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• Economy, Greek deal hopes lift Wall Street (Reuters)
• Jobs, factory data strengthen growth outlook (Reuters)
• Moody's may downgrade UBS and Morgan Stanley (Reuters)
• Greece, battling for bailout, finds extra budget savings (Reuters)
• GM profit disappoints, but pension gap a relief (Reuters)
• Summary Box: Stock funds hold steady in January (AP)
• Spain bond demand stays high, economy shrinks (Reuters)
• Norwegian Air Shuttle hit by soaring fuel costs (AP)
• Summary Box: Nestle sales beat hopes (AP)
• Fewer Americans at risk of foreclosure in Q4. (AP)
• Source: Greek plan cannot sufficiently reduce debt (AP)
• Foxwoods unveils outlet store at Conn. casino site (AP)
• Nevada foreclosure rate down, but still top in US (AP)
• US natural gas supplies shrank last week (AP)
• Congress reaches payroll tax-cut deal (Reuters)
• GM Europe in talks with employee representatives (AP)

Economy, Greek deal hopes lift Wall Street (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:38 AM PST Reuters - Wall Street stocks rose on Thursday on the latest signs of an improving U.S. economy and optimism a Greek bailout deal would be agreed next week.

Jobs, factory data strengthen growth outlook (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 08:35 AM PST Reuters - The number of Americans filing for new jobless benefits fell to a near four-year low last week and factory activity in the Mid-Atlantic area grew in February, more evidence of sustained momentum in the economy.

Moody's may downgrade UBS and Morgan Stanley (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 07:02 AM PST Reuters - Moody's warned on Thursday it may cut the credit ratings of 17 global and 114 European financial institutions in another sign the impact of the euro zone government debt crisis is spreading throughout the global financial system.

Greece, battling for bailout, finds extra budget savings (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 08:29 AM PST Reuters - Greece said on Thursday it had found extra budget savings demanded by its international lenders, suggesting a new rescue package is within reach even though acrimony simmered between Athens and its European partners.

GM profit disappoints, but pension gap a relief (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 07:50 AM PST Reuters - General Motors Co posted a weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on disappointing performance in Europe and South America, but its pension shortfall was smaller than some analysts had feared.

Summary Box: Stock funds hold steady in January (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2012 02:54 PM PST AP - STAYING IN PLACE: Deposits into U.S. stock mutual funds roughly equaled withdrawals in January, industry consultant Strategic Insight said on Monday. It snapped an eight-month streak of investors pulling their money out each month. The string ended as the stock market had its best January in 15 years.

Spain bond demand stays high, economy shrinks (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 03:40 AM PST Reuters - Spain saw solid demand for its debt on Thursday, easily shifting what it wanted to sell at a bond auction, although concerns about Greece's second bailout and the fragility of some of the euro zone's riskier economies pushed financing costs higher.

Norwegian Air Shuttle hit by soaring fuel costs (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:22 AM PST AP - Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA said Thursday it was hit by tough competition and higher fuel costs during the fourth quarter of last year.

Summary Box: Nestle sales beat hopes (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:10 AM PST AP - RISING PROFIT: Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drinks maker, managed to brush aside the impact of a soaring domestic currency to post a solid increase in profits in 2011 as sales rose strongly.

Fewer Americans at risk of foreclosure in Q4. (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 07:47 AM PST AP - The number of Americans at risk of foreclosure is declining, as more homeowners climb out of debt and find steady work.

Source: Greek plan cannot sufficiently reduce debt (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:10 AM PST AP - A European diplomat says current plans to help Greece with its debt load would still leave the country with debt of 129 percent of economic output in 2020.

Foxwoods unveils outlet store at Conn. casino site (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 06:56 AM PST AP - Foxwoods Resort Casino has unveiled plans for an outlet shopping center to add to revenue at its eastern Connecticut gambling enterprise.

Nevada foreclosure rate down, but still top in US (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:17 AM PST AP - Nevada has posted the nation's highest foreclosure rate for 61st month in a row, even though foreclosure activity is down 52 percent from a year ago.

US natural gas supplies shrank last week (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 07:40 AM PST AP - The nation's natural gas supplies fell last week, the government said Thursday.

Congress reaches payroll tax-cut deal (Reuters) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 08:38 AM PST Reuters - A payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans, set to expire at the end of this month, would be extended through December under a bipartisan deal announced early on Thursday by U.S. congressional leaders.

GM Europe in talks with employee representatives (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:14 AM PST AP - The head of General Motors Europe says the company is in talks with unions and employee representatives on ways to return the company's Opel and Vauxhall brands to profitability.

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