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Spain easily raises $12.7 billion in debt auction

Spain successfully raised nearly euro10 billion ($12.7 billion) in debt auctions Thursday in a sign of investor confidence in the new conservative government’s attempts to […]

Monti seeks more EU support ahead of Merkel talks

Italy’s Premier Mario Monti has warned that his country needs to see more concrete support from the European Union and Germany in return for the […]

Swiss National Bank chief quits amid trades uproar

Swiss National Bank Chairman Philip Hildebrand resigned abruptly Monday, bowing to a public uproar over his private currency deals just as a Swiss parliamentary committee […]

Italy’s PM: No nation can fight debt crisis alone

No European nation is strong enough to ride out the continent’s debt crisis alone, Italy’s new premier insisted Saturday, urging fellow EU members to develop […]

Monetary policy works when rates near zero: Bullard

Central bank actions work better than tax and spending measures to protect an economy from shocks, even when interest rates are at rock bottom […]

Oil price spike from Iran sanctions seems unlikely

Despite the uptick in oil prices thanks to Iran’s threats last week, experts don’t foresee a major oil price spike even as evidence mounts […]

U.K. Services Surge May Help Britain Avoid a Recession: Economy - Bloomberg

Service industries in the U.K. grew at the fastest pace in five months in December and strengthened in the U.S., suggesting their economies are partly […]

Refinancing Race to Dominate Third Year of Euro Crisis - Bloomberg

Germany plans to sell 5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) of bonds today, kicking off a competition for finance that may determine whether euro-area leaders can […]

No progress in Time Warner Cable-MSG dispute

MSG sports channels are still missing from Time Warner Cable in New York. Both MSG and the cable company say no more talks are planned.
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