Traders talk as they work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 9, 2011.     REUTERS/Andrew Burton (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)AP – A deal to get almost all EU countries to tie their economies closer together received some support in the markets on Friday, even though European leaders failed to reach unanimity on the plan, with Britain opposing the plan.


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Euro deal gets modest support in markets (AP)

By admin on December 9th, 2011

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York December 8, 2011. REUTERS/Carlo AllegriAP – A deal to get the 17 countries that use the euro to tie their economies closer together has got a modest level of support in the markets Friday, even though European Union leaders failed to reach unanimity on the plan.


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New York Police Department officers stand guard at the Wall Street Bull as people pose for a picture in New York October 7, 2011.  Pay close attention to the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York and around the United States, especially if the protests endure through the cold months into the election year spring or if the New York Police are ordered to violently end the demonstrations, which would ensure they spread. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY)AP – Stocks got a lift Friday by news that the U.S. economy generated more jobs than anticipated over the past three months, reinforcing hopes that the world’s largest economy will not be sliding back into recession.


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Reuters – Federal lawmakers expressed bipartisan support on Wednesday for several legislative proposals to ease regulatory burdens for small companies struggling to raise capital in the face of a battered economy.

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Stocks rally on support plan for European banks (AP)

By admin on September 15th, 2011

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2011 file photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Markets were calmed Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, by growing expectations that Greece will not be defaulting on its debts anytime soon and will get the next batch of rescue funds due from its international bailout package. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, File)AP – Stocks rallied Thursday after central banks in Europe and the U.S. announced a joint move to support European banks. Markets in Europe soared. Gold dropped and Treasury yields rose as traders moved out of the safest investments.


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Gregory Rowe works at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, June 23, 2011 in New York. An unexpected jump in claims for unemployment benefits and plummeting oil prices drove stocks lower early Thursday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP – Asian stock markets climbed Friday after the European Union offered billions of euros in funds to help recession-mired Greece avoid a massive debt default.


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Gregory Rowe works at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, June 23, 2011 in New York. An unexpected jump in claims for unemployment benefits and plummeting oil prices drove stocks lower early Thursday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP – Asian stock markets climbed Friday after the European Union offered billions of euros in funds to help recession-mired Greece avoid a massive debt default.


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Reuters – The Nikkei average fell to a five-week low on Monday after hedge funds unwound positions in construction machinery makers, spurred by Nomura Securities’ downgrades on sagging China demand, with investors eyeing more losses for the benchmark after it breached a key support level.

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