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President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet looks on during a news conference in Frankfurt, on Thursday, June 10, 2010. T Europe's banks on the brink
| LONDON, May 17 (IFR) - The euro zone crisis was in full swing when Jean-Claude Trichet took the podium in Berlin last October 6 for his final press conference as presid... (photo: AP / Martin Oeser) Reuters
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Copper -Metal -India(sk1) Copper rebounds from 4-month lows, Greek worries cap gains
| LONDON (Reuters) - Copper steadied on Thursday following hefty losses in the previous session that dragged prices to four-month lows, but gains were fragile as worries ... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Reuters
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Greek President Karolos Papoulias, left, shake hands with the newly appointed caretaker Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos during the swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Greek caretaker government sworn in
Athens: The Greek caretaker government, which will lead the country to the second round of national polls in June, was sworn in on Thursday morning at a ceremony held at ... (photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis) Zeenews
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US Dollar - Currency U.S. Stock Futures Inch Up
By SHAWN LANGLOIS | LONDON—U.S. stocks nudged slightly higher before the opening bell on Thursday and were poised to end their recent losing streak after the Fed in... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Wall Street Journal
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Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks during a media conference at an EU Summit in Brussels on Friday, March 2, 2012. We risk being shut out of financial markets, warns Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy
| As Madrid's borrowing costs spiked to levels widely seen as unsustainable, Mariano Rajoy warned that there is a "a serious risk that [investors] will not lend us m... (photo: AP / Thierry Charlier) The Independent
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde delivers her speech at the end of the Deauville partnership meeting in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, Sept.10, 2011. Greece Crisis: IMF chief warns on expensive cost of Greek exit from euro
Tweet ATHENS: IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned of "extremely expensive" consequences were Greece to leave the euro zone, a once taboo possibility that European leaders ... (photo: AP / Lionel Cironneau) The Times Of India
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Sharp - Television - Technology Tokyo stocks rebound, close up 0.86%
TweetTOKYO: Tokyo stocks reversed early losses to finish 0.86 percent higher Thursday, as Japan reported better-than-expected growth figures although concerns over politi... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Times Of India
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2010 Mazda CX-7 (US) World stocks mixed amid bargain-hunting vs caution
| BANGKOK — Asian stocks eked out gains Thursday as traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days, but markets in Europe fell amid intensifying fea... (photo: Creative Commons / Thomas doerfer) Atlanta Journal
Bangkok   Economy   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Mazda  
Jollibee branch in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City - PHilippines Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines
| By Alito L. Malinao | MANILA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Xinhua
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South African Airways SAA needs state cash to renew its fleet — Gigaba
| South African Airways (SAA) needed to be recapitalised by the state to allow it to renew its fleet of aircraft and roll out its African aviation strategy, Public Enterp... (photo: Creative Commons / Kleinz1) Business Day
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Sharp Electronics - TV - Television - Technology - LCD Asia stocks rise after Greece sets election date
| BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday as markets adjusted to Greece's possible exit from the euro common currency and traders hunted for bargains aft... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Springfield News-Sun
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Euro Currency Spain borrowing costs set to rise amid Greece fears
Spain's borrowing costs look set to spike on Thursday when the country's treasury sells up to 2.5bn euros (£2bn; $3.2bn) of three- and four-year sovereign bond... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) BBC News
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ECB move on Greek banks adds to woes ECB move on Greek banks adds to woes
| The European Central Bank has stopped offering liquidity to some Greek banks it does not consider solvent, and international concern about the eurozone rose as Athens c... (photo: European Community / EC) Canberra Times
Banks   Crisis   EU   Greek   Photos   Wikipedia: European Central Bank  
The Nikon D70 reveals a recent F-mount design, including aperture lever (left), CPU contacts (top), and mechanical AF linkage (lower left). Nikkei slips on Greece fears but Japan GDP supports
Tweet | TOKYO: The Nikkei share average slipped on Thursday on heightened concerns over Greece after news that some Greek banks have been denied funding by the European C... (photo: Creative Commons / Jastrow) The Times Of India
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 KLps1 - Aussie Dollar - AUD - Australian Dollar - Currency - Money. (ps1) Stocks poised for sluggish start
| The Australian sharemarket looks set for a weak opening following a late retreat on US markets overnight and continued political uncertainty in Europe. | The SPI200 sha... (photo: WN/ps1) Canberra Times
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President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron walk to Marine One on the Ellipse in Washington, Tuesday, March 13, 2012. David Cameron: it is 'make or break' for the euro
David Cameron has warned eurozone leaders it is now “make or break” for the single currency as the financial turmoil threatens to cause another global meltdow... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) The Daily Telegraph
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European leaders scramble to contain Greek debt crisis European leaders scramble to contain Greek debt crisis
By Chris Isidore @CNNMoneyInvest May 16, 2012: 12:16 PM ET0:00 / 04:49Merkel: We want Greece to stay in euro | NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Leaders across Europe rushed to try ... (photo: EC / EC) CNN
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US Dollars Currency US stock futures up, worries linger about Greece
| NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are edging higher on strong data from the housing sector, yet worries persist that Greek debt problems could fracture the European U... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Palm Beach Post
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A Palestinian vendor displays a gold jewellery at a jewellery store in the Rafah Refugee Camp, Southern Gaza Strip on September. 19, 2011. Decline in demand for gold in the Palestinian markets due to the high price of $ 50 per gram, this high price in the global gold. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) Gold drops as Greece batters global markets
Gold fell for a fourth straight day to its lowest since late December on Wednesday, sucked into a broad-based sell-off that dented global markets on the back of alarm ove... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Independent online
Commodities   Investors   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Gold  
Greek President Karolos Papoulias arrives for a Political party leaders meeting at the Presidential Palace in Athens, on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Greece to decide on interim government
| ATHENS, Greece - Greece's president convened the crisis-struck country's political leaders once more Wednesday, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will le... (photo: AP / Aris Messinis, pool) CNBC
Economy   Election   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Greek legislative election, 2012  
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