| Long road ahead for Obama housing overhaul plan | | February 11, 2011 09:26 AM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration nailed a 'condemned' sign on the wrecked U.S. housing finance system on Friday, but did not offer a clear blueprint for a rebuilding project that could go on for years. | Full Article | | Berlin says flexible on ECB as Merkel and Weber to meet | | February 11, 2011 08:21 AM ET | | BERLIN (Reuters) - Bundesbank chief Axel Weber and Chancellor Angela Merkel were set to confirm on Friday his exit from the race to be the next head of the European Central Bank, as Berlin signaled it would not insist on a German getting the job. | Full Article | | HKEx could look to join hands with Nasdaq and CBOE | | February 11, 2011 06:56 AM ET | | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd may knock on the doors of the tech-heavy Nasdaq or Chicago's CBOE as the world's most valuable stock exchange operator eyes a partner amid a frenzy of merger activity engulfing the sector. | Full Article | |  | | BUSINESS NEWS | | Wall St set to open lower on Egypt unrest | | February 11, 2011 09:24 AM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to fall at the open on Friday as market uncertainty over Egypt grew amid risks of spreading unrest in the Middle East and higher oil prices. | Full Article | | Trade gap widens in Dec, swells 33 percent in 2010 | | February 11, 2011 09:26 AM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit widened in December to its highest level in four months, the U.S. government said on Friday in a report that also showed the annual trade gap expanded nearly 33 percent in 2010 as imports from China hit record levels. | Full Article | | Hedge fund Elliott rejects DuPont's Danisco bid | | February 11, 2011 06:07 AM ET | | COPENHAGEN/LONDON (Reuters) - Elliott Associates, the $17 billion U.S. hedge fund, added its voice to demands that chemicals giant DuPont raise its $5.8 billion bid for Danisco, the Danish maker of food ingredients and enzymes. | Full Article | | TNK-BP's shareholders can't block dividend: report | | February 11, 2011 06:16 AM ET | | MOSCOW (Reuters) - BP's Russian partners in its TNK-BP joint venture are unable to block full dividend payout as a shareholding agreement enforces the payment, the daily Vedomosti said on Friday, citing sources close to TNK-BP. | 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 | | | |
