Business Today: Home Depot profit beats estimates as U.S. job market improves

		Click to View in Browser 11/18/2014 Home Depot profit beats estimates as U.S. job market improves (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc , the world's No.1 home improvement chain, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit as an improving job market encouraged Americans to spend more on renovations. Futures little changed after S&P 500 hits record NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday following a record close on the S&P 500 and ahead of producer inflation data. Japan PM to seek fresh mandate for 'Abenomics' with snap poll TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that he would call an early election to seek a fresh mandate for his economic policies, and postpone an unpopular sales tax rise, a day after data showed the economy had slipped back into recession. Seven big U.S. companies paid CEOs more than Uncle Sam in 2013: study WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seven of the 30 largest U.S. corporations paid more money to their chief executive officers last year than they paid in U.S. federal income taxes, according to a study released on Tuesday that was disputed by at least one of the companies. Exclusive: Iran uses China bank to transfer funds to Quds-linked companies – report NEW YORK/LONDON/SHENZHEN (Reuters) - There is no trace of Shenzhen Lanhao Days Electronic Technology Co Ltd at its listed address in the beige and pink-tiled "Fragrant Villa" apartment complex in this southern Chinese city. The building's managers say they've never heard of it. Sony targets stronger entertainment revenue growth to help restructuring TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp aims to lift its movie entertainment revenues by more than a third in the next three years, its chief executive said on Tuesday as the loss-making consumer electronics firm tries to counter flagging smartphones sales. Nokia revives the brand with launch of iPad lookalike HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's Nokia launched a new brand-licensed tablet computer on Tuesday which is designed to rival Apple's iPad Mini, just six months after the company sold its ailing phones and devices business to Microsoft for over $7 billion. Australian exports to China still face hurdles after hyped trade deal SYDNEY (Reuters) - A trade deal signed with great fanfare between China and Australia has been touted as a major step towards Australia shifting its economy from a "mining boom" to a "dining boom," but the reality is likely to be more sobering. As China's luxury car wave ebbs, foreign firms seek domestic foothold GUANGZHOU China (Reuters) - Daimler AG will give its new luxury baby, the Mercedes-Maybach limousine, a glitzy world debut at this week's Guangzhou autoshow, even as analysts warn the end is nigh for China's 10-year high-end car sales boom. Lufthansa signs $1.25 billion outsourcing deal with IBM BERLIN (Reuters) - IBM has won an outsourcing contract from Germany's Lufthansa worth 1 billion euros ($1.25 billion) that will see the U.S. company take over the airline's information technology infrastructure services division and staff. Related Video Reuters Summit: Hermes Investment CEO Pensioners: the new spending generation Economic News Republican moderate urges Congress to avoid short-term spending bill Services lift U.S. producer prices in October 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