DAI: Wall Street up on earnings hope, S&P above key resistance

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	03/24/2011
Good evening Pan LATEST NEWS Wall Street up on earnings hope, S&P above key resistance NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday as optimism about upcoming earnings and investor buying of the quarter's top performers lifted the S&P 500 above a key technical level. | Full Article Fed, in historic shift, to brief media on policy March 24, 2011 04:01 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will break nearly 100 years of tradition at the U.S. central bank next month when he begins talking to the media after policy meetings. | Full Article Fitch cuts Portugal ratings on PM resignation March 24, 2011 02:42 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fitch on Thursday cut Portugal's credit ratings by two notches, saying risks to the country's financing rose after parliament failed to pass fiscal austerity measures and the prime minister resigned. | Full Article Durable goods orders fall, job market healing March 24, 2011 03:21 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods fell in February as companies scaled back investment plans for a second month in a row, suggesting a cooling off in business spending. | Full Article RIM profit jumps 32 percent on strong BlackBerry sales March 24, 2011 04:36 PM ET TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion's net profit jumped 32 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, boosted by strong global BlackBerry smartphone sales as it readies next month's North American launch of its PlayBook tablet computer. | Full Article US TOP NEWS West strikes deep in Libya, NATO to take command March 24, 2011 03:00 PM ET TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Western warplanes hit military targets deep inside Libya on Thursday but failed to prevent tanks reentering the western town of Misrata and besieging its main hospital. | Full Article Japan says must review nuclear policy; radiation spreads March 24, 2011 03:37 PM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will have to review its nuclear power policy, its top government spokesman said, as fear of radiation from an earthquake-damaged nuclear complex spread both at home and abroad. | Full Article Assad offers freedoms after forces kill 37 March 24, 2011 02:03 PM ET DERAA, Syria (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad made an unprecedented pledge of greater freedom and more prosperity to Syrians Thursday as anger mounted following a crackdown on protesters that left at least 37 dead. | Full Article Special report: The revolution in central banking March 24, 2011 02:51 PM ET By Paul Carrel, Mark Felsenthal, Pedro da Costa, David Milliken and Alan Wheatley FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On a warm, Lisbon day last May, Jean-Claude Trichet, the ice-cool president of the European Central Bank, was asked whether the bank would consider buying euro zone governments' bonds in the open market. | Full Article Carter to visit North Korea, not carrying U.S. message March 24, 2011 03:33 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter plans to visit North Korea, the State Department said Thursday, but it said he was going in a private capacity and not carrying a message from the U.S. government. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS Radiation scare leaves Tokyo short of bottled water Fertility treatment can use semen from men with HIV Arizona House approves ban on some abortions Work problems from arthritis may come and go U.S. misses goal of wiping out TB by 2010 RELATED VIDEO Markets up across Europe Portugal crisis hijacks EU summit Business booms for royal potters 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 Baby dolphin saved after dumped in rice field by tsunami Full Article Four arrested in "Air Cocaine" investigation Bomb sat for weeks at federal office Long-lost El Santo skin flick to debut Refused a smooch, 92-year-old woman fires gun? Taco rage: Man upset at burrito price rise fires shots - 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