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Greece faces auditor verdict, fresh protests

29 September, 2011 - 09:18
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek civil servants blocked the doors of government ministries on Thursday in protest against austerity ahead of the start of talks with the EU and IMF on the delivery of an aid tranche Athens needs to avoid running out of cash next month.

Special Report: "Rats" and "black mouths" gnaw at China stocks

29 September, 2011 - 09:17
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Even before China's great stock market bull run of 2006-2007, Wang Jianzhong had become known as China's "god of stocks" for his prescient picks.

Stock index futures signal stronger open

29 September, 2011 - 09:13
(Reuters) stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.9 to 1.2 percent.

Germany's Merkel faces biggest test in euro vote

29 September, 2011 - 07:43
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a critical challenge to her authority on Thursday when some of her coalition, worried about throwing good money after bad by bailing out Greece, could humiliate her in a vote on euro-zone rescue schemes.

China's runaway bosses spotlight underground loan market

29 September, 2011 - 06:37
BEIJING (Reuters) - A string of Chinese entrepreneurs have gone into hiding to avoid repaying loans, according to state media reports, highlighting a credit squeeze on private firms and the dangers of steep interest rates in China's vast and growing informal lending market.

Allianz, AXA among likely bidders for HSBC unit

29 September, 2011 - 02:18
HONG KONG (Reuters) - European insurers Allianz and AXA SA are among the potential bidders for HSBC Holdings Plc's sale of its general insurance business, which could fetch more than $1 billion, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

GM sees "minimal" impact on profits from UAW deal

29 September, 2011 - 01:30
DETROIT (Reuters) - Workers represented by the United Auto Workers union approved on Wednesday a four-year labor contract with General Motors Co, the first such deal for the top U.S. automaker since its 2009 bankruptcy.

BOA, Merrill pledge support for Lehman exit plan

29 September, 2011 - 01:25
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc unveiled the latest in a string of settlements with major financial creditors, reaching deals with Bank of America Corp and Merrill Lynch that will reduce the banks' claims against Lehman by a combined $7.5 billion.

Bernanke says Fed would act if inflation falls

29 September, 2011 - 00:19
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the central bank might need to ease monetary policy further if inflation or inflation expectations fall significantly.

Amazon ignites tablet war with Fire, takes on Apple

28 September, 2011 - 23:31
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc took the wraps off its long-awaited "Kindle Fire" on Wednesday, tacking on a mass market-friendly $199 price tag that poses a serious threat to the dominance of Apple Inc's two-year-old iPad.