Before the Bell: Optimism lifts futures ahead of jobless claims

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	01/6/2011
Good Morning Pan LATEST NEWS Optimism lifts futures ahead of jobless claims NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Thursday on upbeat sentiment after surprisingly strong data on jobs creation suggested the world's biggest economy was on a solid path to recovery. | Full Article December retail sales dented by blizzard, frugality January 06, 2011 07:35 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several top U.S. retailers missed Wall Street's high expectations for December sales as a paralyzing post-Christmas blizzard on the East Coast slowed what had been a two-month shopping spree. | Full Article BP, Transocean shares shrug off U.S. oil spill report January 06, 2011 06:50 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in BP and Transocean rose on Thursday as investors bet a new U.S. Presidential panel report that spread the blame for the country's worst-ever oil spill meant the firms would avoid the massive costs of a gross negligence charge. | Full Article LinkedIn plans to go public in 2011: sources January 06, 2011 07:26 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, plans to go public in 2011 and has selected its financial underwriters, three sources familiar with the process told Reuters. | Full Article China to buy 6 billion euros of Spanish debt: report January 06, 2011 04:51 AM ET MADRID (Reuters) - Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang has said his country is willing to buy about 6 billion euros ($7.9 billion) of Spain's public debt, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Thursday, citing government sources. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Obama renominates MIT economist Diamond for Fed Board January 05, 2011 10:48 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday renominated economist and Nobel laureate Peter Diamond to the Federal Reserve Board, sticking with a pick that has already been thwarted by Senate Republicans twice. | Full Article China says yuan not main cause of Sino-U.S. trade imbalance January 06, 2011 06:57 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - The yuan exchange rate is not the main cause of the trade imbalance between China and the United States, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. | Full Article U.S. to send 1,400 extra troops to Afghanistan: report January 06, 2011 07:45 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to send 1,400 additional combat Marines to Afghanistan to try to hold on to recent but fragile security gains, only months before a planned U.S. drawdown, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. | Full Article Asia scrambles to contain food inflation January 06, 2011 07:09 AM ET SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Record high food prices are moving to the top of the agenda for many Asian policymakers as the prospect of higher inflation in 2011 poses a major threat to the region's strong revival from the global financial crisis. | Full Article Seoul rejects North Korea's talks offer as "propaganda" January 06, 2011 05:26 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has dismissed a North Korean call for unconditional talks to ease tensions, saying on Thursday the offer was "propaganda" it does not take seriously. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Autism-vaccine researcher a "fraud": medical journal Recession dents growth of healthcare spending Newer tobacco products to face FDA review AIDS gel prevents infection in monkeys Be wary of CPR lessons on YouTube: study RELATED VIDEO South Korea vows to curb inflation Japan Inc looks to China M&A Price shock at the market 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 Pennsylvania police to halt profanity citations Full Article Pet lovers hope to get new law on wills Could the days of the British "pint" be numbered? U.S. Navy to probe controversial carrier videos Suicidal New York man leaps, but saved by garbage pile In new Brazil government, ex-model steals the show - 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