Morning Digest: Default avoided but fears on economy remain

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	08/3/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS Default avoided but fears on economy remain WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States stepped back from the brink of default on Tuesday but congressional approval of a last-ditch deficit-cutting plan failed to dispel fears of a credit downgrade and future tax and spending feuds. | Full Article Egypt puts Mubarak on trial, transfixing Arab world August 03, 2011 05:44 AM ET CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Hosni Mubarak was wheeled into a courtroom cage in a hospital bed on Wednesday to face trial for killing protesters -- an image that thrilled those who overthrew him and must have chilled other Arab autocrats facing popular uprisings. | Full Article Stock futures signal bounce after sell-off August 03, 2011 05:56 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday following the previous session's sharp sell-off, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.51 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.34 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.54 percent at 0925 GMT. | Full Article Biggest-ever series of cyber attacks uncovered, U.N. hit August 03, 2011 04:00 AM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - Security experts have discovered the biggest series of cyber attacks to date, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organizations including the United Nations, governments and companies around the world. | Full Article 20-million year-old ape skull found in Uganda August 02, 2011 05:31 PM ET KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan and French scientists have discovered a fossil of a skull of a tree-climbing ape from about 20 million years ago in Uganda's Karamoja region, the team said Tuesday. | Full Article Ellsbury hits Red Sox past Indians August 03, 2011 02:16 AM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - Jacoby Ellsbury lined a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to keep the Boston Red Sox in first place in the American League East with a 3-2 triumph over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. | Full Article Gotti film casts John Jr. but Lohan role in doubt August 02, 2011 07:55 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Ben Foster has landed the lead role in the upcoming movie about crime boss John Gotti and his son, producers said on Tuesday. | Full Article Bra chain record comes apart at the seams August 02, 2011 12:20 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A British attempt to set a new world record for the longest chain of brassieres was called off after volunteers got the lingerie in a twist. Campaigners at "Bra Chain" hoped to hook together over 100 miles of bras in Worcester, a city in the English West Midlands, to raise money for women's charities and beat the current world record of 166,000 linked brassieres, held by Australia. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO America's relative strength Long road to the debt deal S&P in lose-lose dilemma on U.S. "AAA" rating: El-Erian 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