| LATEST NEWS | | Bernanke to tread cautiously before Congress | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will likely remain skeptical about the strength of the economic recovery in testimony on Tuesday, despite recent data pointing to improvement, signaling the central bank is unlikely to cut short its $600 billion stimulus plan. | Full Article | | | February auto sales seen up but oil risk looms | | March 01, 2011 03:48 AM ET | | DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales are expected to show a gain of about 20 percent from the still-depressed levels of a year earlier in February, but the recent rise in oil prices could slow or even derail the industry's recovery, analysts and industry executives say. | Full Article | | Wisconsin governor gives Democrats ultimatum | | March 01, 2011 09:11 AM ET | | MADISON, Wisc. (Reuters) - Republican Governor Scott Walker on Monday gave absent Democratic lawmakers an ultimatum to return to Wisconsin within 24 hours and vote on a proposal to reduce the power of public sector unions or the state would miss out on a huge debt restructuring. | Full Article | | Morgan Stanley hit by China-based hackers: report | | March 01, 2011 08:01 AM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley experienced a "very sensitive" break-in to its network by the same China-based hackers who attacked Google Inc's computers more than a year ago, Bloomberg reported, citing leaked emails from an Internet security company. | Full Article | |  | | BUSINESS NEWS | | Stock futures suggest higher open | | March 01, 2011 08:57 AM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a positive open on Tuesday but gains could be capped by a jump in oil prices as investors awaited testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. | Full Article | | Goldman estimates $3.4 billion in legal losses | | March 01, 2011 08:22 AM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc could lose up to $3.4 billion from lawsuits and other disputes over the securities it sold and underwrote, the investment bank said in its annual filing with regulators on Tuesday. | Full Article | | World factory input costs rising sharply | | March 01, 2011 07:58 AM ET | | LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - Factory input costs leapt across the globe in February, the latest sign of rising inflationary pressures, while euro zone manufacturing grew at its fastest in nearly 10 years, surveys showed on Tuesday. | Full Article | | EU court bans men-women insurance discrimination | | March 01, 2011 08:24 AM ET | | LUXEMBOURG/LONDON (Reuters) - Insurers must stop setting prices based on gender, an EU court ruled, in a move that could raise costs for women drivers, cut male pensions and invite more legal challenges to pricing practices. | Full Article | | | | HEALTH NEWS | | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | |  |  | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. |  | | Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. 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 | | | ODDLY ENOUGH | | | |
