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Wednesday June 29 2011

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Financial Times - US homepage
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Greece faces ‘suicide’ vote on austerity
Greece will be committing ‘a crime’ if its parliament fails to back austerity measures aimed at averting a catastrophic default, says the central bank chief
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Athens tops agenda for Lagarde
French finance minister secures the backing of the US, China, and other big economies for her appointment
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European bourses add to recent gains
Markets are continuing to price in the assumption that the Greek parliament will pass a package of austerity measures
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BofA nears $8.5bn securities settlement
Bank of America is near a deal to pay $8.5bn to investors to settle claims regarding mortgage-backed securities sold by its Countrywide Financial unit
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Taliban attacks Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel
At least 10 Afghan civilians were killed when militants attacked one of Kabul’s best known hotels on Tuesday night in a brazen strike on one of the highest profile targets in the Afghan capital
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Financial Times - Financial markets news
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Washington’s fiscal recklessness rules out QE3
Fed officials need to admit that they have done all that can reasonably be expected of them to meet their dual mandate, writes Edward Yardeni
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Saudi influence should calm an angry Opec
Although the cartel’s rhetoric against the IEA’s oil market intervention has been hardline, this is unlikely to turn into retaliation
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Europe’s banks rise ahead of Athens ballot
European investors build on the gains made in the previous two sessions on hopes for a positive outcome in the Athens vote
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Euro advances ahead of Greek vote
Single currency builds on its gains, lifted by optimism that the Greek parliament will pass an austerity budget later in the session
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Keener risk appetite takes FTSE 100 back over 5,800
Traders’ bets that Greece will pass austerity laws lift London’s index, with riskier banking and mining stocks in the vanguard of the rally
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Financial Times - World
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Police and protestors clash in Cairo
Egyptian police fire tear gas in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in clashes with mainly young protesters demanding swifter trials for former officials
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South Korea acts on soaring household debt
South Korea has announced measures to reduce household debt which is strangling domestic consumption
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Japanese factory output bounces back
Japan’s industrial production rose for a second straight month after falling sharply in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami
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FT.com - US
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Deal reached to advance US trade pacts
Aid is to be extended to workers hurt by globalisation – clearing a key hurdle to trade agreements with South Korea, Columbia and Panama
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Treasury hits at OCC's oversight approach
The department charges that the bank regulator is misinterpreting the 2010 oversight law by articulating its pre-emption standard too broadly
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Senators back Obama over Libya
The foreign relations committee endorses a resolution that would authorise Washington's participation in the Nato mission for up to one year
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FT.com - Companies US & Canada
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Medtronic under fire over spinal bone product
The US medical device maker faces criticism from specialists who say that its Infuse product causes male sterility and is linked to cancer
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Zynga set to rival networking peers with $2bn IPO
Zynga, the social networking games developer closely tied to Facebook, is set to file for an initial public offering this week that hopes to value the company at up to $20bn
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Google throws full weight at Facebook
Media group may finally have found the formula to harness its assets, but industry analysts are split on whether it can steal wind from rival
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BofA nears $8.5bn securities settlement
Bank of America is near a deal to pay $8.5bn to investors to settle claims regarding mortgage-backed securities sold by its Countrywide Financial unit
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