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2012年10月5日星期五

Morning Digest: Weak U.S. labor market looms ahead of elections

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10/5/2012

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Weak U.S. labor market looms ahead of elections

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fears of government austerity likely kept U.S. job gains modest and the unemployment rate elevated in September, an outcome that could weigh on President Barack Obama's re-election bid..

Analysis: Egypt's Mursi dogged by own promises in first 100 days

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has won grudging respect from detractors in his first 100 days by sending the army back to barracks faster than anyone expected and raising Egypt's international profile in several newsmaking visits abroad..

Stock index futures indicate mixed open

LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 slipping by 0.1 percent, while the Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 futures contracts rose around 0.1 percent..

Bond films turn 50 with Adele song and documentary

LONDON (Reuters) - The James Bond film franchise turns 50 on Friday with the release of a revealing new documentary about its turbulent past and the first listen of the new theme tune performed by Adele..

Rams hand Cardinals first loss

(Reuters) - Sam Bradford tossed two touchdown passes as the St. Louis Rams beat Arizona 17-3 on Thursday, handing the Cardinals their first loss of the season..

LinkedIn seeks wider use with ability to "follow"

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Professional social network LinkedIn Corp will let its users "follow" and receive updates from people outside their personal contact list, a move that could entice users to spend more time on its website..

World's fastest radio telescope starts up in Australian outback

MURCHISON, Australia (Reuters) - In the remote Australian outback, scientists have launched the world's fastest radio telescope which will exponentially increase astronomers' ability to survey the universe, mapping black holes and shedding new light on the origins of galaxies..

Using his own blood, New York artist paints "Resurrection" exhibit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many artists claim to put their blood, sweat and tears into their work, but Vincent Castiglia means it: he paints with his own blood..