Posted by Reuters: Business News on February 6, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks closed slightly lower on Monday as lingering questions about Europe’s debt crisis and corporate earnings overshadowed growing optimism about economic growth after a five-week rally.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks closed slightly lower on Monday as lingering questions about Europe’s debt crisis and corporate earnings overshadowed growing optimism about economic growth after a five-week rally.
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ATHENS/PARIS (Reuters) – Greece let yet another deadline slip on Monday for responding to painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel made clear Europe’s patience is wearing thin over drawn-out negotiations among its feuding political leaders.
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BEIJING (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.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on February 5, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Europe will again be at the center of investors’ focus this week as the U.S. earnings season passes the halfway mark and there is little on the economic calendar to give the market direction.
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China has a stake in helping the euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe’s importance as an export market and as a source of technology.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 31, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks gave up early gains to turn flat on Tuesday, weighed down by mixed corporate earnings and weaker-than-expected data on Midwest business activity and consumer confidence.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures rose on Tuesday, with sentiment improving on signs of progress in dealing with Europe’s long-running sovereign debt crisis.
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(Reuters) – Europe’s second-biggest electrical goods retailer Dixons Retail said on Tuesday that its chief executive was leaving the company to join the world’s most valuable technology corporation, Apple, as senior vice president of retail.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel cemented her political ascendancy in Europe Monday when 25 out of 27 EU states agreed to a German-inspired pact for stricter budget discipline, even as they struggled to rekindle growth from the ashes of austerity.
