Wall Street gains 1 percent as IMF gives Europe hope (Reuters)

Reuters – Stocks jumped to their highest since July on Wednesday as the International Monetary Fund sought to help countries hit by the European debt crisis, while forecast-beating earnings from Goldman Sachs dispelled some worries over bank profits. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Wall Street gains on banks, pullback seen (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, putting the S&P on track for its third straight advance after earnings from Bank of America and Morgan Stanley lifted financials and strong demand at European bond auctions eased concerns over Europe. Yahoo! News: Business News
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S&P downgrades euro zone rescue fund (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. rating agency Standard & Poor’s cut its credit rating of the euro zone’s EFSF rescue fund on Monday, and Greece was under pressure to break a deadlock in debt swap talks if it is to avoid an unruly default. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Shares gain as strong debt sales boost confidence (Reuters)

Reuters – Asian shares rose to a one-month high and the euro clung near its strongest in a week on Friday as strong demand in Spanish and Italian debt sales tempered risk aversion ahead of another auction from Rome later in the day. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Shares, euro rise even though Europe worries weigh (Reuters)

Reuters – Asian shares made solid gains and the euro rose on Tuesday, but concerns over euro zone sovereign funding ahead of key auctions outweighed some optimism on the economic outlook elsewhere and kept investors cautious about taking riskier positions. Yahoo! News: Business
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Merkel, Sarkozy to seek growth, jobs for euro zone (Reuters)

Reuters – The German and French leaders meet on Monday to discuss ways to boost growth in euro zone states struggling to overcome the sovereign debt crisis and rising unemployment, and finalise a deal to increase fiscal coordination within the currency union. Yahoo! News: Busine
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Wall Street falls on euro zone concerns (Reuters)

Reuters – Stocks fell on Thursday as encouraging reports on the labor market were not enough to offset concerns about the euro zone’s debt crisis. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Stocks cheered by growth hopes, debt woes drag euro (Reuters)

Reuters – Asian stocks rose on Wednesday as investor risk appetite returned after upbeat U.S. and European economic data improved the global growth outlook, but the euro’s gains were short-lived due to deep-set worries over the European debt crisis. Yahoo! News: Business N
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Stores see busy, but not bang-up Christmas Eve (Reuters)

Reuters – Retailers saw a steady flow of last-minute shoppers on Saturday, the day before Christmas, putting a moderate cap on a pre-holiday season that started with a bang and has since waned. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Audi CEO: Auto industry faces tougher year in 2012 (Reuters)

Reuters – The automotive industry faces a tougher year in 2012 than it has done this year, Audi Chief Executive Rupert Stadler told Reuters in an interview for release on Sunday. Yahoo! News: Business News
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