| (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell on Thursday, pointing to a weaker start for Wall Street. By 0859 GMT (3:59 a.m. ET), futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq slipped 0.2 to 0.3 percent.
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| GENEVA (AP) -- Global airlines are undergoing a surprisingly strong recovery with Asian and Latin American carriers leading the way, the leading industry group said Thursday, halving its loss forecast for 2010 to $2.8 billion.... |
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| LONDON (AP) -- Oil company BP PLC said Thursday it will pay $7 billion to acquire exploration rights in Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Gulf of Mexico from Devon Energy Corp.... |
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| ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts.... |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) -- Toyota's massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the government's auto safety agency, prompting Congress to look at how federal safety officials have lived up to their mission of protecting motorists.... |
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| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has written to the European Commission warning that plans to regulate hedge funds and private equity firms could cause tensions with Washington, the Financial Times reported.
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| LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings said the theft of data by a former employee affected about 15,000 Swiss client accounts, after previously saying it affected "less than 10 clients."
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