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Euro zone loses patience with Greece

Reuters: Business News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:40:15 +0000

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers told Greece on Saturday it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately-held debt until it guaranteed it would implement reforms needed to secure a second financing package from the euro zone and the IMF.

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Stock futures rise slightly ahead of payrolls data

Reuters: Business News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:13:36 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors awaited the monthly payrolls report to see whether to make more large bets in risk assets after recent equity gains.

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Shares, euro flat ahead of U.S. jobs report

Reuters: Business News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:21:53 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) – A dip in figures on China’s non-manufacturing sector helped dampen financial markets optimism on Friday ahead of U.S. jobs data that will offer more clues on the strength of the world’s top economy.

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Asian markets hold ranges before U.S. jobs data

Reuters: Business News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:11:07 +0000

TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares and major currencies were stuck in ranges on Friday ahead of key U.S. jobs data, which will offer more clues over the state of the world’s largest economy, while Greek debt restructuring talks dragged on.

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Wall Street mixed on earnings ahead of payrolls data

Reuters: Business News — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:40:03 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks seesawed in a tight range on Thursday, with winners and losers taking their cues from earnings reports, while a drop in jobless claims continued to point to a slowly healing labor market.

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Wall Street edges up ahead of January payrolls report

Reuters: Business News — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:57:26 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks edged higher on Thursday after weekly jobless claims fell in the latest week, but gains were limited as investors were reluctant to make big bets ahead of Friday’s payrolls report and a recent rally.

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Stock futures flat ahead of jobless claims

Reuters: Business News — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:47:27 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures were little changed on Thursday as investors looked ahead to weekly jobless claims data, one last clue about the state of the labor market before Friday’s key non-farm payrolls report.

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Nasdaq profit ahead of expectations

Reuters: Business News — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:50:56 +0000

(Reuters) – Nasdaq OMX Group Inc’s quarterly profit declined due to a number of expenses, but when stripping out the one-time charges, the Nasdaq stock market parent beat analysts’ expectations.

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Exclusive: U.S. accuses China of instigating plot against DuPont

Reuters: Business News — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:50:18 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Chinese government representatives directed a U.S. businessman to obtain valuable technology manufactured by chemical giant DuPont and U.S. authorities were seeking on Wednesday to keep him in jail ahead of his trial on charges relating to trade secret theft, prosecutors said in newly released court documents.

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Caution rules ahead of EU Summit, Greek deal

Reuters: Business News — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:10:03 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) – The euro edged back from six week highs and global stocks were lower on Monday as investors turned cautious after U.S. growth figures on Friday that fell just short of expectations and ahead of more crisis talks among EU leaders.

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