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Wall Street set to fall on Greece, economy worries

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Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday on renewed concerns that Greece and private bondholders may not meet a looming deadline to complete a debt swap and as caution grew over the global economic outlook after recent weak data.
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Top Lenders OK Greek Bond Swap Plan

Greece's major bondholders voiced their support on Monday for a deal that will halve the value of their debt holdings and aims to put the country back on a sustainable debt-repayment footing.
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World's Shippers Struggling to Stay Afloat Amid Credit Crunch

Having built up fleets to unsustainable levels in recent boom years, some companies must now shrink fast to avoid losses in a down market. Compounding matters, banks that have typically provided a financing lifeline to the industry are shutting off the cash, forcing shippers to consider the rare step of selling off equity stakes.
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Budget 2012-13: Expectations and Exigencies

The Union budget has always provided major policy direction which has been anxiously awaited by the common man and the industry. But over the years, the tax system has become more crystallised and yet expectations have not ceased. Check out expectations of Budget 2012-13.
The logo of the AIA tower is seen at its entrance in Hong Kong

AIG Plans to Raise $6 Billion by Selling AIA Shares

American International Group Inc. (AIG) has stated that it has started selling shares of AIA Group Ltd, listed in Hong Kong, for raising $6 billion, in order to repay the bailout it received from the U.S. government in 2008.
China's President Hu and Premier Wen clap during the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing

China Decreases 2012 Growth Target to 7.5%

China will target for an economic growth of 7.5 percent in 2012 according to state-of-the-nation speech that Premier Wen Jiabao delivered at the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress in Beijing Monday.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, February 28, 2012.

Jobs Reports Could Fuel Continued Rally in Stocks

Stocks have proven the naysayers wrong so far in 2012. And the February employment situation summary on Friday could be just the ticket to keep the bulls going next week. Besides the jobs report on Friday, next week brings an ADP private-sector employment report on Wednesday.
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India Should Hold Its Nerve on Stock Auctions

New initiatives don't always succeed first time. The government's auction of 5 percent of Oil and Natural Gas Corp, the energy group, could have flopped had it not been for last-minute intervention from state-owned Life Insurance Company of India. But if Delhi learns the right lessons, the auction route could yet be an effective way of selling stakes in state-run firms.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Wall Street Dips, Eyes on Oil Prices

Stocks ticked lower in early trading on Friday in a light day on the economic calendar, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were on track to close their eighth positive week in the last nine.
Facebook Vice President of Product Cox delivers a keynote address at Facebook's "fMC" global event for marketers in New York City

Facebook Seeking Bigger Credit Line

Facebook Inc plans to increase its $2.5 billion credit line to help cover a major tax hit when employee stock awards vest shortly after it goes public, according to two sources familiar with the company's plans.
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Choppy BSE Sensex Heading for 2nd Weekly Fall

The BSE Sensex was on track for its second weekly fall in a row as the market seesawed on Friday after a muted response to a government stake sale in Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC.NS) raised concerns about divestment programmes.
France's President and UMP party candidate for the 2012 French presidential elections Nicolas Sarkozy

French Presidential Election: Nicolas Sarkozy Takes Refuge in a Bar to Escape Protesters

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was forced to take shelter in a bar to escape from several hundreds of angry protesters who booed him, as he campaigned in the Basque country in South West France. The riot police guarded the bar du Palais, in Bayonne, for more than an hour to protect Sarkozy from the protesters who threw eggs at the bar, shouting slogans against him.
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Retail investors jump back into stocks in February

Individual investors moved back into the markets in February to take advantage of rising stock prices as the economic recovery gained steam and risk aversion eased, said the head of one of the top U.S. discount brokers.

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