DAI: Wall Street edges up on retail sales

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	02/3/2011
Good evening Pan LATEST NEWS Wall Street edges up on retail sales NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended near the session's highs on Thursday, with investors favoring shares of retailers after encouraging chain-store sales raised confidence ahead of Friday's jobs report. | Full Article Bernanke says growth, inflation still missing Fed goals February 03, 2011 03:29 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery still needs help from the Federal Reserve despite signs of improvement, the central bank's chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday. | Full Article Top JPMorgan execs were warned about Madoff: trustee February 03, 2011 04:17 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co executives were concerned that Bernard Madoff was running a Ponzi scheme, but they silently stood by for years to protect the bank's investments, the trustee for Madoff's investors said. | Full Article Data points to stronger growth momentum February 03, 2011 01:50 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Growth in the U.S. services sector in January was the fastest in more than five years, another sign the economy started 2011 on a solid footing, with measures of employment showing more strength. | Full Article ISS backs call for Apple CEO succession plan February 03, 2011 03:26 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Influential investor advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services has thrown its weight behind a shareholder proposal to require Apple Inc to disclose a succession plan for Chief Executive Steve Jobs. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Mubarak says resigning would bring chaos February 03, 2011 04:15 PM ET CAIRO (Reuters) - President Hosni Mubarak said on Thursday he wanted to quit but that he feared his resignation would bring chaos to Egypt, as protesters demanding an end to his 30-year rule clashed with his supporters on Cairo's streets. | Full Article Judge finds Feinberg not independent of BP February 03, 2011 08:29 AM ET WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The administrator of BP Plc's $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill is not independent and the oil company must refrain from calling him "neutral," a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. | Full Article Retailers beat estimates and January storms February 03, 2011 04:01 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - January sales at major U.S. retailers blew past analysts' expectations as shoppers braved snowstorms in an unexpected sign of consumer strength. | Full Article House Republicans seek $32 billion in spending cuts February 03, 2011 04:13 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the House of Representatives will seek $32 billion in spending cuts this year as part of an initial bid to shrink record budget deficits forecast to hit $1.5 trillion this year alone. | Full Article Dig-out and budget headaches after huge winter storm February 03, 2011 02:27 PM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - Cities across the United States dug out on Thursday from a snow and ice storm that stretched for thousands of miles (km) as air travel remained a mess and local officials struggled to make roads passable. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Virginia to ask top court to review health law Pay gap widening between male, female doctors War dispatch: torn blood vessels growing problem Senate panel backs patent overhaul bill Senate rejects bid to repeal healthcare law RELATED VIDEO A look at healthcare reform court cases UK shops bank on Chinese customers World food prices hit record highs 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 "Dangerous schizophrenic" escapee teaches Full Article Parrots tend to be "left handed," study finds Police hold man over Churchill fake signatures Hunter sues after failing to find elephant Ad banned for "simulating drug use" Swanky Paris salon spruces up down-at-heel women - 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