| Deutsche Boerse unveils NYSE mega-exchange deal | | February 15, 2011 04:27 PM ET | | FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse will take over NYSE Euronext to create the world's largest exchange operator in a deal worth $10.2 billion, but the exchanges dodged key questions that could threaten the accord. | Full Article | | Dell margins top Street view | | February 15, 2011 04:35 PM ET | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc posted much better-than-expected profit and margins, as large and small businesses continued to spend on new technology hardware. | Full Article | | LSE close hit by technical glitch | | February 15, 2011 01:26 PM ET | | LONDON (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange failed to stop trading Tuesday as scheduled -- one day after completing a major system upgrade -- causing confusion among its clients, who blamed a technical problem. The LSE, which ends normal trading at 1630 GMT before starting its closing auction, conceded on its website that normal trading did not cease until 42 seconds after the official close at 1630. | Full Article | | Sanofi to buy Genzyme for about $19 billion: sources | | February 15, 2011 03:40 PM ET | | BOSTON/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Sanofi-Aventis SA has reached an agreement in principle to buy Genzyme Corp for about $19 billion in cash plus future payments based on the performance of an experimental Genzyme drug, according to two sources with knowledge of the talks. | Full Article | |  | | US TOP NEWS | | Egypt army seeks 6-month handover, Mubarak ailing | | February 15, 2011 02:59 PM ET | | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military said on Tuesday it hoped to hand over to an elected government in six months, while the Muslim Brotherhood said emergency law should be lifted and political prisoners freed now. | Full Article | | Obama calls for release of U.S. prisoner in Pakistan | | February 15, 2011 03:03 PM ET | | LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday Pakistan must respect the diplomatic immunity of a U.S. consular employee jailed for shooting dead two Pakistanis, in a case straining ties between the allies. | Full Article | | Retail sales slow, still point to growth pickup | | February 15, 2011 04:11 PM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Growth in sales at U.S. retailers slowed in January, partly due to harsh winter weather across much of the country, but the trend remained supportive of an acceleration in the economy. | Full Article | | Berlusconi to face trial over prostitution scandal | | February 15, 2011 02:25 PM ET | | MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian judge has ordered Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial in April on charges of paying an underage girl for sex and abuse of office, although there seemed no immediate risk the scandal would force him out. | 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 |  | | |
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