Sunday, December 4, 2011

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Searching across the Atlantic for clues (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 07:53 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.

Decision time for EU, with euro's future at stake (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 08:27 AM PST

Reuters - The euro faces a decisive week as European Union leaders, urged on anxiously by the United States, seek agreement on a convincing rescue plan that has eluded them for two years.

Panel to release report on Olympus scandal Tuesday: report (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 04:04 AM PST

Reuters - An expert panel appointed by Japan's Olympus Corp to look into an accounting scandal at the disgraced firm will release its findings on Tuesday, Kyodo news agency said in a weekend report, opening the way for possible criminal complaints against former company executives.

Italy PM prepares to adopt crisis measures (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 07:52 AM PST

Reuters - Prime Minister Mario Monti accelerated plans on Sunday to approve a 20 billion-euro austerity package aimed at shoring up Italy's strained finances and stemming a crisis that threatens to overwhelm the euro zone.

Iran says oil would go over $250 if exports banned (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 04:52 AM PST

Reuters - Iran warned the West on Sunday any move to block its oil exports would more than double crude prices with devastating consequences on a fragile global economy.

How various groups fared in jobs data, at a glance (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:27 PM PST

AP - How various groups fared in jobs data, at a glance

Pivotal week for Europe's leaders and fate of euro (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 08:48 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2011 file photo, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy say goodbye after their meeting in Strasbourg, France. Sarkozy and Merkel are scheduled to meet in Paris on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, to unveil a proposal for closer political and economic ties between the 17 countries that use the euro. While the leaders differ on some of the details, their cooperation has been so tight they have come to be known by a single name: 'Merkozy.' (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)AP - Europe's sovereign-debt crisis, which has dragged on for more than two years, is entering a pivotal week, as leaders across the continent converge to prevent a collapse of the euro and a financial panic from spreading.


Biden arrives in Greece for 2-day visit (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 07:41 AM PST

AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Athens for a two-day visit during which he will meet Greece's political leadership as the country faces an unprecedented financial crisis.

Exclusive: India government puts foreign supermarkets "on pause" (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 01:41 AM PST

Reuters - India has put a plan to open up its retail industry to foreign supermarkets on hold, a senior government source said on Sunday, an embarrassing turnaround for a beleaguered government fighting to retain the support of key allies.

Reid set to offer compromise to extend tax cut (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 07:10 AM PST

Reuters - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will offer a compromise on Monday to extend a popular payroll tax cut, a fellow Democrat said on Sunday.

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