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  • Greece extended its offer to buy back debt until Tuesday, seeking more bids from bondholders after falling short of a target to retire bonds worth 30 billion euros at a cost of just 10 billion

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  • Greece extended its offer to buy back debt until Tuesday, seeking more bids from bondholders after falling short of a target to retire bonds worth 30 billion euros at a cost of just 10 billion

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 11th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Iran says Opec producing a million bpd too much

    Opec members collectively are producing about 1 million barrels a day of crude more than needed, swelling oil stocks at a time of weak demand, Iranian Opec governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi said on Monday. The

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 11th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Banks flinch as derivatives head back to the future

    The latest challenge to investment banks' iron grip on finance has its unlikely roots in agriculture. Since the mid-1980s, Wall Street has built a $650 trillion playground for speculators using financial instruments called swaps. These

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 11th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Sanctions push Iran into recession: IIF

    Sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear program have pushed the country into recession, a global association of financial services said on Monday. Crude oil exports have dropped sharply, the Iranian rial has plummeted and

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 11th, 2012
    • Comments Off on OECD sees economic traction in US and Britain

    Economic growth appears to be gathering traction in the United States and Britain, while China and Italy may be about to turn up, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said on Monday. Signals continue

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 11th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Egypt suspends tax rises, putting IMF loan at risk

    President Mohamed Morsi suspended planned tax increases on Monday, shortly after they were formally announced, in a policy shift that could imperil Egypt's ability to secure a $4.8 billion loan from the IMF. Opposition groups,

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 11th, 2012
    • Comments Off on China’s Huawei to open R&D centre in Finland

    Chinese telecom firm Huawei announced on Monday plans to invest 70 million euros ($90 million) to open up a research and development centre for smartphone and tablet software in Finland, home to rival Nokia. "The

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 11th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Chinese group buys AIG aircraft firm for $4.8 billion

    American International Group Inc will sell nearly all of aircraft leasing business ILFC to a Chinese consortium for up to $4.8 billion, in a deal that gives the fastest growing aviation market easier and cheaper

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 11th, 2012
    • Comments Off on McDonald’s restaurant sales rebound

    McDonald's Corp's sales at established restaurants rose more than expected in November as a renewed emphasis on low-priced food helped the company bounce back from a rare decline in October, it said on Monday. Still,

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