Business Today: Wall Street ends flat as rally slows, earnings eyed

	Click to View in Browser 01/11/2013 Wall Street ends flat as rally slows, earnings eyed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended little changed on Friday as investors took a step back from buying ahead of next week's busy corporate earnings calendar. Imports point to soft fourth-quarter growth but firmer spending WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly widened in November due to a surge in imports, pointing to a sharp slowdown in economic growth during the last three months of 2012. Exclusive: JPMorgan faces action on laundering controls NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are expected to order JPMorgan Chase & Co to correct lapses in how it polices suspect money flows, two people familiar with the situation said, in the latest move by officials to force banks to tighten their anti money-laundering systems. U.S. launches safety review of 787 after recent issues WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government ordered a wide-ranging review of Boeing's latest passenger jet, the 787 Dreamliner, citing concern over a fire and other recent problems but insisting the plane was still safe to fly. Wells Fargo profit jumps but mortgage lending slips (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co on Friday said fourth-quarter profit rose 24 percent to a record high as the bank set aside less money to cover bad loans and made more fees from mortgages. Luxury, performance drive buzz at Detroit auto show DETROIT (Reuters) - This year's Detroit auto show, which opens next week, has a decidedly "green" theme. Green as in the color of money, that is. Merck begins overseas recall of HDL cholesterol drug (Reuters) - Merck & Co said it is recalling Tredaptive, its medicine to raise "good" HDL cholesterol levels, in overseas markets where it is sold, after it failed to prevent heart problems in a large study and raised safety concerns. Walmart Latam CEO named; Solorzano still Walmex chair (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is replacing the chief of its Latin American unit, who had run the retailer's business in Mexico when the company reportedly began a probe into bribery allegations in the country. Best Buy U.S. holiday sales stabilize, shares jump (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc on Friday showed the first concrete signs of a turnaround in its U.S. stores, with flat same-store sales during the key holiday season, helped by sales of tablets and mobile phones and improvement in its online business. Global car industry sharpens U.S. focus for 2013 PARIS/DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. car market's rebound may be slowing - but it still looks like the best bet to many of the global industry's top brass as they converge on Detroit for the 2013 auto show. Related Video U.S. wakes up with Dreamliner probe Paper-thin computer debuts at CES Economic News Imports point to soft fourth-quarter growth but firmer spending Analysis: Wage rise a relief for U.S. workers, but Fed is watching 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