeful sign for   the sluggish labor market. |  |  |  |      |       |    |  |     |  |    | (Reuters) - Weaker-than-expected holiday sales of Apple Inc's   iPhone reinforced fears that it is losing its dominance in smartphones,   driving its shares down 9 percent in premarket trading and drawing   another round of stock price target cuts. |  |  |  |      |       |     |  |    | (Reuters) - 3M Co reported a 3.9 percent rise in quarterly profit,   matching expectations, on solid growth in sales of its wide   array of products ranging from Post-It notes to films used in   television screens. |  |  |  |      |       |   |  |     |  |    | HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Chinese mining equipment company at the   centre of an alleged accounting fraud was also involved in a   web of insider loans and asset transfers prior to its purchase   by Caterpillar Inc., public filings show. |  |  |  |      |       |   |  |     |  |    | LONDON (Reuters) - A British judge forced Barclays to identify   top executives alongside traders linked to a probe into rate   fixing, naming ex CEOs Bob Diamond and John Varley and current   Finance Director Chris Lucas on Thursday despite requests for   anonymity. |  |  |  |      |       |   |  |     |  |    | TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese regulators have joined   their U.S. counterparts in all but ruling out overcharged batteries   as the cause of recent fires on the Boeing Co  787 Dreamliner,   which has been grounded for a week with no end in sight. |  |  |  |        |   |  |     |  |    | TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp said it would recall   about 14,700 electric vehicles (EV) globally due to a brake   problem unique to the electric-motor powered cars in one of   the biggest callbacks involving the new generation of eco-friendly   cars. |  |  |        |     |  |    | TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp  and BMW AG  will jointly   research a lithium-air battery expected to be more powerful   than the lithium-ion batteries used in many hybrid and electric   vehicles, the two firms said. |  |  |        |   |  |     |  |    | HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays  wants to remain a big   player in investment banking even though the British bank is   cutting costs and jobs in that business, including at least   70 in its Asian division. |  |  |  |     |  |    |     |  |    |  |    |     | 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 |  | 
  
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