THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Government officials sealed an agreement valued at around $25 billion with five major banks, capping a yearlong push to settle federal and state probes of alleged foreclosure abuses.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Leaders of the three political parties backing Greece's caretaker government agreed on an austerity package to comply with demands set by creditors for another bailout deal.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
The European Central Bank left its main interest rate unchanged for a second-straight month, amid signs that the euro-zone economy is stabilizing and Greece's government may be nearing a deal with creditors.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Idled U.S. workers filed a smaller number of new jobless benefit claims last week, an unexpected decrease that gave further indication the jobs market is improving.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Bank of England said it will buy another $79.1 billion of U.K. government bonds in an effort to shore up the fragile economy. The central bank's key interest rate remains unchanged at a record low of 0.5%.
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The Greek economy continued to show signs of erosion under the pressure of government austerity toward the end of last year, marked by an accelerating rise in unemployment and a deepening slump in industrial production.
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The U.K.'s goods trade deficit shrank to its smallest size in 22 months in December, with support from record foreign sales of oil and the strongest ever exports to South Korea, official data showed.
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The recent spate of good economic news has led White House officials to lower their projections for the unemployment rate this year, with a top adviser saying the 8.9% estimate that will appear in the White House's budget proposal Feb. 13 is...
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Glaxo has been funneling cash back to the U.K. daily from banks in euro-zone countries as part of its strategy to reduce exposure to risks of a possible breakdown of the European monetary system.
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Japan continued to conduct "stealth" interventions in the currency market after its highly publicized yen-selling campaign on Oct. 31, data released by the Finance Ministry confirmed.
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