Sunday, January 29, 2012

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Greece should give up budget control: Germany (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:51 AM PST

Reuters - Greece must surrender control of its budget policy to outside institutions if it cannot implement reforms attached to euro zone rescue measures, the German economy minister was quoted as saying on Sunday.

Merkel deflects pressure to boost euro bailout funds (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:43 AM PST

Reuters - Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to deflect growing international pressure on Germany to agree an increase in the euro zone's bailout funds Sunday by saying talks were still continuing.

Greek PM tries to win backing from parties for reforms (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 06:37 AM PST

Reuters - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos met leaders of political parties in his coalition on Sunday to persuade them to back painful reforms demanded by the near-bankrupt country's foreign lenders.

Quest for the golden cross (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:19 AM PST

Reuters - January has turned out to be strong for stocks with just two trading days to go. If you're afraid to miss the ride, there's still time to jump in. You just might want to wear a neck brace.

New SNB chief may be named in February: paper (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 03:16 AM PST

Reuters - The new Swiss National Bank chief could be named in February, sooner than had been expected after the resignation of former chairman Philipp Hildebrand earlier this month, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

Private investors near deal on Greek debt (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:42 PM PST

Charles Dallara, left and Jean Lemiere from the Institute of International Finance leave Maximos Mansion after meeting Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos in Athens on Saturday Jan. 28 2012. Talks between Greece and private creditors on halving the country's privately held debt load have ended and a deal is very close, according to the creditors' representatives. (AP Photo)AP - A disorderly and potentially devastating Greek debt default is looking much less likely.


Key dates in Greece's debt crisis (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 06:28 PM PST

AP - A look at key dates in Greece's financial crisis.

Freddie Mac hired Gingrich as it reshaped strategy (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 03:52 PM PST

Reuters - Within months after taking over as chief lobbyist at mortgage lender Freddie Mac in 1999, Mitchell Delk hired a prominent Washington insider to advise him on how to build support among conservatives on Capitol Hill: Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives.

Iran to stop oil exports to "some" countries soon: IRNA (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:58 AM PST

Reuters - Iran's oil minister said on Sunday the Islamic state would soon stop exporting crude to "some" countries, the state news agency IRNA reported.

Republican leaders expect payroll tax deal (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:12 AM PST

Reuters - Top Republican lawmakers on Sunday said they expect to forge a deal with Democrats to extend the payroll tax cut before it expires at the end of February but offered no specifics on how they would pay for it.

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