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	Click to View in Browser 01/23/2014 Wall Street slides on China data, earnings NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average recording its third consecutive day of losses, after disappointing manufacturing data in China and a mixed bag of U.S. corporate earnings. Microsoft profit up on strong commercial sales, no word on CEO SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday fiscal second-quarter profit rose 3 percent, as strong sales of its Office software to businesses offset another weak quarter for its flagship Windows system, which is suffering as consumers increasingly favor tablets over personal computers. Exclusive: FBI warns retailers to expect more credit card breaches WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has warned U.S. retailers to prepare for more cyber attacks after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the past year that involved the same kind of malicious software used against Target Corp in the holiday shopping season. Starbucks' growth cooled in latest quarter (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp on Thursday reported that sales at established stores in its U.S.-dominated Americas region cooled more than analysts expected in its latest quarter as consumers spent more time holiday shopping online than at physical stores. Homes sales snap losing streak, jobless claims rise WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home resales rose in December after three straight months of declines, showing some resilience in the housing market recovery despite higher mortgage rates. Lenovo to buy IBM's low-end server unit for $2.3 billion (Reuters) - Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd has agreed to buy International Business Machine Corp's low-end server business for $2.3 billion in what would be China's biggest technology deal. IMF warns more work is needed to tackle big bank risk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big banks still pose a threat to the world financial system because there is a general assumption that governments will come to their rescue in case of trouble, an International Monetary Fund executive said on Thursday. Exclusive: Pentagon report faults F-35 on software, reliability WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new U.S. Defense Department report warns that ongoing software, maintenance and reliability problems with Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 stealth fighter could delay the Marine Corps' plans to start using its F-35 jets by mid-2015. Exclusive: Germany, France attack EU plan to curb big banks LONDON (Reuters) - Germany and France have attacked European Union plans to curb banks' ability to take market bets with their own money, warning that this could jeopardize a delicate economic recovery, a paper seen by Reuters showed. New GM chief vows to stay on course and 'accelerate' DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co's new chief executive, Mary Barra, said on Thursday she has no plans to deviate from predecessor Dan Akerson's strategy as the No. 1 U.S. automaker pushes for profitability everywhere it operates. Related Video Retailers have boosted security budgets 61%-PwC's Holcomb Spain's unemployed weighs on recovery Related News The cost of being an Apple fan can add up Hospitalized but 'under observation'? Seniors, beware 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