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Wall Street Gains 1% as IMF Gives Europe Hope

Stocks jumped to their highest since July on Wednesday as the International Monetary Fund sought to help countries hit by the European debt crisis, while forecast-beating earnings from Goldman Sachs dispelled some worries over bank profits.

Europe hasn't fully committed to IMF: Flaherty

Europe hasn't fully committed to IMF: Flaherty
Europe needs to cough up a lot more than $200 billion to the International Monetary Fund before calling on others to boost the international lender's funding capacity to deal with the fallout from the European debt crisis, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday.
German Economy Minister Roesler Unveils Economic Data

German Debt, Equity Investors Shrug Off Lowered Government Guidance on Economy

Early Wednesday morning, the German Ministry of the Economy cut its forecast for that country's economic growth to near-recessionary levels. The market could not care less: a benchmark index for the local stock market was up, a sale of the government's sovereign debt was reported as drawing record demand, and another report showed investors were growing more optimistic on German equities.
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Nikkei Climbs to Two-Week High

Japan's Nikkei average rose to its highest closing level in nearly two weeks on Wednesday with traders citing a boost from large programme trade in the afternoon, while electrical wire companies were the small-cap favorite of the day.
Hang Seng Index

Hong Kong Stocks End Day Higher

Hong Kong shares held firm on Wednesday supported by short-covering and gains by insurers, even as markets in Shanghai gave up some of the previous session's strong gains as investors turned cautious ahead of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday.
TSX hits 10-week high on Europe hope, U.S. banks

TSX set to open higher on IMF aid talks

Canada's main stock index looked set to open higher on Wednesday after reports that International Monetary Fund could boost its European lending facility by $1 trillion to help ease the euro zone debt crisis.
Picture illustration shows a one euro coin on a flat screen displaying exchange rates in Rome

Euro Rallies on Fitch, IMF Comments, but Risks Selling

The euro rallied broadly on Wednesday after a ratings agency appeared to soften its stance regarding its outlook on Italy, while a media report that the IMF would boost its funding capabilities also pushed the single currency higher.
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Top Five Drivers of India's Inflation

Observers of India's economy may wonder why inflation has persistently remained high over recent years - much higher than that in many other Asian economies.
File photo of former CEO of Yahoo! Inc. Jerry Yang arrives at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York

Yahoo Co-Founder Yang Resigns, Shares Rise

Yang's abrupt departure comes two weeks after Yahoo appointed Scott Thompson its new CEO, with a mandate to return the once-leading Internet portal to the heights it enjoyed in the 1990s.
A BNY Mellon sign is seen on its headquarters in New York's financial district

BNY Mellon, Hybrid of the Finance World, Likely to Disappoint Wednesday

When the Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) reports its quarterly earnings Wednesday morning, the results will be a reflection of an institution at a crossroads. BNY, an industry player widely known for its dominance in the sleepy turf of trust banking, is trying to muscle its way into the more aggressive corners of Wall Street trading. Earnings could show what it's like when a bank occupies the worst of both those worlds of finance.
The Goldman Sachs building at 200 West Street is seen in New York

Goldman Sachs Q4 Earnings Likely to Disappoint, the Question Is By How Much

As Wall Street waits for Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) -- the fifth-largest U.S. bank by assets and one of the most powerful banking institutions in the world -- to report fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday, the question most analysts seem to have is not whether the earnings release will be underwhelming, but just how bad the hit will be.
Euro, global stocks fall

European Shares Hit 5 1/2-Month High

European shares hit a 5-1/2-month high on Tuesday before closing above a key resistance level, boosted by automobile and mining stocks after Chinese economic data raised hopes the country would further ease its monetary policy to stimulate growth.
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Foreigners ramp up Canadian securities purchases

Foreigners dramatically stepped up their purchases of Canadian securities in November, snapping up C$14.99 billion ($14.84 billion) worth, compared with just C$3.85 billion in October, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.
TSX little changed, Kinross drop offsets China

TSX little changed, Kinross drop offsets China

Toronto's main stock index was slightly lower on Tuesday as losses from gold miners offset the impact of an early surge in commodity prices that were boosted by solid economic data from China and Germany.
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt speaks at The Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge

Technology Earnings Preview: 5 Things to Watch

A handful of technology leaders – IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Google and Apple – are all scheduled to report quarterly earnings over the next week. Here are five things to watch when the numbers come out because they may indicate prospects for 2012.
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NY Manufacturing's Growth Rate Rose in Jan - Fed

A gauge of manufacturing in New York State showed growth picked up in January, rising to the highest level in nine months as new orders and employment improved, the New York Federal Reserve said in a report on Tuesday.
Hang Seng Index

Chinese Stock Markets Surge 4.2 Percent

China shares on Tuesday surged 4.2 percent, their biggest one-day gain in more than 27 months, after Beijing reported that the world's second-largest economy grew faster than expected in the last quarter of 2011, although at its weakest pace in 2-1/2 years.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying Japan's Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo

Japan's Nikkei Closes Higher

Japan's Nikkei average edged higher on Tuesday and recovered its footing after better-than-expected Chinese economic data and solid demand at a French treasury bill auction reassured investors in the wake of European debt downgrades.

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