Morning Digest: Greek conservative takes bailout pledge to the wire

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	02/15/2012
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS Greek conservative takes bailout pledge to the wire ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras will send a letter of commitment to the terms of an EU/IMF bailout deal within the day, a party source said on Wednesday, with the country's bankruptcy rescue hanging in the balance. | Full Article Syrian forces raid Damascus, opposition cities despite outcry February 15, 2012 06:07 AM ET AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian government forces attacked the opposition strongholds of Homs and Hama on Wednesday and also raided a district of Damascus in the closest military operation to the capital's centre since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad broke out 11 months ago. | Full Article Stock index futures signal higher Wall Street open February 15, 2012 04:58 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 rising 0.5 to 0.6 percent. | Full Article Apple iPhone market share to slip from Q1: Gartner February 15, 2012 04:47 AM ET (Reuters) - Apple, which became the world's largest smartphone vendor in the fourth quarter, will see its iPhone market share slipping for a couple of quarters as the novelty of its latest 4S model runs out, research firm Gartner said on Wednesday. | Full Article Decision time for researchers of deadly bird February 14, 2012 04:31 PM ET LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - When 22 bird flu experts meet at the World Health Organization this week, they will be tasked with deciding just how far scientists should go in creating lethal mutant viruses in the name of research. | Full Article "Linsanity" touches down in star-struck Canada February 14, 2012 11:47 PM ET TORONTO (Reuters) - 'Linsanity' slammed into hockey-mad Canada with the force of a winter storm on Tuesday as Jeremy Lin, the National Basketball Association's (NBA) newest sensation, set hearts aflutter with a Valentine's Day visit to the league's most northern outpost. | Full Article Private funeral planned for Whitney Houston February 14, 2012 09:37 PM ET NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A private funeral for Whitney Houston will be held on Saturday in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey, at the same modest New Jersey church where the R&B vocalist honed her singing skills on her way to becoming one of the biggest pop stars of her generation. | Full Article Partners main source of happiness around the globe: poll February 14, 2012 02:00 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of married couples and people with a significant other say their partner is the most important source of happiness in their lives, according to a new global poll released on Valentine's Day. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Snow bound in Romania Violent protests in Bahrain Panetta welcomes Xi at Pentagon 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