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Market set to open 0.5 per cent lower

THE market looks set to open almost half a per cent lower as jittery investors await the outcome of the Greek Parliament's austerity vote.

Sunday, February 12, 2012 (News.com.au)

Greek police use tear gas on protesters

GREEK police used tear gas on petrol bomb-throwing protesters As lawmakers race against time to stave off bankruptcy.

Sunday, February 12, 2012 (News.com.au)

PM, ministers stick with big four banks

JULIA Gillard and senior ministers continue to bank with the big four, despite advising unhappy customers to switch.

Sunday, February 12, 2012 (News.com.au)

Greece faced with decision on more cuts

GREECE'S parliament to decide whether to impose another round of tough austerity measures on its population.

Sunday, February 12, 2012 (News.com.au)

Social cost or social catastrophe, Greece told

GREECE'S prime minister has called on parliament to assume a "historic responsibility'' ahead of a crucial vote on fresh austerity measures.

Saturday, February 11, 2012 (News.com.au)

Sun burnt as police swoop on more journos

RUPERT Murdoch said to be totally committed to tabloid after five senior staff arrested in ongoing bribery probe.

Saturday, February 11, 2012 (News.com.au)

Breaking the bank

Thousands of withdrawals are being made from KiwiSaver funds every year as New Zealanders struggle to cover the costs of living.Fidelity Life, which has 70,000 KiwiSaver funds in its management, said

Saturday, February 11, 2012 (New Zealand Herald)

Move over Keats, Gina's penned an ode to ore

WHEN you're a billionaire there's nothing stopping you from writing a political poem and inscribing it onto a huge boulder.

Saturday, February 11, 2012 (News.com.au)

European stocks dip on Greece uncertainty

EUROPEAN stock markets have closed lower in reaction to violent protests in Athens that rocked Greece's divided government.

Friday, February 10, 2012 (News.com.au)

Greek PM vows to rescue bailout deal

GREECE'S PM promises to "do everything necessary" to rescue a 130 billion euro bailout deal, after a cabinet revolt.

Friday, February 10, 2012 (News.com.au)

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