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  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech of the budget debate at the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Germany's chancellor says Greece can only receive its next batch of bailout loans if all parties supporting the new government in Athens commit in writing to the conditions attached to a separate aid package. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
    Merkel, Sarkozy, Monti meet to try to stem crisis AP - 1 hr 21 mins ago

    The role of the European Central Bank in stemming Europe's crippling debt crisis will likely figure prominently in discussions later Thursday between the leaders of Germany, France and Italy. More »Merkel, Sarkozy, Monti meet to try to stem crisis

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech of the budget debate at the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Germany's chancellor says Greece can only receive its next batch of bailout loans if all parties supporting the new government in Athens commit in writing to the conditions attached to a separate aid package. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

    The role of the European Central Bank in stemming Europe's crippling debt crisis will likely figure prominently in discussions later Thursday between the leaders of Germany, France and Italy.

  • In this Nov. 2, 2011 photo, an Occupy Los Angeles protester walks past tents set up outside Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles. The Occupy Los Angeles encampment around City Hall will be cleared sometime next week, a city official and a lawyer for demonstrators said Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    SF, LA negotiating to close Occupy encampments AP - 2 hrs 2 mins ago

    Los Angeles and San Francisco are seeking long-term solutions to the entrenched encampments by anti-Wall Street protesters, hoping to end the drain on resources and the frayed nerves among police and politicians. More »SF, LA negotiating to close Occupy encampments

    In this Nov. 2, 2011 photo, an Occupy Los Angeles protester walks past tents set up outside Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles. The Occupy Los Angeles encampment around City Hall will be cleared sometime next week, a city official and a lawyer for demonstrators said Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

    Los Angeles and San Francisco are seeking long-term solutions to the entrenched encampments by anti-Wall Street protesters, hoping to end the drain on resources and the frayed nerves among police and politicians.

  • FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at a town meeting at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Gingrich has never been a conventional Republican and he certainly doesn't see it as the way to catch Mitt Romney. He's not backing away from his unorthodox stand on immigration, which critics call amnesty. But party insiders wonder if a thrice-married, 68-year-old with a multimillion-dollar Freddie Mac contract is the best choice to face President Barack Obama. Gingrich has never been a conventional Republican and he certainly doesn't see it as the way to catch Mitt Romney. He's not backing away from his unorthodox stand on immigration, which critics call amnesty. But party insiders wonder if a thrice-married, 68-year-old with a multimillion-dollar Freddie Mac contract is the best choice to face President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)
    Gingrich could draw GOP ire on immigration AP - 5 hrs ago

    Newt Gingrich has charged into the fray over illegal immigration, risking conservative ire just as his Republican presidential campaign — once declared all but dead — has vaulted into front-runner status. More »Gingrich could draw GOP ire on immigration

    FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at a town meeting at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Gingrich has never been a conventional Republican and he certainly doesn't see it as the way to catch Mitt Romney. He's not backing away from his unorthodox stand on immigration, which critics call amnesty. But party insiders wonder if a thrice-married, 68-year-old with a multimillion-dollar Freddie Mac contract is the best choice to face President Barack Obama. Gingrich has never been a conventional Republican and he certainly doesn't see it as the way to catch Mitt Romney. He's not backing away from his unorthodox stand on immigration, which critics call amnesty. But party insiders wonder if a thrice-married, 68-year-old with a multimillion-dollar Freddie Mac contract is the best choice to face President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)

    Newt Gingrich has charged into the fray over illegal immigration, risking conservative ire just as his Republican presidential campaign — once declared all but dead — has vaulted into front-runner status.

  • British actress Sienna Miller, arrives to testify at the Leveson inquiry at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. The Leveson inquiry is Britain's media ethics probe that was set up in the wake of the scandal over phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, which was shut in July after it became clear that the tabloid had systematically broken the law. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
    Actress Sienna Miller tells inquiry of media abuse AP - 1 min 43 secs ago

    Actress Sienna Miller told a media ethics inquiry Thursday that she was left paranoid and scared by years of relentless tabloid pursuit that ranged from paparazzi outside her house to the hacking of her mobile phone. More »Actress Sienna Miller tells inquiry of media abuse

    British actress Sienna Miller, arrives to testify at the Leveson inquiry at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. The Leveson inquiry is Britain's media ethics probe that was set up in the wake of the scandal over phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, which was shut in July after it became clear that the tabloid had systematically broken the law. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

    Actress Sienna Miller told a media ethics inquiry Thursday that she was left paranoid and scared by years of relentless tabloid pursuit that ranged from paparazzi outside her house to the hacking of her mobile phone.

  • A wounded protestor is carried from the site of clashes with security forces in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. A medic at a field hospital in Sanaa says several people have been killed by security forces and regime supporters who fired upon crowds demanding that President Ali Abdullah Saleh be put on trial. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
    Yemeni doctors: 5 killed in demonstration AP - 1 hr 4 mins ago

    President Ali Abdullah Saleh's agreement to step down failed to end Yemen's violence Thursday as security forces killed five protesters demanding that the ousted leader be put on trial for past crimes ranging from corruption … More »Yemeni doctors: 5 killed in demonstration

    A wounded protestor is carried from the site of clashes with security forces in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. A medic at a field hospital in Sanaa says several people have been killed by security forces and regime supporters who fired upon crowds demanding that President Ali Abdullah Saleh be put on trial. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

    President Ali Abdullah Saleh's agreement to step down failed to end Yemen's violence Thursday as security forces killed five protesters demanding that the ousted leader be put on trial for past crimes ranging from corruption to bloodshed during the current uprising.

  • Plane with 6 crashes in AZ, no sign of survivors AP - 5 hrs ago
    A helicopter search light looks over the scene of an aircraft that crashed in the Superstition Mountains in Apache Junction, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. The small plane with three adults and three children on board crashed into the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix on Wednesday, and there was no sign of survivors, authorities said. [AP Photo/Tim Hacker East Valley Tribune)

    A small plane with six people aboard, including three children, crashed in flames in mile-high mountains on Phoenix's eastern outskirts, leaving one child confirmed dead and no signs of any survivors, authorities said.

  • AP Sources: Talks resume toward ending NBA lockout AP - 9 hrs ago
    NBA Players Roger Mason, Jr., right, and Charles Jenkins, left, look on as Billy Hunter speak during a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011 in New York. After filing two separate antitrust lawsuits against the league in different states, NBA players are consolidating their efforts and have turned to the courts in Minnesota as their chosen venue. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

    Talks aimed at ending the NBA lockout have resumed, two people with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday, with a quick settlement necessary to start the season by Christmas.

  • Sarkozy to press Merkel on ECB after bond fiasco Reuters - 1 hr 27 mins ago
    France's President Sarkozy and Germany's Chancellor Merkel attend a joint press conference after crisis talks on the eve of a G20 summit of major world economies in Cannes

    STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - France pressed Germany on Thursday to let the European Central Bank act decisively to halt a stampede out of euro zone government bond markets that has raised doubts about the survival of the single currency. French President Nicolas Sarkozy met German Chancellor Angela Merkel and new Italian …

  • Truce quiets Cairo streets, army says no delay to vote Reuters - 3 mins 42 secs ago
    Egyptian official speaks during reinforcement of truce between protesters and security forces near Cairo's Tahrir Square

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian riot police and protesters observed a truce Thursday after violence that has killed 39 people in five days and the army said parliamentary elections would start on time next week. Demonstrations by thousands of Egyptians furious at the slow transfer of power by military leadership to civilian …

  • AT&T, T-Mobile deal hopes crumble Reuters - 35 mins ago
    The logo of Deutsche Telekom AG headquarters is pictured before the annual news conference in Bonn.

    FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Prospects for the $39 billion sale of Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA unit to AT&T darkened after the U.S. telecoms giant said it would take a $4 billion charge in case of failure and the pair gave up on one avenue of regulatory approval. The companies have not given up hope of sealing the deal …

  • Thanksgiving kicks off fight for holiday sales Reuters - 7 hrs ago
    Shoppers carry their purchases during the Black Friday sales at a shopping mall in Tysons Corner

    (Reuters) - The holiday shopping season starts in earnest on Thursday, with retailers anxious to see if U.S. consumers are willing to spend despite an endless stream of scary headlines about the fragile economy and their own precarious finances. However, in the eyes of retailers, the shopping period has been churning along …

  • German bonds fall; stocks, euro vulnerable Reuters - 9 mins ago
    Trader works at his desk at the Frankfurt stock exchange

    LONDON (Reuters) - German government bond yields hit their highest in nearly a month and world stocks held near 7-week lows Thursday, a day after a weak debt sale in Berlin fanned fears the euro zone debt crisis is starting to threaten its biggest > falling 115 ticks on the day to 134.66, the lowest since October 31. Ten-year …

  • Olympus: Former President Kikukawa resigns from board Reuters - 24 mins ago
    Olympus Corp. newly-appointed President Takayama attends a news conference in Tokyo

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp, which is engulfed in an accounting scandal, said on Thursday that its former President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa and former Executive Vice President Hisashi Mori have quit as directors. The company also said internal auditor Hideo Yamada resigned from the post. (Reporting by Taiga Uranaka; Editing …

  • Fitch cuts Portugal rating to junk status Reuters - 25 mins ago
    The skyline of city of Lisbon and the city's port are seen from the Tagus River

    LISBON (Reuters) - Rating agency Fitch downgraded Portugal's rating to junk status on Thursday, citing large fiscal imbalances, high debts and the risks to its EU-mandated austerity program from a worsening economic outlook. Fitch cut Portugal to BB+ from BBB-, which is still one notch higher than Moody's rating of Ba2. …

  • France seeks Arab backing for Syria intervention Reuters - 53 mins ago
    Demonstrators march against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Homs

    CAIRO/PARIS (Reuters) - France will seek Arab support on Thursday for a humanitarian corridor in Syria, the first time a major power has swung behind international intervention in the eight-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, who first floated the proposal for a humanitarian intervention …

  • Yemen's Saleh signs deal to give up power Reuters - 14 mins ago
    Anti-government protesters react as they celebrate the signing by Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh of a deal to step down in Sanaa

    RIYADH (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a deal on Wednesday under which he will step down after 33 years in power and 10 months of protests against his rule that brought the country to the brink of civil war. Celebrations erupted in the capital Sanaa as Saleh inked the agreement that made him the fourth …

  • Corrected: New NASA rover to scout for life's habitats on Mars Reuters - 10 mins ago
    NASA image of the rover Curiosity, of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission

    (Corrects name of organization to United Launch Alliance in second graph) CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A nuclear-powered rover as big as a compact car is set to begin a nine-month journey to Mars this weekend to learn if the planet is or ever was suitable for life. The launch of NASA's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory …

  • Brazil suspends Chevron's drilling rights Reuters - 9 hrs ago
    An aerial view shows oil that seeped from a well operated by Chevron at Frade, on the waters in Campos Basin in Rio de Janeiro state

    BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government suspended Chevron Corp's drilling rights until Chevron clarifies the causes of an offshore oil spill, the latest twist in a political firestorm threatening the U.S. company's role in Brazil's oil bonanza. The decision on Wednesday came as the head of Chevron's Brazilian unit testified …

  • Officials say plan on al Qaeda detainees would harm probes Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate plan requiring that all foreign al Qaeda suspects found in the United States be turned over to the military instead of civilian law enforcement could gravely damage U.S. counter-terrorism investigations, the Obama administration warned. Top administration officials charged that the plan would …

  • Cairo street battles rage on through the night Reuters - 13 hrs ago
    A protester throws a Molotov cocktail at riot police during clashes near Tahrir Square

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian riot police fired barrages of tear gas at hardcore protesters demanding Egypt's army relinquish power in a sixth night of violence which has led the interior minister, according to one report, to propose postponing elections due on November 28. Scores of young men, coughing and gasping for air …

  • Libyan tribes protest at new government line-up Reuters - 14 hrs ago
    Men stand on a tank stolen by rebel forces during the uprising that ended Muammar Gadafi's brutal one-man rule, in Zintan

    TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Some of Libya's clans said on Wednesday they would not recognize the government, a day after the unveiling of a new cabinet revived regional and tribal rivalries which threaten the country's stability. Prime minister designate Abdurrahim El-Keib named a cabinet line-up which aimed to placate Libya's …

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  • Olympus Corp. newly-appointed President Takayama attends a news conference in Tokyo
    Olympus: Former President Kikukawa resigns from board Reuters - 25 mins ago

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp, which is engulfed in an accounting scandal, said on Thursday that its former President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa and former Executive Vice President … More »Olympus: Former President Kikukawa resigns from board

    Olympus Corp. newly-appointed President Takayama attends a news conference in Tokyo

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp, which is engulfed in an accounting scandal, said on Thursday that its former President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa and former Executive Vice President Hisashi Mori have quit as directors. The company also said internal auditor Hideo Yamada resigned from the post. (Reporting by Taiga Uranaka; Editing …

  • The skyline of city of Lisbon and the city's port are seen from the Tagus River
    Fitch cuts Portugal rating to junk status Reuters - 26 mins ago

    LISBON (Reuters) - Rating agency Fitch downgraded Portugal's rating to junk status on Thursday, citing large fiscal imbalances, high debts and the risks to its EU-mandated … More »Fitch cuts Portugal rating to junk status

    The skyline of city of Lisbon and the city's port are seen from the Tagus River

    LISBON (Reuters) - Rating agency Fitch downgraded Portugal's rating to junk status on Thursday, citing large fiscal imbalances, high debts and the risks to its EU-mandated austerity program from a worsening economic outlook. Fitch cut Portugal to BB+ from BBB-, which is still one notch higher than Moody's rating of Ba2. …

  • KKR-led group has deal to buy Samson for $7.2 billion Reuters - 5 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - A consortium led by private equity firm KKR & Co clinched a deal to buy oil and gas group Samson Investment Co for $7.2 billion, KKR said on Wednesday. The … More »KKR-led group has deal to buy Samson for $7.2 billion

    (Reuters) - A consortium led by private equity firm KKR & Co clinched a deal to buy oil and gas group Samson Investment Co for $7.2 billion, KKR said on Wednesday. The deal is the second-largest global private equity transaction of the year, and its structure underscores how challenging debt markets are leading buyers to …

  • Peoples walk past the logo of Belgian-French financial services group Dexia in Brussels
    Dexia using emergency liquidity facilities: source Reuters - 1 hr 57 mins ago

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Franco-Belgian bank Dexia is accessing emergency liquidity facilities in Belgium, France, Spain and Italy, a banking source said on Thursday, as … More »Dexia using emergency liquidity facilities: source

    Peoples walk past the logo of Belgian-French financial services group Dexia in Brussels

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Franco-Belgian bank Dexia is accessing emergency liquidity facilities in Belgium, France, Spain and Italy, a banking source said on Thursday, as analysts described its liquidity situation as "very dramatic." The source said the bank was making use of the Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) facility …

  • A labourer works at a textile mill in Huaibei
    China sees factory growth slowing slightly in 2012 Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Growth in China's factory output is likely to fall slightly to 12-13 percent in 2012 due to weakening global demand, the industry ministry said on … More »China sees factory growth slowing slightly in 2012

    A labourer works at a textile mill in Huaibei

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Growth in China's factory output is likely to fall slightly to 12-13 percent in 2012 due to weakening global demand, the industry ministry said on Thursday, but that level probably still implies a comfortable GDP growth rate of 8-9 percent next year. Annual industrial output in the world's second-largest …

  • People walk past a sign outside a Marks & Spencer stall at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester
    M&S brings comfy knickers and curry back to Paris Reuters - 2 hrs 46 mins ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - The French may scoff at British cooking and fashion, but retailer Marks & Spencer reckons France is yearning for its ready-made chicken tikka masala, … More »M&S brings comfy knickers and curry back to Paris

    People walk past a sign outside a Marks & Spencer stall at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester

    PARIS (Reuters) - The French may scoff at British cooking and fashion, but retailer Marks & Spencer reckons France is yearning for its ready-made chicken tikka masala, gourmet chutney and sensible knickers. The veteran British store opened a flagship store on Paris's Champs-Elysees Thursday after a decade's absence from …

  • Shoppers carry their purchases during the Black Friday sales at a shopping mall in Tysons Corner
    Thanksgiving kicks off fight for holiday sales Reuters - 7 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - The holiday shopping season starts in earnest on Thursday, with retailers anxious to see if U.S. consumers are willing to spend despite an endless stream … More »Thanksgiving kicks off fight for holiday sales

    Shoppers carry their purchases during the Black Friday sales at a shopping mall in Tysons Corner

    (Reuters) - The holiday shopping season starts in earnest on Thursday, with retailers anxious to see if U.S. consumers are willing to spend despite an endless stream of scary headlines about the fragile economy and their own precarious finances. However, in the eyes of retailers, the shopping period has been churning along …

  • FILE – This is a Feb. 7, 2007 file photo of the Avedoere Power station at Avedoere Holme, south of Copenhagen. The European Environment Agency says air pollution cost Europe more than euro100 billion ($134 billion) in 2009 including making workers sick and damaging crops. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Thomas Borberg, file) DENMARK OUT
    EU agency: air pollution costs exceed $134 billion AP - 7 mins ago

    Air pollution isn't just harmful — it's expensive, resulting in health care and environmental costs of more than euro100 billion ($130 billion) in 2009, the European … More »EU agency: air pollution costs exceed $134 billion

    FILE – This is a Feb. 7, 2007 file photo of the Avedoere Power station at Avedoere Holme, south of Copenhagen. The European Environment Agency says air pollution cost Europe more than euro100 billion ($134 billion) in 2009 including making workers sick and damaging crops. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Thomas Borberg, file) DENMARK OUT

    Air pollution isn't just harmful — it's expensive, resulting in health care and environmental costs of more than euro100 billion ($130 billion) in 2009, the European Union's environment agency said Thursday.

  • Lawsuit over 'Jew or not Jew' iPhone app dropped AP - 31 mins ago

    French anti-racism groups dropped a lawsuit Thursday against Apple Inc. over an iPhone app called "Jew or not Jew?" after it was removed from circulation worldwide. More »Lawsuit over 'Jew or not Jew' iPhone app dropped

    French anti-racism groups dropped a lawsuit Thursday against Apple Inc. over an iPhone app called "Jew or not Jew?" after it was removed from circulation worldwide.

  • British actress Sienna Miller, arrives to testify at the Leveson inquiry at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. The Leveson inquiry is Britain's media ethics probe that was set up in the wake of the scandal over phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, which was shut in July after it became clear that the tabloid had systematically broken the law. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
    Actress Sienna Miller tells inquiry of media abuse AP - 2 mins 46 secs ago

    Actress Sienna Miller told a media ethics inquiry Thursday that she was left paranoid and scared by years of relentless tabloid pursuit that ranged from paparazzi outside … More »Actress Sienna Miller tells inquiry of media abuse

    British actress Sienna Miller, arrives to testify at the Leveson inquiry at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. The Leveson inquiry is Britain's media ethics probe that was set up in the wake of the scandal over phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, which was shut in July after it became clear that the tabloid had systematically broken the law. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

    Actress Sienna Miller told a media ethics inquiry Thursday that she was left paranoid and scared by years of relentless tabloid pursuit that ranged from paparazzi outside her house to the hacking of her mobile phone.

  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech of the budget debate at the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Germany's chancellor says Greece can only receive its next batch of bailout loans if all parties supporting the new government in Athens commit in writing to the conditions attached to a separate aid package. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
    Merkel, Sarkozy, Monti meet to try to stem crisis AP - 1 hr 22 mins ago

    The role of the European Central Bank in stemming Europe's crippling debt crisis will likely figure prominently in discussions later Thursday between the leaders of Germany, … More »Merkel, Sarkozy, Monti meet to try to stem crisis

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech of the budget debate at the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Germany's chancellor says Greece can only receive its next batch of bailout loans if all parties supporting the new government in Athens commit in writing to the conditions attached to a separate aid package. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

    The role of the European Central Bank in stemming Europe's crippling debt crisis will likely figure prominently in discussions later Thursday between the leaders of Germany, France and Italy.

  • A group of visitors to Tokyo Stock Exchange have their pictures taken in front of a real time electronic stock update board in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday amid mixed economic data out of the U.S. and fears that the German economy, Europe's strongest, may be succumbing to the continent's debt crisis. Japan's Nikkei 225, reopening after a one-day public holiday, fell 1.5 percent at 8,186.58. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)
    Stocks snap losing streak despite euro concerns AP - 1 hr 37 mins ago

    Stock markets in Europe snapped a long losing streak Thursday after some better-than-expected German economic figures helped ease frayed nerves a day after the country … More »Stocks snap losing streak despite euro concerns

    A group of visitors to Tokyo Stock Exchange have their pictures taken in front of a real time electronic stock update board in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday amid mixed economic data out of the U.S. and fears that the German economy, Europe's strongest, may be succumbing to the continent's debt crisis. Japan's Nikkei 225, reopening after a one-day public holiday, fell 1.5 percent at 8,186.58. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)

    Stock markets in Europe snapped a long losing streak Thursday after some better-than-expected German economic figures helped ease frayed nerves a day after the country suffered its worst bond auction since the euro was established in 1999.

  • S&P cuts Egypt sovereign rating AP - 1 hr 59 mins ago

    Ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Thursday pushed Egypt's sovereign credit ratings deeper into junk status, citing the country's dire political and economic situation … More »S&P cuts Egypt sovereign rating

    Ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Thursday pushed Egypt's sovereign credit ratings deeper into junk status, citing the country's dire political and economic situation and the increased risk of civil strife.

  • Spain's premier-elect in crisis meet with Zapatero AP - 2 hrs 12 mins ago

    Spain's incoming and outgoing prime ministers have met secretly on the debt crisis, trying to quickly address the economic crisis walloping Spain and the 17-nation e … More »Spain's premier-elect in crisis meet with Zapatero

    Spain's incoming and outgoing prime ministers have met secretly on the debt crisis, trying to quickly address the economic crisis walloping Spain and the 17-nation eurozone.

  • In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, flames from a fire set alight in a container by activists with the Occupy Frankfurt movement are seen in front of the European Central Bank and a sculpture of the euro symbol in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
    Europeans stick by euro despite crisis AP - 2 hrs 18 mins ago

    European voters are in a "throw the bums out" mood, ejecting nine governments since the debt crisis began, but no matter how down they feel about their leaders and economies, … More »Europeans stick by euro despite crisis

    In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, flames from a fire set alight in a container by activists with the Occupy Frankfurt movement are seen in front of the European Central Bank and a sculpture of the euro symbol in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

    European voters are in a "throw the bums out" mood, ejecting nine governments since the debt crisis began, but no matter how down they feel about their leaders and economies, one thing they don't reject is the euro itself.

  • Nokia to delist from Frankfurt exchange AP - 2 hrs 51 mins ago

    Nokia Corp. has applied to delist from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange because of falling trading volumes of its shares, the world's largest mobile phone maker said Thu … More »Nokia to delist from Frankfurt exchange

    Nokia Corp. has applied to delist from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange because of falling trading volumes of its shares, the world's largest mobile phone maker said Thursday.

  • Qualcomm challenges LCDs through new e-reader AP - 3 hrs ago

    A new electronic display is poised to challenge power-hungry LCDs after U.S. mobile chip maker Qualcomm Inc. teamed up with a South Korean bookseller to introduce a new … More »Qualcomm challenges LCDs through new e-reader

    A new electronic display is poised to challenge power-hungry LCDs after U.S. mobile chip maker Qualcomm Inc. teamed up with a South Korean bookseller to introduce a new e-reader.

  • FILE – This is a Feb. 7, 2007 file photo of the Avedoere Power station at Avedoere Holme, south of Copenhagen. The European Environment Agency says air pollution cost Europe more than euro100 billion ($134 billion) in 2009 including making workers sick and damaging crops. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Thomas Borberg, file) DENMARK OUT
    EU agency: air pollution costs exceed $134 billion AP - 7 mins ago

    Air pollution isn't just harmful — it's expensive, resulting in health care and environmental costs of more than euro100 billion ($130 billion) in 2009, the European … More »EU agency: air pollution costs exceed $134 billion

    FILE – This is a Feb. 7, 2007 file photo of the Avedoere Power station at Avedoere Holme, south of Copenhagen. The European Environment Agency says air pollution cost Europe more than euro100 billion ($134 billion) in 2009 including making workers sick and damaging crops. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Thomas Borberg, file) DENMARK OUT

    Air pollution isn't just harmful — it's expensive, resulting in health care and environmental costs of more than euro100 billion ($130 billion) in 2009, the European Union's environment agency said Thursday.

  • Toronto Stock Exchange logo is seen in Toronto
    TSX may open higher as commodities rise Reuters - 7 mins ago

    (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to eke out gains at open on Thursday, mirroring a modest rebound in commodity prices, after plunging almost 2 percent … More »TSX may open higher as commodities rise

    Toronto Stock Exchange logo is seen in Toronto

    (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to eke out gains at open on Thursday, mirroring a modest rebound in commodity prices, after plunging almost 2 percent in the previous session. Any gains might prove fragile after Germany's poorly received bond sale on Wednesday fueled fears the euro zone debt crisis was beginning …

  • Trader works at his desk at the Frankfurt stock exchange
    German bonds fall; stocks, euro vulnerable Reuters - 10 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - German government bond yields hit their highest in nearly a month and world stocks held near 7-week lows Thursday, a day after a weak debt sale in … More »German bonds fall; stocks, euro vulnerable

    Trader works at his desk at the Frankfurt stock exchange

    LONDON (Reuters) - German government bond yields hit their highest in nearly a month and world stocks held near 7-week lows Thursday, a day after a weak debt sale in Berlin fanned fears the euro zone debt crisis is starting to threaten its biggest > falling 115 ticks on the day to 134.66, the lowest since October 31. Ten-year …

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