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	Click to View in Browser 11/8/2013 Exclusive: BlackBerry board rejected proposals to break up company - sources NEW YORK/TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd's board does not believe a break-up of the Canadian smartphone maker is currently in its best interests, even though Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc and Lenovo Group Ltd, among others, have expressed interest in acquiring parts of the company, according to people familiar with the discussions. SAC Capital pleads guilty in criminal court NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven A. Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund pleaded guilty to fraud charges Friday as part of a $1.2 billion deal to resolve a long-running insider trading investigation, but the judge on the case reserved her decision about whether to accept the plea until after a pre-sentencing report was filed. Dow, S&P 500 end higher for fifth straight week; financials lead NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday, rebounding from the previous session's selloff, after an unexpectedly strong payrolls report lent weight to views the world's largest economy is stronger than previously thought. Boeing airplane chief urges union to consider new contract NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co Commercial Airplanes Chief Executive Ray Conner on Friday urged machinist union members to consider a new labor contract that would help ensure Boeing builds its newest jet in the Seattle area. Twitter's goal in IPO: to avoid becoming Facebook (Reuters) - As Twitter Inc's chief financial officer planned the company's initial public offering this year, he had one overriding goal: to avoid becoming the next Facebook Inc. Barrick Gold signals founder Peter Munk to step down TORONTO (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp signaled on Friday that founder and Chairman Peter Munk is likely to step down from the board at next year's annual meeting, a move sources pinned to concerns surrounding the gold miner's recent $3 billion equity offering. Bank of America seeks to dismiss U.S. mortgage bond lawsuits WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank of America asked a federal court on Friday to throw out two U.S. government lawsuits accusing the nation's second-largest bank of defrauding investors during the financial crisis. U.S. jobs market dodges blow from government shutdown WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in October as employers shrugged off a partial government shutdown, suggesting the economy was on firm footing and raising the prospect the Federal Reserve may soon decide to temper its bond-buying stimulus. U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly falls in November NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly dipped in November to a near two-year low as lower-income households worried about their job prospects and financial outlooks and negative views of the government lingered, a survey released on Friday showed. Bernanke: need credible resolution authority for big banks WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators are fleshing out rules to ensure the orderly liquidation of big financial firms that get into trouble, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday, adding officials have the power to limit so-called 'moral hazard'. Related Video Daily Digit: Tesla stock value down by $7 bln on fires Europe: what next for ECB? Related News U.S. airfares decline, or do they? U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly falls in November 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