Daily Investor Briefing: Wall Street ends down, led by tech...

	Click to View in Browser 03/24/2014 Wall Street ends down, led by tech shares NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Monday, with some of the market's recent best performers like technology and biotech shares leading the way down. U.S. March factory activity growth slows slightly: Markit NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity slowed in March after nearing a four-year high last month, but the rate of growth and the pace of hiring remained strong, an industry report showed on Monday. Former Madoff associates found guilty of fraud NEW YORK (Reuters) - Five former aides to investment manager Bernard Madoff were convicted on Monday of charges that they helped their boss conceal his massive Ponzi scheme for years. Herbalife gives Icahn more seats, small NU Skin fine lifts stock (Reuters) - Herbalife Ltd said it is giving three more board seats to Carl Icahn, its biggest shareholder, at a time short sellers are attacking the nutrition and weight loss company's business practices and a U.S. regulator is probing the business. GM sued over fatal crash tied to ignition defect NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Motors Co has been hit with what is believed to be the first wrongful death lawsuit over ignition switch problems since it recalled 1.6 million vehicles in February. Mexico telecoms bill gives regulator powers to curb Slim, Televisa MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government on Monday proposed giving new telecommunications regulator IFT sweeping powers to police the operations of dominant telecoms companies and TV broadcasters, right down to their prices and discounts. UK retailers Dixons and Carphone get extension to merger talks LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Takeover Panel has granted Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse an eight-week extension to their negotiations for a possible 4 billion-pound ($6.6 billion) merger. Tera Exchange announces first Bitcoin derivative WASHINGTON (Reuters) - TeraExchange said on Monday it had constructed a swap based on the bitcoin virtual currency, a step that would bring the emerging payment system under the oversight of U.S. regulators for the first time. Morgan Stanley pays fine after index hedge topped soymeal limits WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle civil charges it exceeded speculative position limits in soybean meal futures for two days while attempting to hedge a commodity index investment, U.S. regulators said on Monday. Fed unlikely to have significant losses as rates rise: paper SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve, whose balance sheet has swollen to more than $4 trillion as the U.S. central bank has worked to push down borrowing costs and boost the economy, probably will not sustain big losses once interest rates start rising, according to research from the San Francisco Fed. Related Video Russia's banks feel sanctions pinch Canine study seeks top dogs for leadership role Related News Former Madoff associates found guilty of fraud Einhorn's Greenlight Capital finds Micron leaker, drops case 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