Morning Digest: Japan household spending surges as "Abenomics" gains momentum

	Click to View in Browser 04/30/2013 Japan household spending surges as "Abenomics" gains momentum TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's household spending surged in March at the fastest pace in nine years in a sign that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bold efforts to end two decades of stagnation are lifting consumer confidence and setting the stage for an economic revival.. Anger builds as Bangladesh gives up hope of more survivors DHAKA (Reuters) - Rescue officials in Bangladesh said on Tuesday they had given up hope of finding more survivors from a garment factory complex that collapsed killing hundreds, as the government came under pressure to do more to enforce building safety standards.. S&P 500 closes at record, led by energy, tech shares NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 index ended at an all-time high on Monday as growth-oriented stocks, including energy and technology, lead the way to the index's sixth rise in the past seven sessions.. AEG warns of "ugly stuff" in Michael Jackson wrongful death trial LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An attorney for the concert promotion company AEG Live warned jurors they would see a very different view of the charismatic Michael Jackson as the company seeks to prove it was not liable for the pop star's death.. Breaking a sports barrier, NBA's Jason Collins comes out as gay NEW YORK (Reuters) - Veteran basketball player Jason Collins announced on Monday that he was gay, smashing through one of the final frontiers in U.S. sports with a frank personal statement and winning warm praise as a groundbreaker.. CBC's English-language chief leaving for Twitter job TORONTO (Reuters) - The head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp's English-language service is leaving the public broadcaster to join micro-blogging company Twitter, the CBC said on Monday.. Virgin's passenger spaceship completes first rocket test flight (Reuters) - A six-passenger spaceship owned by an offshoot of Virgin Group fired its rocket engine in flight for the first time on Monday, a key step toward the start of commercial service in about a year, Virgin owner Richard Branson said.. Raging official assaults player in Russian reserve soccer match MOSCOW (Reuters) - Match officials often face a torrent of abuse from angry players and on some occasions the attacks can turn violent.. Related Video UN investigators ready to deploy to Syria Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo completes powered flight Great Debate Sarin: The lethal fog of war How to respond to a terrorist attack A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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