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Yum feeds hungry forecast; Stocks dip
Feb. 6 - Summary of business headlines: Wall Street ends lower; Yum Brands exceeds Wall Street's appetite; Boeing discovers 787 problem; Google, Facebook face Indian censorship. Conway G. Gittens reports.
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Super Bowl sparks GM, Ford ad fight
Feb 06 - The Super Bowl ads were the co-stars of the show, with car companies as the lead players and a lot of drama that continues well after the big game. Bobbi Rebell reports.
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U.S. Day Ahead: Fed Chair to be hit by housing questions
Feb. 6 - Reuters Correspondent Pedro Da Costa says Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke could face Republican opposition over his housing policies when he testifies before a Senate panel.
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New trouble for Boeing Dreamliner
Feb 6 - Boeing has a new problem with the newly launched 787 Dreamliner involving the main body of the super jumbo jet, but the airplane maker says there is no safety risk. Conway G. Gittens reports.
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GOP should keep attacking Obama on jobs: Strategist
Feb. 6 - Despite improving jobs data, the GOP is better off blasting Obama's record on jobs, says Republican Strategist Taylor Griffin. Center for American Progress's David Madland says Obama's record is good.
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Trading at Noon: Wall St. eases as investors eye Greece
Feb. 6 - U.S. stocks edged lower after a five-week rally on concerns Greece may be unable to avoid a chaotic default.
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Sarkozy, Merkel demand Greek action
Feb.06 - The French and German leaders told Greece time was running out as it attempts to get a deal on a debt restructuring plan, and warned Athens it would only get its second bailout if it delivers on its promise of more economic reforms. Joanna Partridge reports
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Europe Day Ahead: Tuesday
Feb. 6 - Athens again fails to strike a deal with bondholders, but says the real deadline for an agreement is any time before a meeting of euro zone finance minsters expected to take place later this week.
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Strikes and snow disrupt air travel
Feb.06 - An air transport strike forces the cancellaton of about 100 flights from Paris' main airports after a weekend of air disruption across Europe caused by heavy snow. Hayley platt reports
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Crunch time in Greek bailout talks
Feb. 6 - Greek ministers continue austerity reform negotiations with the EU and IMF to try to reach a compromise that will qualify them for a second bailout of 130bn euros. Joanne Nicholson reports.
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Morning Briefing: Facebook mobile plan, Blankfein's push
Feb. 6 - Facebook is set to begin showing advertisements to users on mobile devices, and Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein joins a national media campaign in support of same-sex marriage.
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ECB bond buying analysis
Feb. 6 - Achilleas Georgolopoulos, interest rates strategist with Lloyds, analyses the ECB's activity in the market for the previous week.
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Markets fall on critical Greece
Feb.06 - European stocks slipped from a six-month high on Monday in response to renewed concerns about debt-troubled Greece which prompted investors to book some profits. Sonia Legg reports
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A whiff of the lynch mob: Reuters Breakingviews
Feb. 6 - As long as banks remains too big to fail they remain vulnerable to political attack says Hugo Dixon, Editor of Reuters Breakingviews.
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Reuters Breakingviews: Shareholders’ Glenxstrata fears
Feb. 6 - Shareholders should be cautious about Xstata CEO’s personal gain from Glencore deal; China is right to defy EU carbon tax; and Baltic Dry Index shows world trade is up, says Reuters Breakingviews.
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Reuters Today: China defends Syria resolution veto
Feb. 6 - State-run media defend the government's veto over a U.N. resolution on Syria - saying it has grave doubts about the west's intentions towards the country.
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Super bowl Sunday? Try Breakfast Bowl Monday!
Bloody Marys at 6 AM - it's the Superbowl in Asia. Bleary-eyed but gung-ho American football fans flock to Hong Kong’s bars at the crack of dawn to watch their big game far from home.
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U.S. Morning Call: Facebook plans ad boost, Humana profit up
Feb. 6 - Facebook will likely start showing ads on mobile devices next month according to the Financial Times, Humana reports a jump in income and more in our U.S. Morning Call.
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Market Pulse: Euro assets slide as Greek uncertainty grows
Feb. 6 - Euro assets start the week on the defensive as the prospect of a Greek default looms larger. The euro falls, while safety flows boost German bonds.
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