Saturday, December 3, 2011

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Searching across the Atlantic for clues (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 04:17 AM PST

Reuters - The euro zone will once again serve as the source of Wall Street's angst, as investors look to a summit of the region's political leaders for decisive solutions for the ballooning debt crisis.

No number yet on boost to IMF from eurozone central banks (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 06:01 AM PST

Reuters - Talks on the size of loans from euro zone national central banks to the International Monetary Fund are starting at a technical level after euro zone finance ministers gave the green light to explore the idea last Tuesday, officials said on Saturday.

Italy's Monti seeks broad support for crisis measures (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 08:30 AM PST

Reuters - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti met party leaders on Saturday to drum up support for new measures aimed at shoring up public finances, helping growth and calming the debt crisis in the euro zone's third largest economy.

German finance minister details debt fund plan before EU summit (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 06:29 AM PST

Reuters - Germany's Finance Minister spelled out details on Saturday of his proposal for national redemption funds for excess sovereign debt which he intends to present at a crunch summit of EU leaders next week aimed at restoring confidence in the euro.

Exclusive: MF Global mixed funds, transferred abroad (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 08:44 AM PST

Reuters - Regulators investigating the collapse of MF Global have determined that the firm combined money between securities and futures accounts owned by customers, and transferred funds outside the country to at least one entity, a source said on Friday.

Maple says TMX deal could give OSC a pricing role (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 03:19 PM PST

Reuters - The Canadian consortium seeking to buy TMX Group, operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange, said on Thursday it could give regulators the right to supervise clearing and settlement prices in order to gain approval of the C$3.8 billion (C$3.76 billion) takeover deal.

Dollar rises after US unemployment rate falls (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:54 PM PST

AP - The dollar rose against the euro Friday after the U.S. government reported a sharp drop in the unemployment rate last month.

Analysis: Earnings outlook may be deteriorating rapidly (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:29 PM PST

Reuters - Earnings season is just over a month away, but the early signals are not comforting.

Italian PM briefs politicians on austerity plan (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 08:33 AM PST

In this picture taken Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, Italian Premier Mario Monti talks to journalistas at Chigi Palace, Premier's office, in Rome. Monti briefed political leaders Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, on his package of austerity and economic growth measures ahead of a critical week of Italian and European decision-making to confront the continent's debt crisis. Politicians gave few details about the individual measures Monti outlined, but described them as 'severe'' but necessary since Italy had put off tough economic reforms for too long. (AP Photo/Mauro Scrobogna, LaPresse) ITALY OUTAP - Premier Mario Monti briefed political leaders Saturday on his package of austerity and economic growth measures ahead of a critical week of Italian and European decision-making to confront the continent's debt crisis.

GMAC ends most Mass. mortgage lending after suit (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:44 PM PST

AP - One day after it was among five major banks sued by Massachusetts over deceptive foreclosure practices, GMAC Mortgage said Friday that it will stop purchasing new mortgage loans written by third parties in the state.

New Egypt finance minister cautious on IMF loan: statement (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 06:58 AM PST

Reuters - Egypt is not ready for a decision on funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the government said on Saturday in a statement that named Mumtaz al-Saeed as the country's new finance minister.

Canada's PM suggest politics behind pipeline delay (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:10 PM PST

AP - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper strongly suggested Friday that politics was behind the Obama administration's decision to delay a proposed oil pipeline from Canada — days before his planned visit to the White House.

Records show Christie Brinkley owes $531k in taxes (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 06:33 AM PST

AP - Records show supermodel Christie Brinkley owes $531,000 in back taxes, and the IRS has filed a lien against her.

GM explores Volt battery design changes (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:15 PM PST

General Motors Senior Vice President Global Product Development Mary Barra, pictured in this November 9, 2011 photograph, released to Reuters on December 2, 2011. REUTERS/Steve Fecht/General Motors/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEADSHOT TRANSPORT BUSINESS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSReuters - General Motors Co is exploring design changes to the Chevrolet Volt battery to address issues raised after federal safety officials opened a probe into the plug-in electric car, a top executive said on Friday.
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