Morning Digest: Asia stocks ring out 2010 with solid gains but dollar dips

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	12/31/2010
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS Asia stocks ring out 2010 with solid gains but dollar dips SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Most Asian stock markets looked set on Friday to end the year with solid gains and further advances are expected in 2011, but worries about the sluggish U.S. economy and Europe's festering debt crisis will likely keep investors on edge well into the new year. | Full Article Floods cover vast area of Australia's northeast December 31, 2010 03:37 AM ET SYDNEY (Reuters) - Floodwater rose across a vast area in Australia's northeast on Friday, inundating 22 towns, forcing 200,000 residents out of their homes, and closing a major sugar export port. | Full Article Wall St futures point to slight rise in shares December 31, 2010 04:26 AM ET (Reuters) NEW YORK - Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P500 and the Nasdaq 100 are flat to 0.1 percent higher, pointing to a slight rise in equities on Wall Street on Friday. | Full Article Facebook tops Google as most visited site in U.S. December 30, 2010 06:34 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook surpassed Google for the first time as the most visited website in the United States for most of 2010. | Full Article More repairs ordered for space shuttle fuel tank December 31, 2010 01:52 AM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA ordered additional repairs to space shuttle Discovery after more cracks were discovered in the ship's fuel tank, but the flight remains targeted for early February, officials said. | Full Article Tiger Woods still the game's biggest earner despite 2010 woes December 30, 2010 11:47 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has once again ended a calendar year as golf's top earner, despite suffering a pay cut of $48 million after losing his swing and his marriage and failing to win a single tournament. | Full Article John Mellencamp and wife separate after 20 years December 30, 2010 08:30 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a post-holiday week that has seen several announcements of celebrity couplings, singer John Mellencamp and his wife Elaine have decided to do the opposite and separate. | Full Article Odd 2010: Sound the vuvuzela for year of the mystic mollusc December 30, 2010 10:45 AM ET LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The astounding predictions of an octopus, the perils of "chexting" and the pain of getting around on planes were the laughing matters of 2010. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Stocks lose steam Bolivians protest fuel prices leap Heavy snow falls in Arizona 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 - 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