Morning Digest: Woodford to sue Olympus over firing, drops leadership

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	01/6/2012
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS Woodford to sue Olympus over firing, drops leadership TOKYO (Reuters) - The ousted British CEO of disgraced Olympus Corp, who blew the whistle on a $1.7 billion accounting fraud, dropped his bid to return to lead the medical device maker, blaming cozy ties between its management and big Japanese shareholders and saying the saga had taken its toll on his family. | Full Article Screws tighten on Iran as big buyers shun its oil January 06, 2012 04:50 AM ET TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran faced the prospect of cutbacks in its oil sales to China and Japan as new measures to block Tehran's crude exports over its nuclear program appeared to be driving its economy to the wall. | Full Article Jobs hopes buoy stocks, debt outlook dents January 06, 2012 05:58 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Stocks firmed on Friday on hopes that U.S. jobs data due later in the day will show a stronger outlook for the world's biggest economy, but the euro hit a 16-month low on worries over the region's economic health and further debt sales due next week. | Full Article Analysis: Molly, Crackers and consumer power gone viral January 05, 2012 10:06 PM ET (Reuters) - Corporate America's worst nightmare lives in a tiny one-bedroom apartment, loves browsing in flea markets and has a lop-eared brown and white pet rabbit named Crackers. | Full Article NASA probes reach moon for gravity-mapping mission January 05, 2012 08:25 AM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two robotic probes began orbiting the moon Sunday in preparation for an unprecedented mission to map the lunar interior. | Full Article Rookie QBs face potent defenses in Houston clash January 05, 2012 07:07 PM ET Jan 5 - Two potent defenses will test a pair of rookie quarterbacks when the Houston Texans host the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday to launch the National Football League playoffs on wild card weekend. | Full Article Kanye West floods Twitter with "train of thoughts" January 05, 2012 06:49 PM ET LOS ANGELES, JAN 5 - Rapper Kanye West had the Twitterverse buzzing on Thursday after posting a series of more than 80 tweets in a "train of thoughts" that left many fans and critics scratching their heads. | Full Article Taiwan's Ma to win election? The stars have foreseen it January 06, 2012 05:45 AM ET TAIPEI (Reuters) - The stars are aligning for Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to narrowly win re-election at the island's January 14 election, but he'll only get by with a little help from his wife, according to a well-known Taiwan fortune teller. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO 22-year old DC activist takes on Verizon Republican candidates slam Obama for appointments Burst dam forces evacuations in Brazil 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