DAI: Dow, S&P slip on weak retail shares

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	01/6/2011
Good evening Pan LATEST NEWS Dow, S&P slip on weak retail shares NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slipped on Thursday as soft retail sales and a sharp rise in the dollar left investors edgy a day ahead of December's employment report. | Full Article December retail sales show shoppers still wary January 06, 2011 02:56 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Any lingering notion that Americans are back to their free-spending ways was debunked on Thursday as many mainstream retailers reported disappointing December sales. | Full Article Geithner presses Republicans to lift U.S. debt limit January 06, 2011 02:20 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday stepped up pressure on Republican lawmakers to raise the nation's $14.3 trillion debt limit, warning failure to act would lead to an economic catastrophe. | Full Article Jobless claims up, underlying trend still down January 06, 2011 01:10 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for jobless benefits moved higher last week, but a decline in the four-week average to a nearly 2-1/2-year low suggested the labor market continues to improve. | Full Article Intel offers concessions to EU on McAfee January 06, 2011 12:23 PM ET BOSTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Intel has offered concessions in a bid to win European Union antitrust clearance for its $7.7 billion purchase of security software maker McAfee Inc. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Obama names JPMorgan's Daley as top aide January 06, 2011 03:56 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday named JPMorgan Chase executive William Daley as his chief of staff, bringing a politically seasoned businessman into the White House to help trigger job growth as he grapples with resurgent Republicans. | Full Article Pentagon ratchets up savings drive, to trim troops January 06, 2011 04:08 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon announced $178 billion in cost savings over five years but softened the blow by recycling much of the money into other programs and helping pay down the budget deficit by trimming its bureaucracy. | Full Article U.S. seeks help on transport security January 06, 2011 02:24 PM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called on Thursday for more international cooperation in protecting transport routes against attack and controlling trade in potentially dangerous materials. | Full Article Ex-CIA officer charged with giving reporter secrets January 06, 2011 04:27 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former CIA officer was arrested on Thursday on charges of illegally disclosing national defense information about Iran to a New York Times reporter who wrote a book. | Full Article Packages detonate in two Maryland state buildings January 06, 2011 04:14 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two packages detonated in the mailrooms of two Maryland state government buildings on Thursday, but no one was seriously injured, officials said. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Autism-vaccine researcher a "fraud": medical journal Women's tears send "no sex" message to men: study Recession dents growth of healthcare spending China tobacco industry foils anti-smoking efforts UK turns to H1N1 shots to beat surge in winter flu RELATED VIDEO Greece pushes for Eurobond Jobless up; retail chilled by storm Beware of scareware stories: report 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 Penguin in zoo strolls into lions' den Full Article Spilled drink in cockpit leads to hijacking alert Pennsylvania police to halt profanity citations Pet lovers hope to get new law on wills Could the days of the British "pint" be numbered? - 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