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Consumer spending jumps, GDP prospects brightenConsumer spending jumps, GDP prospects brighten

[2012-03-31 12:00:00]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending increased by the most in seven months in February as households shook off a rise in...

Exclusive: Soros' son strikes out on his ownExclusive: Soros' son strikes out on his own

[2012-03-31 12:00:00]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The upheaval within billionaire investor George Soros' firm continues as one of his sons is separating some of...

Exclusive: Brazil prosecutor plans wider offshore oil probeExclusive: Brazil prosecutor plans wider offshore oil probe

[2012-03-31 12:00:00]
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian federal prosecutor plans to expand his investigation of a November offshore oil spill in a...

Wall St Week Ahead: After stocks' first-quarter run, focus turns to dataWall St Week Ahead: After stocks' first-quarter run, focus turns to data

[2012-03-31 12:00:00]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - After the best first quarter in 14 years, the S&P 500 may be poised for a pullback as...

Euro zone agrees temporary boost to rescue capacityEuro zone agrees temporary boost to rescue capacity

[2012-03-30 12:59:00]
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Friday on a temporary increase in their financial rescue capacity to prevent a...

Air France CEO says not planning cap hikeAir France CEO says not planning cap hike

[2012-03-30 12:47:00]
PARIS (Reuters) - French airline Air France is not considering a capital increase, Chief Executive Alexandre de Juniac said on Friday, after...

Euro zone agrees 800 billion euro firewall: AustriaEuro zone agrees 800 billion euro firewall: Austria

[2012-03-30 12:31:00]
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers have agreed to boost the currency bloc's firewall to roughly 800 billion euros ($1.068 trillion)...

Goldman to take India charm offensive to DelhiGoldman to take India charm offensive to Delhi

[2012-03-30 12:00:00]
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Executives of U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs are due to take their Indian charm offensive to the capital, New...

BHP iron ore chief quits amid expansionBHP iron ore chief quits amid expansion

[2012-03-30 12:00:00]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Billiton's veteran iron ore chief, Ian Ashby, is stepping down after 25 years with the world's biggest miner,...

Exclusive: Top natgas trader Coolidge returns 25 percent of fund to investorsExclusive: Top natgas trader Coolidge returns 25 percent of fund to investors

[2012-03-30 12:00:00]
(Reuters) - Star natural gas trader David Coolidge is returning a quarter of Velite Capital's assets to investors, seeking to prevent his...

Analysis: Brazil commodity exporters under friendly fire in Analysis: Brazil commodity exporters under friendly fire in "currency war"

[2012-03-30 12:00:00]
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - In its latest bid to slow dollar inflows in a "global currency war," Brazil has dealt an unexpected...

Sun Hung Kai dives as billionaire Kwok brothers arrestedSun Hung Kai dives as billionaire Kwok brothers arrested

[2012-03-30 12:00:00]
HONG KONG (Reuters) - More than $5 billion was wiped off the market value of Sun Hung Kai Properties on Friday, after...

Greek PM does not rule out new bailout packageGreek PM does not rule out new bailout package

[2012-03-30 12:00:00]
MILAN (Reuters) - Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said on Friday Greece may need a third bailout package if the sweeping austerity measures...

Qantas raising fares to tackle high fuel costQantas raising fares to tackle high fuel cost

[2012-03-30 12:00:00]
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd said on Friday it was raising domestic and international fares for the second time in...

Stock index futures slightly higherStock index futures slightly higher

[2012-03-30 12:00:00]
Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.3...

Euro zone lagging behind in shaky G7 recovery: OECDEuro zone lagging behind in shaky G7 recovery: OECD

[2012-03-29 12:55:00]
PARIS (Reuters) - Euro zone nations are falling far behind the United States and Canada as a fragile recovery takes root in...

Fukushima operator Tepco seeks $12 billion government rescueFukushima operator Tepco seeks $12 billion government rescue

[2012-03-29 12:39:00]
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co has asked the government for an injection of 1 trillion yen ($12 billion) in what...

China raises foreign debt quota for foreign banksChina raises foreign debt quota for foreign banks

[2012-03-29 12:00:00]
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has bumped up the annual long-term foreign debt quota allocated to foreign banks to $24 billion, allowing them...

MF Global execs ignorance, silence stymie CongressMF Global execs ignorance, silence stymie Congress

[2012-03-29 12:00:00]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An MF Global executive who has become a central figure in the desperate shifting of funds before the brokerage's...

Murdoch to Murdoch to "hit back hard" on piracy allegations

[2012-03-29 12:00:00]
(Reuters) - News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch vowed to "hit back hard" against what his company president called baseless allegations from the...



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