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Europe’s shadow darkens outlook

Posted by on February 6, 2012 at 00:43 am

WASHINGTON – 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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Stocks rise as U.S. jobs gain outweighs fears

Posted by on February 6, 2012 at 00:42 am

TOKYO – Asian shares rose on Monday as surprisingly robust U.S. jobs data bolstered investor risk appetite, overshadowing worries about a lack of progress in Greek debt restructuring talks that are vital to containing the euro zone debt crisis. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.6 percent to its highest in more than five months, after the index recorded a fifth successive weekly gain last week.

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U.S. data boost global equities

Posted by on February 4, 2012 at 03:11 am

NEW YORK – Stocks surged and the dollar rose against the yen on Friday as news of a jump in U.S. job creation fuelled hopes for recovery in the world’s largest economy, while uncertainty over a Greek debt restructuring deal helped keep the euro little changed

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Oil rallies on US jobs report

Posted by on February 4, 2012 at 03:11 am

World oil prices surged Friday after unexpectedly good jobs data signaled the US economy was growing more strongly than believed.

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Facebook seeks to raise $5 bln in IPO

Posted by on February 2, 2012 at 05:40 am

Social networking titan Facebook filed to go public, seeking to raise $5 billion in the largest flotation ever by an Internet company on Wall Street.

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Euro, stocks firm on easing global growth

Posted by on February 2, 2012 at 05:40 am

TOKYO – Asian shares, the euro and crude oil rose on Thursday as encouraging manufacturing data soothed fears about the global economic fallout from the euro zone debt crisis, with a drop in European government debt yields also supporting sentiment. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed as much as 1.3 percent to a five-month high of 438.52, with Australia and China leading the gains.

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Shares, euro recover on Greek debt hope

Posted by on January 31, 2012 at 08:11 am

TOKYO – Asian shares and the euro rose on Tuesday after Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos raised hopes that a deal would be reached this week to avoid a potentially chaotic debt default, but worries over Portugal’s refinancing ability capped gains.

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FTSE seen opening higher

Posted by on January 31, 2012 at 08:11 am

LONDON – Britain’s FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 20-24 points, or 0.4 percent on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, rallying after two sessions of declines in tandem with a late recovery from lows on Wall Street and gains in Asia on hopes Greece is moving closer to clinching a debt swap deal. …

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Public workers stage mass protest in Barcelona

Posted by on January 29, 2012 at 10:42 am

Thousands of police, teachers and hospital staff staged a mass protest march in Barcelona on Saturday in growing anger at spending cuts hitting key services in Spain’s Catalonia region.

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British charm offensive targets Chinese cash

Posted by on January 29, 2012 at 10:42 am

Britain is making huge efforts to attract investment from China to kickstart an economy teetering on the brink of recession — and it is playing its trump card of being outside the eurozone.

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