IBT Staff Reporter

April's jobs report and a slew of other economic indicators may bolster U.S. stocks this week, but jitters over Greece's debt and investigations into Goldman Sachs will test the market's resiliency.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein could support the Volcker Rule depending on its details, he said during an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria on Sunday.

Jeweler Zale Corp has entered into exclusive talks with Citibank to renew their private-label credit-card arrangement after it expires next year, and has won an extra month from Citibank to pay a penalty for low sales made on the cards.

European finance ministers triggered a record 110 billion euro ($147 billion) bailout for debt-stricken Greece on Sunday after Athens committed itself to years of painful austerity.

:: Australian Dollar: The Australian Dollar opens?the new week lower against a stronger greenback at 0.9225 after a steady local session last Friday.

Warren Buffett on Sunday stood by his feisty defense of a controversial mortgage transaction marketed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc, saying the investment bank's behavior did not warrant public opprobrium.

As thousands of shareholders from around the world crowded into Omaha this weekend to attend Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual meeting, many pondered the unthinkable -- life after Warren Buffett.

April's jobs report and a slew of other economic indicators may bolster U.S. stocks this week, but jitters over Greece's debt and investigations into Goldman Sachs will test the market's resiliency.

Hungarian central bank governor Andras Simor warned on Sunday that political attacks against the bank could hurt the economy which is still fragile, and confirmed in a statement that he would not resign.

Greece committed itself to years of painful sacrifices to secure a massive European Union and IMF financial bailout on Sunday, and Germany's chancellor finally threw her full support behind the rescue.

Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said on Sunday Israel could become a leading economy globally if a Middle East peace deal is reached but that the key challenges for now were to accelerate growth and cut poverty.

Finance ministers from east Asian countries on Sunday cited rising global asset prices and inflationary pressures and sovereign debt risks' possible impact on capital inflow as the key risks facing their economies.

People with mental illness choose to remain silent due to how the community treat them.

Switzerland's UBS , looks set to top analysts' expectations next week by posting a first-quarter net profit of between 2.2 billion Swiss francs and 2.5 billion Swiss francs ($2.0 billion to $2.3 billion), a Swiss newspaper reported without citing sources. UBS, which said last month its pretax profit would be at least 2.5 billion Swiss francs, is seen swinging to a fi...

The huge oil spillage in the Gulf of Mexico could cost British energy giant BP over 3 billion pounds ($4.6 billion) in containment and clean-up expenses, according to the Mail on Sunday.

China on Sunday raised the proportion of deposits that lenders must keep in reserve at the central bank, another step in its months-old campaign to mop up excess cash in the economy at a time when inflation is on the rise.

With the new regulations to start by 2012, the government aims to make Australians quit the smoking habit.

European trader Glencore International is studying a merger with Xstrata to create a mining and trading group worth 55 billion pounds ($84.5 billion), a source close to the deal said.

India Post has launched gold coins with India Post logo for sale to the customers across India. The gold coins will be of the denomination 0.5 g, 1 g, 5 g and 8 g of 24 carat with 99.99 % purity. Apart from enhancing the revenue of the Department, this will enable India Posts to usher in a new image of India Post as a modern and relevant organization to the public in all areas of life.

China reaffirmed on Sunday its resistance to pressures to let the yuan CNY=CFX rise sharply, dismissing arguments that its foreign exchange policy was mainly responsible for the country's trade surplus.

Greece has sealed a deal with the European Union and IMF that opens the door to a multi-billion euro financial bailout and will require big sacrifices from the Greek people, Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Sunday.

Greece has sealed a deal with the EU and IMF that opens the door to a multi-billion euro financial bailout but will require major sacrifices from the Greek people, Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Sunday.

Australia's government angered its booming resources sector on Sunday by unveiling a new tax on mining projects from July 2012 under a sweeping pre-election tax overhaul which will also boost pension savings for workers.

Greece has sealed a deal with the European Union and the IMF that opens the door to a multi-billion euro financial bailout of the heavily indebted euro zone member, a senior government official said on Sunday.

Greece appeared set to announce a deal with the European Union and the IMF for a multi-billion euro financial bailout on Sunday, a day after thousands protested in Athens against planned state cutbacks.

Greece hopes to secure a deal with the European Union and the IMF for a multi-billion euro financial bailout to be announced on Sunday, a day after thousands protested in Athens against planned state cutbacks.

A top U.S. banking regulator is concerned with a provision in a bill by Senate Democrats that would require banks to spin off their swaps desks, according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Saturday.

Brazilian state-run energy firm Petrobras will seek other ways to raise capital if congress turns down plans for the government to pump billions of dollars into the company, a newspaper reported.

Warren Buffett on Saturday launched a strong defense of Berkshire Hathaway Inc's $5 billion investment in Goldman Sachs Group Inc and the investment bank's embattled chief executive, Lloyd Blankfein.