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Stocks to open higher on hopes for Greece

8 Feb 2012 at 4:40am
U.S. stocks were set to take another step higher Wednesday, extending gains from the previous day...

Which brokerage will be the next to fall?

8 Feb 2012 at 3:18am
The 2012 surge in the stock market hasn't been entirely positive for Wall Street traders, as inve...

Greece facing 'dramatic dilemma'

7 Feb 2012 at 1:16pm
Officials in Greece are under pressure to reach agreement on more austerity measures, as the thre...

China: Fast food nation. Too fast economy?

7 Feb 2012 at 10:48am
Is China's economy heading for a hard or soft landing? Well, it looks like Chinese consumers can'...

Glencore, Xstrata tie-up would create $90 billion giant

7 Feb 2012 at 9:16am
In a huge consolidation of the international mining industry, Swiss company Glencore Internationa...

Homs suffers 'heaviest' shelling

8 Feb 2012 at 4:36am
Syrian opposition groups say the city of Homs has come under the heaviest shelling in days, despi...

Santorum's hat trick stuns Romney

8 Feb 2012 at 2:40am
US conservative Rick Santorum wins races for the Republican presidential nomination in three stat...

Maldives president 'forced' out

8 Feb 2012 at 4:25am
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed says that he was forced to resign by armed police and a...

Whales 'stressed by ocean noise'

7 Feb 2012 at 8:28pm
A study of hormones in whale faeces shows that right whales are stressed by propeller noise from ...

Rumours over top China policeman

8 Feb 2012 at 2:56am
A top Chinese policeman in charge of a major crackdown on organised crime goes on leave, amid rum...