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• IMF denies pressing Greece to restructure debt (Reuters)
• JPMorgan and SEC in settlement talks on CDO deal: report (Reuters)
• "BRICS" to talk economic coordination, not yuan: China (Reuters)
• Irish and Greek debts sustainable: EU rescue fund chief (Reuters)
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• US jobless rate falls to two-year low (AFP)
• Ireland 'to seek rate cut' on EU loan (AFP)
• Spain's prime minister won't seek 3rd term (AP)
• Shares of GNC rise in market debut (AP)
• Ex-TBW executive pleads guilty to mortgage fraud (Reuters)
• Booming Kazakhstan fears 'middle income trap' (AFP)
• Twitter tax deal creates classic San Francisco row (AP)
• General Motors' China sales growth slows sharply (AFP)

IMF denies pressing Greece to restructure debt (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 08:00 AM PDT Reuters - The International Monetary Fund on Saturday denied a report in German magazine Der Spiegel that it was privately pressing Greece to restructure its debt.

JPMorgan and SEC in settlement talks on CDO deal: report (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 08:19 AM PDT Reuters - JPMorgan Chase & Co is in settlement talks with the SEC to end a probe into how the investment bank marketed a deal involving subprime mortgages in 2007, according to the Financial Times.

"BRICS" to talk economic coordination, not yuan: China (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 04:54 AM PDT Reuters - Leaders from five of the world's top emerging economies will discuss a coordinated stance on economic issues such as commodity price fluctuations, but the yuan's exchange rate is off the agenda, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Saturday.

Irish and Greek debts sustainable: EU rescue fund chief (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 04:52 AM PDT Reuters - European authorities and the International Monetary Fund believe Ireland and Greece can sustain their debts while it is up to Portugal whether it joins them in seeking help, the head of Europe's rescue fund said. Fears Ireland will not be able to shoulder the burden of one of the world's most costliest bank bailouts have overshadowed the government's pledge to recapitalize its financial system by 24 billion euros and draw a line under its woes.

(AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:02 AM PDT AP - Construction spending falls for third month, pushing activity to lowest level since 1999.

US jobless rate falls to two-year low (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:58 PM PDT AFP - The US private sector boosted hiring in March, driving the unemployment rate to a two-year low, the government said Friday in a report signaling a turnaround in the troubled labor market.

Ireland 'to seek rate cut' on EU loan (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 04:50 AM PDT AFP - Irish finance minister Michael Noonan will seek to lower the interest rate charged on the eurozone nation's multi-billion-euro EU-IMF bailout next week, the Irish Times said Saturday.

Spain's prime minister won't seek 3rd term (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 04:18 AM PDT AP - Spain's embattled prime minister announced Saturday he will not seek re-election at general elections in 2012 as his country grapples with debt, high unemployment and a faltering economy badly hit by the international financial crisis.

Shares of GNC rise in market debut (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:13 AM PDT AP - The stock of vitamin and nutritional supplement retailer GNC rose in its market debut after the company's initial public offering raised $360 million.

Ex-TBW executive pleads guilty to mortgage fraud (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:40 PM PDT Reuters - The former chief executive officer of bankrupt Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp pleaded guilty on Friday to his role in a $1.5 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the company's collapse.

Booming Kazakhstan fears 'middle income trap' (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 05:12 AM PDT AFP - Kazakhstan is facing an economic dilemma its poorer neighbours might resent: its economy is booming off high energy prices and it now fears falling into a dreaded "middle income trap".

Twitter tax deal creates classic San Francisco row (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 07:36 AM PDT AP - In the shadow of San Francisco's stately City Hall, sidewalks abound with transients, drugs and crime. Into this neighborhood, one of the world's hottest social media companies has promised to stride, offering urban rebirth in exchange for a tax break.

General Motors' China sales growth slows sharply (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 07:23 AM PDT AFP - General Motors, the biggest overseas automaker in China, says its sales growth in the world's largest car market slowed sharply year-on-year in the first quarter.

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