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FOREX-Euro volatile on Greek aid reports; dlr steady Reuters By Neal Armstrong LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - The euro pared losses in volatile trade on Tuesday on a media report, later denied, that heavily indebted Greece could agree a new rescue deal next month to help it meet its funding requirements in the next ... See all stories on this topic »

China trade gap widens sharply in April CNN By Annalyn Censky, staff reporter @CNNMoney May 10, 2011: 5:35 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- China's monthly trade surplus grew for the second month in a row, in April. The world's second largest economy reported a whopping $11.43 billion surplus in ... See all stories on this topic »

Stock index futures rise; Microsoft eyed MSN Money (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.1 percent at 0818 GMT. Microsoft is close to buying Skype ... See all stories on this topic »

US Gasoline Extends Gains as Mississippi Threatens Refineries Bloomberg By Rachel Graham - Tue May 10 09:36:56 GMT 2011 US gasoline futures advanced, extending the biggest one-day gain in more than two months, amid concern that the flooding of the Mississippi River will disrupt fuel production and distribution. ... See all stories on this topic »

State scrambles to keep Sears Chicago Tribune The Bulls pop out of a fourth-quarter timeout and stride back into the thick of a tight home playoff game against the Atlanta Hawks knowing that U2 has got their back. By Sandra M. Jones and Julie Wernau, Tribune reporters Sears Holdings Corp. has ... See all stories on this topic » Chicago Tribune

$2B for rail projects, speed upgrades announced CBS News (AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Money designated for a now-canceled rail line in Florida was divvied up among nearly two dozen projects around the country Monday, heartening supporters but giving critics fuel to deride it as a diversion from President Barack ... See all stories on this topic »

Bank to allow texts to OK overdrafts Boston Globe AP / May 10, 2011 Under a pilot Bank of America program, customers would be able to instantly reverse a declined transaction. News of the test program comes just a year after the bank stopped permitting transactions that overdraw a customer's account. ... See all stories on this topic »

Bair will step down as head of FDIC Tulsa World term ends Sheila Bair: Under her tenure as chairman of the FDIC, the agency closed 365 banks. She will end her term on July 8. The Bush appointee was tough on banks tied to high-risk lending. By DANIEL WAGNER AND DEREK KRAVITZ Associated Press ... See all stories on this topic »

Moody's sees drop in US credit-card charge-offs MarketWatch By Joan E. Solsman Moody's Investors Service expects credit-card charge-offs in the US to fall sharply to a 20-year low by the end of next year, the agency said in a report Monday. It predicted the rate of US charge-offs, loans that companies don't ... See all stories on this topic »

ECB's Bini Smaghi-Debt restructuring would be suicide Reuters HELSINKI May 10 (Reuters) - A euro zone debt default or restructuring would be political "suicide", European Central Bank policymaker Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said on Tuesday. "Default or debt restructuring is a dramatic economic and social event for the ... See all stories on this topic »

Feds launch probe into department led by incoming top cop Garry McCarthy Chicago Sun-Times By STefano Esposito Staff Reporter /sesposito@suntimes.com May 10, 2011 04:53AM Federal authorities announced plans Monday to investigate the Newark Police Department, where Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel's pick for police superintendent has been in charge ... See all stories on this topic »

Bottler Coca-Cola Hellenic posts €1 million comparable loss in first quarter Washington Post By AP, ATHENS, Greece — Higher commodity prices and a later Easter combined to yield a first-quarter loss at Greece's Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company SA, the world's second largest Coke soft drinks bottler. The company reported Tuesday that it made ... See all stories on this topic »

Deutsche Post Reports Its Quarterly Profit Declined on Postbank Disposal Bloomberg By Chris Reiter - Tue May 10 08:02:31 GMT 2011 Deutsche Post AG (DPW), the world's biggest carrier of air and sea freight by volume, reported lower first- quarter profit because of a one-time gain last year from the disposal of Postbank. ... See all stories on this topic »

US business travel lifts Intercontinental Hotels Reuters By Julie Crust and David Jones LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - InterContinental Hotels (IHG.L) lifted first-quarter profit by more than one third, welcoming back the US business traveller and pointing to stronger bookings and higher room rates for the rest ... See all stories on this topic »

LinkedIn Sets IPO At 7.84M Shares, $32-$35/Share Wall Street Journal By Steven Russolillo and Melodie Warner NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--LinkedIn Corp. on Monday unveiled estimated terms of its highly anticipated initial public offering, saying it expects to offer 7.84 million shares for $32 to $35 a share. ... See all stories on this topic »

Activision talks Call of Duty 2011 online 'monetisation' plans Computerandvideogames.com Activision has given the strongest hint yet that this year's Call of Duty release will offer users new paid for online experiences as the company looks to better monetise its monster FPS franchise. Central to these plans is new digital-focused Call of ... See all stories on this topic »

Methane concentrated in wells near drilling Gas Business Briefing A study by Duke University researchers reports methane contamination in shallow drinking water systems in Pennsylvania and New York near active drilling sites. The report was published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of ... See all stories on this topic »

Bob Stempel, former CEO of General Motors, dies at 77 USA Today By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY Bob Stempel, the engineer who took over as CEO of General Motors after the much-maligned Roger Smith, has died at 77. Stempel lasted only two years as CEO of GM, from 1990 to 1992, before being ousted in a boardroom ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

China April Vehicle Sales Down 0.25% On Year At 1.55 Units Wall Street Journal (Recasts 1st paragraph, adds association officials' comments on outlook for auto sales, effect of Japan quake, auto exports and international firms' market share in the 2nd, 8th-10th and 12th paragraphs, analyst's comment on auto incentives in 6th ... See all stories on this topic »

SAS posts Q1 loss, fuel price challenges profit goal Reuters The tail fins of aircraft of Scandinavian airline SAS and British Airways are pictured as they stand parked at terminal five at Arlanda airport in Stockholm January 4, 2011. STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scandinavian airline SAS (SAS. ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

EasyJet Loss Jumps as CEO Points to Better Bookings, Punctuality Bloomberg By Steve Rothwell - Tue May 10 08:00:05 GMT 2011 An employee closes the baggage loading door on an EasyJet airplane at Gatwick airport in Crawley. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg Easyjet Plc. Chief Executive Officer Carolyn McCall. ... See all stories on this topic »

Fees and cramped seats are fliers' top gripes, Consumer Reports survey finds Los Angeles Times By Jane Engle Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Airline fees and cramped seats are top complaints of air travelers, according to a Consumer Reports survey that also found fliers rating Southwest Airlines as the best carrier and US Airways as the worst. ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

3 accused in Fla. with evil spirit cleansing scam The Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Three women are accused in Florida with scamming people out of thousands of dollars by promising to cleanse them of evil spirits. Federal prosecutors in Fort Lauderdale say 36-year-old Polly Evans, 32-year-old Bridgette ... See all stories on this topic »

Live Nation, Groupon to launch discount ticket site Los Angeles Times GrouponLive, expected to launch in June, is aimed at easing both the perennial problem of filling empty seats at concerts and sporting events. Last year's big drop in attendance prompted numerous cancellations and left promoters with a hefty number of ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Sysco is looking to expand in overseas markets Houston Chronicle By DAVID KAPLAN Sysco Corp.'s shares surged almost 11 percent Monday after the Houston-based company reported strong sales and indicated it's planning to buy other food distributors as part of an expansion that could move the company into overseas ... See all stories on this topic »

McDonald's April Same-Store Sales Exceed Estimates as Drinks Lure Diners Bloomberg By Leslie Patton - Mon May 09 13:44:14 GMT 2011 McDonald's Corp. (MCD), the world's biggest restaurant chain, said sales at stores open at least 13 months rose 6 percent in April as smoothies and McCafe beverages drew customers in the US Analysts ... See all stories on this topic »

Raging fires kill New York family, rip LA food plant Boston Globe A firefighter stood atop a ladder battling a fire feeding on soybean oil at a frozen Chinese food plant yesterday in Huntington Park, Calif., that took 100 firefighters six hours to extinguish. (Nick Ut/ Associated Press) Associated Press / May 10, ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

GM to invest $2B in plants in 8 states The Detroit News General Motors Co. plans $2 billion in improvements at 17 auto plants in eight states this year, as it retools manufacturing operations and reasserts its importance to the US economy. The upgrades will create or retain about 4200 jobs this year and ... See all stories on this topic »

Hecla sets first quarter records Coeur d'Alene Press COEUR d'ALENE - Hecla Mining Co., in Coeur d'Alene, on Monday said it had net income applicable to common shareholders of $43.2 million, or $0.16 per basic share. First quarter silver production was 2.5 million ounces at a total cash cost of $1.03 per ... See all stories on this topic »

Some of rail money Fla. rejected will go to Northeast instead Boston Globe By Eric Moskowitz Awarding $2 billion in high-speed rail grants spurned by Florida, the federal government yesterday redirected a big chunk of that money toward the Northeast, including $21 million to improve speed along 10 miles of track shared by ... See all stories on this topic »

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