Morning Digest: J&J to buy Synthes for $21.6 billion

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	04/27/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS J&J to buy Synthes for $21.6 billion ZURICH (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson is to buy Swiss medical devices maker Synthes Inc for 19 billion Swiss francs ($21.6 billion) in its largest ever buy, boosting its orthopedic business and reshaping the industry. | Full Article Tank convoy seen moving around Damascus: witness April 27, 2011 06:00 AM ET AMMAN (Reuters) - A convoy of at least 30 Syrian army tanks was seen moving on tank carriers on the Damascus circular highway on Wednesday, a witness told Reuters. | Full Article Stock futures signal slightly firmer open April 27, 2011 04:20 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.04 percent to 0.2 percent. | Full Article Sony Playstation suffers massive data breach April 27, 2011 04:38 AM ET TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Corp suffered a huge breach in its video game online network that allowed the theft of names, addresses and possibly credit card data belonging to 77 million user accounts, in one of the largest Internet security break-ins ever. | Full Article Giffords cleared to attend shuttle launch: husband April 24, 2011 10:18 PM ET HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronaut Mark Kelly says doctors have cleared his wife, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, now recovering from a gunshot wound to the head, as healthy enough to attend his space shuttle launch on Friday. | Full Article No end to stalemate in NFL labor dispute April 26, 2011 08:42 PM ET SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - There were no footballs thrown or tackles made on Tuesday, the first day after the NFL's lockout was lifted, as the two feuding sides resumed where they left off the day before. | Full Article Lindsay Lohan makes clean breast of things for Leno April 27, 2011 05:58 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Flashing her cleavage in a low-cut top, actress Lindsay Lohan said she felt "kind of numb" after being sentenced to 120 days behind bars for probation violation. | Full Article Oklahoma House in unison for official state gospel song April 26, 2011 08:39 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Oklahoma House on Monday voted to name "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" as the state's official gospel song. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Tornado caught on security camera video Waiting for Bernanke Shuttle astronauts arrive at Cape Canaveral 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