Before the Bell: Stock futures flat as investors await earnings

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	03/29/2011
Good Morning Pan LATEST NEWS Stock futures flat as investors await earnings NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were flat on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to a round of corporate results that could show the impact of overseas crises | Full Article GE to acquire Converteam for $3.2 billion March 29, 2011 07:36 AM ET (Reuters) - GE said it will buy about 90 percent of electrification and automation equipment maker Converteam for $3.2 billion from a group of shareholders including Barclays Private Equity and LBO France. | Full Article Fed may tighten before global risks fixed: Bullard March 29, 2011 07:35 AM ET PRAGUE (Reuters) - U.S. policymakers may not be willing or able to wait for all global uncertainties to be resolved before they begin normalizing loose monetary policy, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said on Tuesday. | Full Article Wal-Mart opposes big sex-bias case at top court March 29, 2011 01:38 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will argue on Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court should halt the largest class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit in history by female employees who seek billions of dollars. | Full Article BP shares hit by manslaughter report, downgrade March 29, 2011 06:59 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in oil major BP fell 2.0 percent on Tuesday after a media report that the company's managers may face manslaughter charges following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and an analyst downgrade. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Obama vows U.S. forces won't get bogged down in Libya March 29, 2011 03:52 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Americans on Monday that U.S. forces would not get bogged down trying to topple Muammar Gaddafi but stopped short of spelling out how the military campaign in Libya would end. | Full Article Gaddafi troops reverse Libyan rebel charge March 29, 2011 07:46 AM ET TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's better armed and organized troops reversed the westward charge of Libyan rebels as world powers gathered in London on Tuesday to plot the country's future without the "brother leader." | Full Article Japan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant March 29, 2011 07:19 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Plutonium found in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan's battle to contain the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years, as pressure mounted on the prime minister to widen an evacuation zone around the plant. | Full Article Soldiers in Afghan killings operated openly: report March 29, 2011 12:29 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. Army soldiers accused of killing unarmed Afghan civilians in cold blood did not act clandestinely as the Pentagon has implied but in plain view of their combat unit, Rolling Stone magazine reported on Monday. | Full Article Syrians rally for Assad, president due to speak March 29, 2011 06:20 AM ET DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Syrians held pro-government rallies on Tuesday as President Bashar al-Assad was expected to address the nation after two weeks of democracy protests in which at least 60 people have been killed. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Radiation from airport scanners very low: study Adolescent death rates outpace child mortality Starbucks plans health and wellness strategy: CEO Reliable? Heart studies often exclude the elderly Study looks at ties between firms, heart experts RELATED VIDEO China's construction wastelands grow More sign of nuclear contamination 3D gaming without the glasses 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 Men more likely to overrule satnavs than women Full Article Age of Equality: Who pays on the first date? - 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