Thursday, June 9, 2011

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Dow up 1 percent as stocks bounce back (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 09:04 AM PDT

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 21.87 points, or 0.18 percent, to 12,048.94. REUTERS/GraphicReuters - The Dow rose 1 percent on Thursday, with Wall Street rebounding after six days of losses as a narrowed U.S. trade deficit was seen as one positive point in a recent string of weak economic data.


Record exports temper slowdown fears (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:30 AM PDT

Reuters - Record exports in April tempered fears that the economic recovery was running off the rails, even though first-time claims for jobless benefits edged higher last week.

ECB takes hard line on Greece in rebuff to Berlin (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 09:14 AM PDT

Reuters - The European Central Bank said on Thursday it opposed forcing private creditors to take part in debt relief for Greece, pushing back against Germany, which has demanded a bond swap to lengthen Greek debt maturities.

Regulators pressuring banks after Citi data breach (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 09:19 AM PDT

Reuters - Major U.S. banks came under growing pressure from banking regulators to improve the security of their customer account information after Citigroup Inc became the latest high-profile victim of a large-scale cyber attack.

ECB's Trichet flags July rate rise, hardline on Greece (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:16 AM PDT

Jean-Claude Trichet, president of European Central Bank, speaks at The International Economic Forum of the Americas conference in Montreal, Quebec, June 6, 2011. REUTERS/Christinne MuschiReuters - The European Central Bank signaled a July interest rate rise and raised the stakes on Thursday in its stand-off with governments over a new bailout for Greece by rejecting any form of debt restructure.


Global stocks slide, dollar dented by Bernanke (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:57 AM PDT

A man looks at an electronic board displaying various market indices from around the world outside a brokerage in Tokyo May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - European stocks fell on Wednesday and the dollar dropped to a one-month low against the yen after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a grim view of the economy but failed to offer hints of fresh stimulus.


Analysis: Risks too great for full Japan nuclear shutdown (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 05:53 AM PDT

Reuters - Economic risks are too high for Japan to pull the plug on its 54 nuclear plants next year despite intense public pressure on Tokyo to cut reliance on atomic power in favor of other clean energy sources.

Smucker 4Q profit falls after Rowland Coffee deal (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:59 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2011 file photo, a jar of Smucker's Goober Grape, Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly Stripes is displayed at a grocery store in Pittsburgh. J.M. Smucker Co.'s fourth-quarter net income fell 21 percent Thursday, June 9, 2011, as it bought Rowland Coffee Roasters and restructured its business. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)AP - J.M. Smucker Co., the maker of Folger's coffee, Jif peanut butter and its namesake jams, reported Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit fell on acquisition costs and other one-time charges.


Greek Cabinet approves new austerity measures (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 09:09 AM PDT

A woman passes outside the  central train station of Athens during a strike, on Thursday, June 9, 2011. All train services in Greece have been suspended after state railway employees launched a series of strikes against planned reforms.  Workers at state-run companies walked off the job in a series of work stoppages Thursday to protest the government's privatization plan in Greece's renewed push to meet the terms of its international bailout.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Greece's Cabinet has approved a new round of austerity measures that are essential for the debt-ridden country to continue receiving funds from its international bailout.


Gov't faults 3 lenders over mortgage-aid efforts (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 09:03 AM PDT

In this June 3, 2011 photo, members of the Home Defenders League rally in front of the Bank Of America in San Jose, Calif. The Obama administration is blaming the three largest U.S. mortgage lenders for the failures of its foreclosure-prevention program. It says they've done little to help people at risk of losing their homes. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The Obama administration is blaming the three largest U.S. mortgage lenders for the failures of its foreclosure-prevention program. It says they've done little to help people at risk of losing their homes.


France could back Greek rollover if no credit event (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:27 AM PDT

A man rides his bicycle past the parliament building in Athens May 9, 2011. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - France could back a private sector rollover of Greek debt as part of a new EU-IMF bailout if a voluntary formula can be found to avoid wider damage in euro zone markets, sources familiar with government thinking said.


Americans' equity in their homes near a record low (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 09:00 AM PDT

AP - Falling home prices have shrunk equity so much that the proportion of their homes that Americans actually own is near its lowest point since World War II.

Oil rises on concerns about future supplies (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 09:09 AM PDT

A world map showing a comparison between OPEC members output quotas and actual production. Oil prices firmed slightly on Thursday owing to prospects of tight supplies after OPEC maintained its output ceiling ahead of an expected pick-up in energy demand later in the year, analysts said.(AFP/Graphic/Paz Pizarro)AP - Oil climbed above $102 per barrel Thursday as investors focused on how the world would meet energy demand in coming months.


Debt talks to tackle taxes, spending caps (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:53 AM PDT

Reuters - Top lawmakers on Thursday are expected to discuss one of the biggest hurdles to a debt-reduction deal that would allow the United States to continue borrowing at rock-bottom rates -- taxes.

Design, technology changes boost SUV safety in U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 09:13 AM PDT

Dust-covered Buick cars, made by U.S. carmaker General Motors, are seen lined up on the Binhai docks area in the Chinese coastal city of Tianjin, in this picture taken March 2, 2011. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - Sport utility vehicles are emerging from a long period of scrutiny with design and other changes that have markedly improved safety.


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