Morning Digest: Obama and Hu to confront economic strains

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	01/19/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS Obama and Hu to confront economic strains WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao confront stubborn rifts over North Korea and bilateral economic imbalances on Wednesday when they meet amid the pomp of a formal state visit. | Full Article Haiti charges returned ex-dictator Duvalier January 18, 2011 06:08 PM ET PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti on Tuesday briefly detained former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, back from exile in France, and charged him with corruption, theft and abuses of power allegedly committed during his 15-year rule. | Full Article Futures point to mixed open for Wall Street January 19, 2011 05:44 AM ET New York (REUTERS) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed start for Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.1 percent, while Dow Jones and Nasdaq futures were up 0.1 percent by 4:53 a.m. EST. | Full Article Analysis: Goldman's Facebook retreat reflects new normal January 19, 2011 05:43 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's decision to scale back a heavily publicized sale of shares in social network site Facebook shows how the bank risks losing its edge as financial regulation intensifies. | Full Article Scientists fight bugs with poo January 19, 2011 05:31 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Once a year, every year, Professor Thomas Borody receives a single-stem rose from one of his most grateful patients. She is, he says, thanking him for restoring her bowel flora. | Full Article Hawks send LeBron and Heat to fourth straight loss January 19, 2011 01:00 AM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - The Atlanta Hawks handed the ailing Miami Heat a season-high fourth straight loss with a 93-89 overtime victory on Tuesday that spoiled the return of LeBron James to the lineup. | Full Article Conservatives rally behind Ricky Gervais January 18, 2011 09:15 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - British comedian Ricky Gervais is the new darling of political conservatives thanks to the fusillade of insults he directed at the aghast celebrities attending the weekend's Golden Globe Awards. | Full Article Monk caught with nun's skeleton at airport January 18, 2011 02:01 PM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - A Cypriot monk caught at a Greek airport with the skeletal remains of a nun in his baggage on the weekend told authorities he was taking the relics of a saint back to his monastery. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Hu Jintao arrives in the US Apple sales calm CEO worries Two shot at LA area high school 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