Business Today: S&P 500 ends down, breaks string of record closes

	Click to View in Browser 05/9/2013 S&P 500 ends down, breaks string of record closes NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 broke a five-day string of record closing highs on Thursday, ending a fairly volatile session lower as recent momentum lost steam and Apple shares declined. Keep on, or enough already? Fed officials spar over QE3 SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Little over a week after U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers overwhelmingly endorsed a plan to keep buying bonds to spur economic growth and hiring, they are airing their differences over their super-easy policy. Facebook in talks to buy Israel's Waze for up to $1 billion: report TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze for $800 million to $1 billion, business daily Calcalist reported on Thursday. Boeing rolls out 787s faster; could mean strong fourth quarter NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Thursday it has succeeded in getting its factories to churn out 787 Dreamliners at a faster pace this week, a change that came sooner than expected and positions the plane maker to possibly deliver more of the high-tech jet than forecast. YouTube starts paid subscription service (Reuters) - Google's YouTube video service is dipping its toe into pay television by starting on Thursday a subscription service with 30 content creators, including children's programmers Sesame Street and Muppet creator The Jim Henson Co, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Jobless claims hint at strengthening labor market WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless aid fell last week to its lowest level in nearly 5-1/2 years, signaling labor market resilience in the face of fiscal austerity. U.S.-EU pact will be trade 'game changer': EU envoy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European Union officials on Thursday touted the huge economic potential of a proposed free trade pact with the United States even as they poked fun at its cumbersome name, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. UK launches crackdown on offshore tax evasion LONDON (Reuters) - The UK tax authority has launched a crackdown on offshore tax evasion after it received a leak of data about companies and trusts in Singapore, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands. SAC Capital investors get more time to mull withdrawals: source NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in Steven A. Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors will get a bit more time during the second quarter to decide whether to withdraw money from the $15 billion hedge fund. Tim Hortons CEO cautious on higher debt, buyback TORONTO (Reuters) - Tim Hortons Inc is likely to raise its debt levels and buy back shares, but the Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain is not about to take on as much debt as an activist investor is pushing for, Chief Executive Paul House said on Thursday. Related Video Breakingviews: The fight for Sprint Trading at Noon: Why Microsoft's looking to hook Nook Economic News Keep on, or enough already? Fed officials spar over QE3 Fed's Duke says sustained housing recovery under way 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