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• Wall Street gains on commodities but home sales off (Reuters)
• Consumer spending tepid as inflation accelerates (Reuters)
• Greeks fail to agree on debt measures amid aid threat (Reuters)
• Yandex over-allotment option takes IPO to $1.43 billion (Reuters)
• Morgan Stanley loses bid to toss MBIA lawsuit (Reuters)
• European stocks subdued before US GDP numbers (AFP)
• Oil set to close out week with a gain (AP)
• Tiffany 1Q earnings up 25 pct, raises year view (AP)
• Greek leaders fail to agree on austerity measures (AP)
• How to Maintain Your Lifestyle in Retirement (U.S. News & World Report)
• Europeans consider Lagarde IMF job done deal: diplomat (AFP)
• Oil pares gains after home sales data (Reuters)
• Syrian security forces fire on protests, killing 8 (AP)
• Calif. IRS agent gets 3 years for tax cheating (AP)
• US safety regulators probe Nissan, Jeep problems (AP)
• Financing an MBA, With Help From Mom and Dad (BusinessWeek)

Wall Street gains on commodities but home sales off (Reuters) Posted: 27 May 2011 07:32 AM PDT Reuters - Stocks were higher on Friday as bullish comments about Greece caused the dollar to fall, resulting in strength in commodity prices.

Consumer spending tepid as inflation accelerates (Reuters) Posted: 27 May 2011 08:09 AM PDT Reuters - Consumer spending rose modestly in April, starting the second quarter on a soft note as high gasoline prices continued to squeeze household finances and keep inflation pressures simmering.

Greeks fail to agree on debt measures amid aid threat (Reuters) Posted: 27 May 2011 07:16 AM PDT Reuters - Greece's prime minister failed to convince opposition leaders on Friday to support tougher austerity measures to free up EU/IMF aid needed to avert a debt default.

Yandex over-allotment option takes IPO to $1.43 billion (Reuters) Posted: 27 May 2011 05:19 AM PDT Reuters - Yandex said on Friday the underwriters of its recent blockbuster Nasdaq IPO had exercised an over-allotment option in full, bringing the total raised to $1.43 billion.

Morgan Stanley loses bid to toss MBIA lawsuit (Reuters) Posted: 27 May 2011 08:13 AM PDT Reuters - A New York judge rejected Morgan Stanley's bid to throw out a lawsuit accusing the bank of fraudulently inducing bond insurer MBIA Inc to insure $223.2 million of risky mortgage debt.

European stocks subdued before US GDP numbers (AFP) Posted: 26 May 2011 05:01 AM PDT AFP - Europe's main stock markets traded mixed on Thursday as investors awaited vital US economic growth data, while London's mining sector was boosted by rising commodity prices.

Oil set to close out week with a gain (AP) Posted: 27 May 2011 07:26 AM PDT AP - Oil is rising as the dollar weakens in light trading before the Memorial Day weekend.

Tiffany 1Q earnings up 25 pct, raises year view (AP) Posted: 26 May 2011 04:31 PM PDT AP - In another sign that the luxury sector remains strong, Tiffany & Co. said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 25 percent on higher revenue across all regions worldwide.

Greek leaders fail to agree on austerity measures (AP) Posted: 27 May 2011 08:45 AM PDT AP - Greece's main opposition conservative party has rejected a government plea for cross-party agreement on new austerity measures, despite strong pressure from the European Union and worries about a default.

How to Maintain Your Lifestyle in Retirement (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 27 May 2011 06:32 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - Life expectancy in the U.S. has doubled in the last 200 years, and now the average 65-year-old will live to be 84. And that's just the average. If you're a married couple in your 60s there is a 50 percent chance that one of you will live to age 95! Potentially, that's 30 years in retirement if you stop working at 65. With our longer life spans, financial planning for retirement has never been more important if we want to maintain our lifestyle over the long term.

Europeans consider Lagarde IMF job done deal: diplomat (AFP) Posted: 27 May 2011 08:35 AM PDT AFP - EU capitals now consider the appointment of French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde as the next head of the IMF as a done deal, after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed her candidacy, a European official told AFP at the G8 summit.

Oil pares gains after home sales data (Reuters) Posted: 27 May 2011 08:52 AM PDT Reuters - Oil pared gains on Friday as weaker-than-expected U.S. pending home sales data for April triggered fresh concerns about the pace of recovery by the world's largest energy consumer and after a softer dollar initially lent support to prices.

Syrian security forces fire on protests, killing 8 (AP) Posted: 27 May 2011 08:29 AM PDT AP - Syrian security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrations Friday, killing at least eight people as thousands took to the streets despite the near-certainty they would face gunfire, tear gas and stun guns, human rights activists and witnesses said.

Calif. IRS agent gets 3 years for tax cheating (AP) Posted: 27 May 2011 06:26 AM PDT AP - A California-based Internal Revenue Service agent has been sentenced to three years in prison for cheating on his taxes and must repay $127,000 to the IRS.

US safety regulators probe Nissan, Jeep problems (AP) Posted: 27 May 2011 08:04 AM PDT AP - Auto safety regulators are investigating brake problems with the Nissan Altima and complaints of air bag troubles with the Jeep Wrangler.

Financing an MBA, With Help From Mom and Dad (BusinessWeek) Posted: 27 May 2011 05:08 AM PDT BusinessWeek - Daniel Wesley knew as soon as he started applying to business school that he wanted to avoid student loans. He'd already racked up about $45,000 in loans from his undergraduate days and didn't relish the idea of adding another $200,000 or so to that debt load, he says. When he found out he got into the Weekend MBA program at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business (Booth Part-Time MBA Profile), he turned to his mother and father, a retired construction foreman, for help. ...

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