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ECB Offers No Helping Hand For Italy, Holds Course On Interest Rates
Markets have settled after Italy's fractured election result and any threat of contagion to other euro members has been muted, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Thursday, ...U.S. Service Sector Grows At Fastest Pace In A Year
The pace of growth in the vast U.S. services sector accelerated to its fastest pace in a year in February, helped by a rise in new orders and demand for exports, an industry report showed on Tuesday. ...Spain Sees EU Flexibility On Budget Deficit Goals
Spain joined France on Tuesday in pleading for more time to reduce its budget deficit, saying it believed the European Commission was warming to the idea to avoid deepening the country's recession. ...
Reuters Timeline: Milestones In The History Of The Dow
The Dow Jones industrial average pushed through its all-time intraday high of 14,198.10 on Tuesday, surpassing a record set in 2007. It was the latest milestone for the Dow, which has been in ...
China Focuses On Consumers In Economic Growth Plan
China put its fast-growing consumer class center-stage as outgoing Premier Wen Jiabao set out a reform plan on Tuesday to spread the fruits of economic growth more evenly in the country of 1.3 ...U.S.-EU Trade Deal Must Tackle Agricultural Barriers: Senator Baucus
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee on Monday warned he will not support a proposed free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union unless it tears down barriers that ...U.S. Republicans Move To Avoid Government Shutdown
Congressional Republicans announced a plan on Monday to avoid a government shutdown later this month, seeking to calm the waters after months of budget fights that ended in a failure last week to ...
Crop Insurers Upbeat Despite Drought Conditions, Underwriting Losses: Fitch
Multi-peril crop insurance represents a very modest portion of U.S. property/casualty insurance industry revenues. However, this segment has garnered considerable attention as scorching summer heat ...