Business Today: Futures little changed; Fed speakers in focus

		Click to View in Browser 12/9/2013 Futures little changed; Fed speakers in focus NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday as investors waited for a number of top Federal Reserve officials to speak throughout the day for hints on the future of the central bank's stimulus. Watchdog warns of chaos in competing derivatives rules LONDON (Reuters) - Failure to thrash out a common supervision of the $640 trillion global financial derivatives industry will split markets and bump up costs for end users, a top regulator said on Monday. McDonald's November sales miss as U.S. weakness continues (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp reported weaker-than-expected global sales at established restaurants for November, hurt by a sharp drop in comparable-store sales in the United States. Deutsche Bank creates new post to tighten controls FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank created a new senior position to govern compliance and risk management throughout the group and named a top McKinsey consultant to fill it, less than a week after EU officials fined Deutsche and other banks for rigging interest rates. Airbus says Kuwait Airways in tentative deal to buy 25 jets PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus confirmed on Monday that Kuwait Airways had signed a provisional agreement to buy 25 new aircraft in the biggest overhaul of its fleet since the 1990 Iraqi invasion. HSBC considering listing UK banking arm: FT LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc is considering floating up to 30 percent of its British retail and commercial banking arm to help meet UK regulation and unlock value for shareholders, the Financial Times said on Monday. EVN seeks damages from Hitachi over plant delays VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian energy company EVN is seeking to pursue legal action against Japan's Hitachi over delays to a German power plant, it said on Monday. Japan aims to expand, revive Asean swap deals at weekend summit: sources TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan aims to expand or restart bilateral currency swap agreements with five Southeast Asian nations and may announce the deals at a regional summit this weekend in Tokyo, government sources said on Monday. Lufthansa plans to revamp frequent flyer program FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Lufthansa plans to reorganize its frequent flyer program Miles & More in a bid to boost growth at the business, joining a trend among airlines, some of which have spun off customer loyalty schemes. EU's Almunia says Gazprom antitrust proposal due this week PARIS (Reuters) - Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom has promised to present proposals this week to end a year-long investigation into its business practices and avert a possible fine of as much as $14.3 billion, the EU's antitrust chief said on Monday. Related Video Breakingviews: WTO's small victory saves it from irrelevance Reuters Today: China data dazzles & who's ditching dollars? Economic News Fed's Evans: Open to December taper, but prefers to wait Fed seen getting QE3 wind down underway no later than March: 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