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Asian Stocks, European Futures Continue Surge

Asian stocks headed for their best week in nearly three years after a long-awaited plan to resolve the European debt crisis sparked a huge relief rally in riskier assets, while the euro took a breather after jumping to a seven-week high.
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Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou arrives at a news conference at the end of a euro zone summit in Brussels

European Leaders Agree to 50% Writedown on Greek Debt

European leaders agreed Thursday morning that banks and other major investors in Greek bonds must take losses of up to 50 percent to prevent a Greek government default. The rescue fund is a response to global pressure to lower Greece's debt burden and attempt to contain the spreading debt contagion that threatens the euro zone.
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Is Nokia Doing Too Much?

Nokia unveiled five new phones Wednesday, with five highly different and difficult-to-remember price points and release dates. Does the company lack focus?
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Draghi ready to pursue ECB bond buys, peers guarded

The European Central Bank's incoming president signalled on Wednesday the bank stood ready to carry on buying the bonds of troubled euro zone governments, suggesting he is ready to intervene to steady markets in the face of German misgivings.
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Germany to shut military bases in austerity drive

Germany said on Wednesday it will close 31 of its 328 military bases and shrink installations in another 90 locations over the next five years as part of the most sweeping cuts in the history its Bundeswehr army, navy and air force.
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Merkel wins euro fund vote, warns on prosperity

Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Europe not to be complacent about its peace and prosperity on Wednesday, as German lawmakers approved plans to boost the firepower of the euro zone rescue fund ahead of an emergency EU summit.
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German parliament passes bailout bill before EU summit

German Chancellor Angel Merkel won a parliamentary vote with a large majority on Wednesday on boosting the firepower of the euro zone rescue fund, handing her a strong mandate to negotiate at a crunch EU summit later in the day in Brussels.
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German Bundestag passes EFSF motion with large majority

Germany's Bundestag lower house of parliament approved a motion to strengthen the euro zone rescue fund via leveraging on Wednesday, providing Chancellor Angela Merkel with the mandate she needs to negotiate at a key euro summit later in Brussels.
Greece: Bond Vigilante Target

Why Greece Matters to Your Life

A whirl-wind day in the financial crisis: the European Central Bank renewed loans to key banks, and Germany backed an increase in the bailout fund ahead of a European leader summit to discuss debt-plagued Greece. Is the crisis over? Far from it, but it is a start. Here's how the Greece situation can affect your life.
Incoming ECB President Draghi speaks at the "World Savings Day" meeting in Rome

Eurozone gets ECB boost, summit deal uncertain

The incoming head of the European Central Bank threw the euro zone a lifeline hours before a crucial summit on Wednesday which looked set to fall short of a definitive plan to tackle the bloc's debt crisis.

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