Morning Digest: France's Lagarde says she is a candidate for IMF head

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	05/25/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS France's Lagarde says she is a candidate for IMF head PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday she will stand as candidate to be the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund after Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned earlier this month. | Full Article Anti-Americanism rife in Pakistan army institution: Wikileaks May 25, 2011 05:55 AM ET ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Officers received training biased against the United States at a prestigious Pakistan army institution, according to Wikileaks, underscoring concern that anti-Americanism in the country's powerful military is growing amid strains with Washington. | Full Article Wall Street stock index futures point to drop May 25, 2011 05:38 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a weak start for Wall Street on Wednesday, following a late sell-off in the previous session, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq down 0.1 to 0.3 percent by 5:06 a.m. EDT. | Full Article Google to unveil mobile payments Thursday: source May 24, 2011 07:03 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc will take the wraps off a mobile payment system on Thursday that lets consumers pay at checkout with phones instead of cards, a source said, hoping to beat Visa and others to the punch. | Full Article Spacewalkers leave station for third service call May 25, 2011 03:36 AM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Shuttle Endeavour's most experienced spacewalkers returned to the outside of the International Space Station on Wednesday to extend the reach of the station's robotic crane and bolster the power lines. | Full Article Heat go 3-1 up with overtime win over Bulls May 25, 2011 01:00 AM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 101-93 in overtime on Tuesday to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals and move one win away from a place in the NBA finals series. | Full Article Lauren is "Idol" frontrunner despite vocal troubles May 25, 2011 12:28 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lauren Alaina overcame a blown out vocal chord to become the judges' favorite to win the "American Idol" title on Tuesday, topping rival country singer Scotty McCreery with an emotional song dedicated to her mother. | Full Article Judgment Day forecaster points to new doomsday date May 24, 2011 12:34 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The evangelical Christian broadcaster whose much-ballyhooed Judgment Day prophecy went conspicuously unfulfilled on Saturday has a simple explanation for what went wrong -- he miscalculated. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Tripoli rocked by heavy blasts The Great Debate Queen hosts State Dinner affirming ties with U.S. 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