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Economy - Latest Headlines
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Obama: Greece, facing bad days, has US as ally (AP)
President Barack Obama stood with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday and pledged that the United States would work with its ally, even as Greece's enormous debts sparked frenzied trading.
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EU urges US to join in action against speculators (AP)
European officials urged the U.S. to join in a crackdown on speculators who bet against Europe's currency union, warning they might ban some credit default swaps -- opaque financial instruments blamed for worsening the world financial crisis.
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SEC chief economist leaving (AP)
The chief economist of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who is an expert on the financial instruments that figured largely in the 2008 crisis, is leaving his position for the private sector.
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Job openings up sharply in January to 2.7M (AP)
Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, evidence that employers are slowly ramping up hiring as the economy improves.
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Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's (AP)
Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road? Many of the same risky financial practices that now imperil the Greeks were at the center of the all-too-recent U.S. meltdown.
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Gas price rises seen gentler on consumer wallets (AP)
As the economy recovers, energy prices are rising and that is placing extra strain on families' budgets. Each spring brings a familiar ritual in gasoline markets -- rising prices -- and this year won't be an exception.
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Governor candidate wants to open Mich. state bank (AP)
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero on Tuesday proposed having Michigan follow the lead of North Dakota and open a state-owned bank that could make low-interest loans to businesses and college students.
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Treasurys inch up amid strong demand for 3-year notes (CNNMoney.com)
Treasurys inched slightly higher Tuesday, in the midst of the government's $40 billion auction of 3-year notes -- the first of several multibillion-dollar note and bond offerings in the coming days.
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Stock investors ask: What's the next big thing? (AP)
A year after the stock market began its comeback from 12-year lows, investors are looking for the next big thing. Stocks have lost some of the momentum that propelled the Dow Jones industrial average up 4,017 points, or 61.4 percent, from its close of 6,547 on March 9, 2009.
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Patents reform plan foresees big savings
Reform of international patents would save the world economy up to £23bn a year, according to a UK government-commissioned report highlighting efforts to promote technical innovation as an antidote to recession
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Investors warn EU on private equity rules
Europe risks building a protectionist wall between itself and the global private equity industry if plans for a sweeping overhaul of regulation in the sector go ahead, some of the world's biggest institutional investors have warned
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Equities rally on hold as caution sets in
Global Markets Overview: It is a year ago that stocks began to bounce from their cyclical nadir - a closing low of 673 for the S&P 500 - and it looks like the anniversary has left Mr Rally searching for direction.
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Europe cries foul over US defence tender
European countries have accused Washington of foul play after the continent's largest aerospace and defence company pulled out of a multibillion-dollar race to supply the US military, alleging unfair competition
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Techs reflect on decade since dotcom boom
In January 2000, 17 dotcom companies paid more than $2m each to advertise during the Super Bowl, the season-ending national championship game for American footbal
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Beijing still keen to buy US bonds
China's investments in US Treasury bonds are continuing 'every day' and should not be politicised, according to the head of China's foreign exchange administration, which manages $2,400bn in forex reserves
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Call for action on speculation rules
Germany and France are stepping up pressure for urgent EU action to tighten regulation in sovereign debt markets - in particular of credit default swaps - in the wake of the Greek crisis
Eurogroup backs Merkel initiative
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Green stimulus hit by slow spending
Last year's global green economic boost has so far achieved little, with only a fraction of the money promised for environmental projects being used, a study has found
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UN seeks emerging states' help to aid poor
International development agencies face a 'diminishing market' unless they partner large emerging economies to bring development to the poorest countries
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Battered Iceland looks to be wooed
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Iceland's president, says there is more at stake than money in the country's protracted battle with the UK over EUR3.9bn lost in the failed Icesave bank
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