Eurozone agrees funding for future bailout fund
European finance ministers decided Monday to provide euro500 billion ($674 billion) for a new crisis fund that will come into force in 2013, but continued to fight over the best way to combat the current debt crisis that has…
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Earnings and price worries on display
LONDON (Reuters) – There is no shortage of market moving events for investors in the coming week — from Egypt unrest to inflation data — but the biggest shape-shifter would be a continuation of the recent …
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Barclays Optimistic about U.S. and European Stocks
Mindful that many clients are clinging to cash, Barclays Wealth has urged investors to expect growth and invest in large companies in developed market stocks.
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U.S. jobless claims at 2-1/2-year low
New U.S. claims for jobless benefits dropped to a 2-1/2-year low last week pointing to a firming undertone in the labour market as the economic recovery gathers momentum.
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Cities, States Face Tough Choices on Debt Amid Cash-Flow Concerns
Wall Street investors and some in Congress recently have raised concerns about the risk of cash-strapped municipalities defaulting on bonds they issued. Judy Woodruff talks to the National League of Cities’ Chris Hoene and Richard Larkin of Herbert J. Sims and Company, an investment banking firm, about the risks of default.
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Intl Pwr FinJerseyII – Notice of Adjustment to Exchange Price
Intl Pwr FinJerseyII – Notice of Adjustment to Exchange Price
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UPDATE 3-Japan bank lending falls, yield rise a worry
(Adds dropped word ‘yields’ in paragraph 11)
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