Morning Digest: Fed seen maintaining promise to keep rates low

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Good Morning Bit, WED 28 Apr 2010    Fed seen maintaining promise to keep rates low Thai troops, protesters clash in Bangkok suburb Stock futures signal pause after sell-off Venezuela's chatty leader Chavez joins Twitter Experts try to break dengue scourge with gene study Cavs slay Bulls as injury cloud hovers over James Tween star Justin Bieber urges fans to calm down Man steals electricity with meat hook Middle East Peace stakes Business Update: Greece "junked" Korean woman scales top 14 peaks TOP NEWS Fed seen maintaining promise to keep rates low April 28, 2010 12:32 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected on Wednesday to repeat its vow to keep interest rates at rock bottom levels for "an extended period" while acknowledging that the U.S. economic recovery is getting stronger. Full Article WORLD NEWS Thai troops, protesters clash in Bangkok suburb April 28, 2010 05:17 AM ET BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai troops fired live rounds in the air and shot rubber bullets in a chaotic clash with anti-government protesters on a highway in Bangkok's suburbs on Wednesday that wounded 10 people and possibly killed one. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures signal pause after sell-off April 28, 2010 03:55 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a flat to slightly higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday following the previous session's sell-off, which was triggered by the downgrade of Greece and Portugal credit ratings, while investors awaited the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and statement on the economy. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Venezuela's chatty leader Chavez joins Twitter April 27, 2010 10:19 PM ET CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez opened a Twitter account on Tuesday, launching himself into the digital fray to combat opponents who have seized on the micro-blogging site to criticize his socialist government. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Experts try to break dengue scourge with gene study April 27, 2010 01:28 PM ET HONG KONG (Reuters) - Former policewoman Jaycee Choy had to be pushed around in a wheelchair and couldn't eat for a week when she fell ill with dengue fever in 2005, the year when Singapore was hit by its worst dengue epidemic. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Cavs slay Bulls as injury cloud hovers over James April 28, 2010 02:25 AM ET CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a tightly-contested 96-94 win over the Chicago Bulls Tuesday, but the victory was overshadowed by an injury scare to LeBron James. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tween star Justin Bieber urges fans to calm down April 27, 2010 11:51 PM ET SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tween pop idol Justin Bieber appealed to his fans on Wednesday to calm down after his hat was stolen and his mother knocked over by a crowd of about 500 waiting to greet him as he arrived in New Zealand. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Man steals electricity with meat hook April 27, 2010 04:13 PM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - German police are investigating a man for theft after he siphoned electricity off a high-voltage overhead transmission line for one month with the help of an ordinary meat hook, authorities said on Tuesday. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers