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• Iran stops oil sales to British, French companies (Reuters)
• Wall St Week Ahead: Stocks may strain to hold 9-mo highs (Reuters)
• Riot police guard Greek assembly as protesters gather (Reuters)
• Japan prosecutors may charge Olympus over scandal: report (Reuters)
• Monti to showcase economic reforms to investors (Reuters)
• Obama promotes steps to boost US trade (AP)
• Greek tax revenue could flow into escrow account (AP)
• Thousands protest Spain's new labor reforms (AP)
• Iran Oil Ministry: Exports cut to Britain, France (AP)
• Gas prices are highest ever for this time of year (AP)

Iran stops oil sales to British, French companies (Reuters) Posted: 19 Feb 2012 05:40 AM PST Reuters - Iran has stopped selling crude to British and French companies, the oil ministry said on Sunday, in a retaliatory measure against fresh EU sanctions on the Islamic state's lifeblood, oil.

Wall St Week Ahead: Stocks may strain to hold 9-mo highs (Reuters) Posted: 19 Feb 2012 09:05 AM PST Reuters - If upcoming earnings from U.S. retailers are as unimpressive as the rest of the profit season has been, Wall Street could face a tough time justifying a stock market at nine-month highs.

Riot police guard Greek assembly as protesters gather (Reuters) Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:13 AM PST Reuters - Riot police shielded Greece's national parliament on Sunday as demonstrators protested against austerity measures on the eve of talks in Brussels on a 130-billion-euro ($171 billion) bailout needed to avert bankruptcy.

Japan prosecutors may charge Olympus over scandal: report (Reuters) Posted: 19 Feb 2012 05:18 AM PST Reuters - Japanese prosecutors are considering indicting Olympus Corp (7733.T) as a company for falsifying its financial reports to conceal huge investment losses in a $1.7 billion scandal, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, quoting investigative sources.

Monti to showcase economic reforms to investors (Reuters) Posted: 19 Feb 2012 07:17 AM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Mario Monti will meet representatives of Italy's business and banking community in Milan on Monday, extending a tour of financial capitals aimed at showcasing his government's reform drive in the face of an impending deep recession.

Obama promotes steps to boost US trade (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2012 03:26 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama on Friday called for more steps to help U.S. companies compete overseas, standing in front of an enormous Boeing Dreamliner to summon a bright future for American manufacturing and exports.

Greek tax revenue could flow into escrow account (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2012 09:00 AM PST AP - A European Union official says some euro countries are pushing for Greece to funnel government revenue into a separately managed account dedicated to servicing the country's debts — an unprecedented intrusion into a sovereign country's fiscal affairs.

Thousands protest Spain's new labor reforms (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2012 07:34 AM PST AP - Hundreds of thousands of protesters were marching throughout Spain on Sunday in the first large-scale show of anger over new labor reforms that make it easier for companies to fire workers and pull out of collective bargaining agreements.

Iran Oil Ministry: Exports cut to Britain, France (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:51 AM PST AP - Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, the Oil Ministry said Sunday, in an apparent pre-emptive blow against the European Union after the bloc imposed sanctions on Iran's crucial fuel exports.

Gas prices are highest ever for this time of year (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2012 03:25 AM PST AP - Gasoline prices have never been higher this time of the year.

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