Business Today: Stock futures dip after seven-day climb, ECB official warns

		Click to View in Browser 03/12/2013 Stock futures dip after seven-day climb, ECB official warns NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures dipped on Tuesday as investors appeared set to lock in profits after a seven-session string of gains and the Bundesbank's chief warned the euro zone's crisis has not ended. Small business confidence, capital spending plans rise WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Confidence among small businesses rose in February as owners shrugged off a tightening in fiscal policy and raised plans to increase capital spending and restock their warehouses. If Fed tapers bond buying, is end in sight? Maybe not SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With the jobs market showing signs of healing, economists think they know what's next for monetary policy: the Federal Reserve will at some point taper its monthly bond purchases, and soon after, end them altogether. SEC testing customized punishments WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is experimenting with punishments that more closely fit the wrongdoing at issue in a bid to give its enforcement cases more bite. Euro zone crisis not over, says ECB's Weidmann FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The euro zone crisis is not over, France is slipping on reforms and the Bundesbank has set aside billions in new provisions for what it sees as risky European Central Bank moves, Germany's central bank said on Tuesday. China politics keep central bank hawks at bay, for now BEIJING (Reuters) - Intense lobbying by central government agencies and debt-laden local governments is keeping People's Bank of China hawks in check after inflation jumped to a 10-month high, forcing the central bank to keep its monetary policy setting in neutral. SEC nominee White to tackle questions on her work for NFL, banks WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mary Jo White will likely face questions about her work for big Wall Street clients when senators on Tuesday consider her nomination to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, but one lawmaker wants to huddle about a field of another sort: football. AIG shareholders win class-action status in lawsuit versus U.S. (Reuters) - Two groups of American International Group Inc shareholders won class-action status from a federal judge on Monday in a $25 billion lawsuit by former Chief Executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg over alleged losses caused by the U.S. government's bailout of the insurer. BlackBerry shares rally on AT&T launch, takeover hopes TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry shares rose 14 percent on Monday, fueled by takeover speculation and news that AT&T Inc will start selling the new BlackBerry Z10 touchscreen smartphone in the United States on March 22. Pentagon needs $12.6 billion per year through 2037 for F-35: report WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon needs to budget $12.6 billion each year through 2037 to finish developing and paying for all the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighters it plans to buy, according to a report released by a congressional watchdog agency on Monday. Related Video Whale shark eco-tourism spawns conservation headache in Philippines U.S. Morning Call: Costco beats profit expectations Economic News U.S. public transportation surges as Americans return to work Wall Street looks for Fed to continue asset purchase through 2013: Reuters poll 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