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Wall Street dips as investors wait on Greece (Reuters)
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:32:13 AM CST
Reuters - U.S. stocks dipped on Monday as a delay by debt-ridden Greece in accepting the terms of a bailout gave investors little reason to buy equities after a five-week rally.
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Greeks delay bailout talks as Merkel demands action (Reuters)
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:50:11 AM CST
Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece on Monday to make up its mind fast on accepting the painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout, but the country's political leaders responded by delaying their decision for yet another day.
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Fed should raise rates in 2013, Bullard says (Reuters)
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:55:03 AM CST
Reuters - The Federal Reserve should start raising interest rates next year, a top Fed official said on Monday, arguing that many years of near-zero rates will do little to return economic output to pre-recession levels and risks causing "disaster."
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China growth could halve if Europe crisis worsens: IMF (Reuters)
Monday, February 6, 2012 6:19:07 AM CST
Reuters - China's annual economic growth could be cut nearly in half this year if Europe's debt crisis tips the world economy into a recession, putting pressure on Beijing to unveil "significant" fiscal stimulus, the International Monetary Fund said.
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Boeing shares slip as it addresses 787 issues (Reuters)
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:33:44 AM CST
Reuters - Boeing Co shares slipped on Monday, the day after the plane maker said it must correct a fuselage support structure problem on some of its carbon-composite 787s, a glitch experts said could slow production.
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Analysis: Stock-picking makes a comeback as macro tides fade (Reuters)
Friday, February 3, 2012 1:44:58 PM CST
Reuters - Stock-picking once again matters on Wall Street.
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Europe's shadow darkens outlook (Reuters)
Sunday, February 5, 2012 2:35:38 PM CST
Reuters - A renewed focus on Europe's banking and debt crisis may quickly sap the nascent optimism about global economic prospects that followed a remarkably solid U.S. January employment report.
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Humana forecast is below Street view; shares fall (Reuters)
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:24:31 AM CST
Reuters - Humana Inc reported a quarterly profit that met analyst estimates, but the health insurer failed to raise its full-year forecast up to Wall Street's target and its shares fell 5.4 percent.
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Greece caves in on civil service firings (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:40:42 AM CST
AP - Greece's coalition government on Monday caved in to demands to cut civil service jobs, announcing 15,000 positions would go this year, amid mounting international pressure to agree on austerity measures needed to secure major new debt agreements.
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Fidelity Nat'l to buy O'Charley's restaurant chain (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:20:06 AM CST
AP - A title insurance and mortgage services company that already owns a stake in the Bakers Square restaurant chain is buying the restaurant operator O'Charley's Inc., the companies announced Monday.
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France, Germany want closer control of Greek funds (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:41:58 AM CST
AP - France and Germany on Monday sought to impose tighter controls on Greece's finances and warned political leaders in Athens to agree on new austerity measures soon if they didn't want to see their country go bankrupt.
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Euro zone sales tumble at Christmas, no sign of growth (Reuters)
Friday, February 3, 2012 5:38:05 AM CST
Reuters - Retail sales in the euro zone tumbled unexpectedly in December, the biggest drop in the Christmas period in three years, data showed on Friday, with rising joblessness and stubborn inflation undercut signs of a stabilization in Europe's economy.
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Convicted NY fraudster sentenced in hit plot (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:13:47 AM CST
AP - A convicted New York mortgage fraudster who then tried to get a key witness killed in revenge has gotten another eight to 16 years in prison.
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Massachusetts gas prices edge up another 2 cents (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:53:14 AM CST
AP - Massachusetts residents are paying two more cents a gallon at the gas pump, the seventh consecutive week of increases.
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Swiss bank Julius Baer expects fine in US tax case (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:28:55 AM CST
AP - Swiss bank Julius Baer Group said Monday that it might have to pay a fine to settle allegations it helped American clients cheat on their taxes, but cautioned investors that the final outcome of the case was still uncertain.
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Chrysler's "Halftime" ad: a roadmap for America? (Reuters)
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:07:02 AM CST
Reuters - Is what is good for Chrysler good for America?