Morning Digest: Venezuela's Chavez revels in re-election victory

	Click to View in Browser 10/8/2012 Venezuela's Chavez revels in re-election victory CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez scored a comfortable election victory that could extend his rule to 20 years and vowed to deepen his self-styled socialist revolution that has polarized the South American OPEC nation.. Euro zone to launch bailout fund with Spain in focus BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers will launch their 500 billion euro ($653.00 billion) permanent bailout fund on Monday, putting in place a major defense against the debt crisis that now threatens Spain.. Stock index futures signal early losses PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.43 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.34 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.47 percent at 4.33 a.m. EDT.. Thriller "Taken 2" grabs movie box office crown LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Liam Neeson thriller "Taken 2" captured the No. 1 spot on movie box office charts over the weekend with a brawny $50 million take from theaters in the United States and Canada.. Brees sets touchdown record as Saints register first NFL season win (Reuters) - Drew Brees set an NFL touchdown record on the way to helping the New Orleans Saints record a first victory of the season with a 31-24 triumph over the visiting San Diego Chargers on Sunday.. 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.. SpaceX rocket blasts off for space station CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned, privately owned Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo capsule blasted off from Cape Canaveral on Sunday on a mission to restore a U.S. supply line to the International Space Station after the retirement of the space shuttle.. Maine Republicans blast opponent for World of Warcraft play LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A Maine Senate race has turned into a fight over trolls, dwarves and goblin-like creatures known as orcs.. Related Video President Hugo Chavez casts his ballot in Venezuela's election Syrians rebels seize military outpost on Turkish border Great Debate Time for GOP to stop denying climate change Can Romney put foreign policy in play? 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