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Greek bondholders are preparing to lose as much as 60 percent of their investments as European leaders try to impose a solution that reduces the nation’s debt burden by enough to end the debt crisis.
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European stocks, U.S. equity futures and commodities rallied before Group of 20 finance ministers meet to discuss the debt crisis. French, Belgian and Spanish bonds declined after downgrades.
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Wheat rose in Chicago, heading for a first weekly climb in seven, on speculation demand for the grain to feed livestock will strengthen after corn prices rebounded.
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French bonds led euro-area government debt securities lower amid speculation the region’s nations will need to provide funding to backstop their banks.
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China’s bank lending last month was the least since 2009 as inflation stayed above the government’s target, highlighting the risk that efforts to tame prices will trigger a slowdown.
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China’s bank lending last month was the least since 2009 as inflation stayed above the government’s target, highlighting the risk that efforts to tame prices will trigger a slowdown.
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The U.S. Congress cleared free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, bringing an end to years of stalemate and offering what supporters said was the biggest opportunity for exporters in decades.
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Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon Group LLC co-founder whom prosecutors called “the modern face of illegal insider trading,” was sentenced to 11 years in prison, one of the longest terms ever for insider trading, though less than half of the maximum sought by the government.
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Palm oil advanced, set for the first weekly increase in four, after soybeans climbed to the highest level in more than two weeks on speculation that China may boost imports to meet rising demand.
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The bacteria responsible for the Black Death that killed a third of Europe’s population from 1347 to 1351 has changed little since then as health and hygiene advances held it in check, scientists said.
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Bloomberg's Rich Jaroslovsky reviews Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 4S. The new iPhone -- available for order now and in stores on Oct. 14 -- costs $199 for a model with 16 gigabytes of storage on a two-year contract, $299 for 32 gigabytes and $399 for 64 gigabytes. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Friday night, head out to St. Ann’s Warehouse in DUMBO for Karen O’s psycho-opera “Stop the Virgens.”
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The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable links to the Web.
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Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faces a parliamentary confidence vote today to determine whether he still has enough support to continue governing Italy through Europe’s deepening debt crisis.
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