Morning Digest: Italy downgraded, IMF says Europe behind the curve

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	09/21/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS Italy downgraded, IMF says Europe behind the curve ROME/ATHENS (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's cut Italy's credit rating on Tuesday in a surprise move that increased strains on the debt-stressed euro zone, and the International Monetary Fund said Europe's leaders were failing to act decisively enough to resolve the crisis. | Full Article Obama to meet Palestinian leader amid U.N. crisis September 21, 2011 05:40 AM ET UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday to urge him to drop plans to ask the U.N. Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state despite U.S. and Israeli objections. | Full Article Stock index futures signal gains, Oracle eyed September 21, 2011 05:12 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.23 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.26 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.07 percent at 3:06 a.m. ET. | Full Article Google+ opens up, takes fight to Facebook September 20, 2011 04:27 PM ET (Reuters) - Google Inc and Facebook trotted out a variety of new social networking features in back-to-back announcements on Tuesday, underscoring their intensifying competition for Web surfers. | Full Article Defunct NASA satellite to crash to Earth this week September 19, 2011 04:49 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A defunct NASA science satellite is expected to fall back to Earth on Friday, showering debris somewhere on the planet although scientists cannot predict exactly where, officials said. | Full Article Braves hit back in Wild Card race, Red Sox tumble September 21, 2011 02:18 AM ET (Reuters) - The Atlanta Braves rebounded from gut-wrenching defeat with a 4-0 shutout victory over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday to get back on track in the National League Wild Card race. | Full Article Disney, Cameron to build "Avatar" theme park September 20, 2011 03:44 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Moviegoers pining for a return to the lush moon of Pandora in James Cameron's "Avatar" will finally get their chance -- first-hand. | Full Article "Royal wedding," "winning" deemed top TV words September 20, 2011 12:06 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Royal wedding" and "winning" (as in Charlie Sheen's catch-phrase) were the two most used phrases on television in 2011, according to a survey released on Tuesday. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO 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