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Monday, February 13, 2012

Business Today: Futures climb as Greece deal approved

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02/13/2012
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Futures climb as Greece deal approved
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Monday, indicating the S&P 500 would rebound from its biggest loss of the year, as Greece's parliament approved strict financial reforms needed to obtain its latest international bailout package. | Full Article
Greece still to convince Europe after rescue deal
February 13, 2012 08:28 AM ET
ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek government came under pressure on Monday to convince skeptical European capitals that it would stick to the terms of a multi-billion-euro rescue package endorsed by lawmakers during violent protests on the streets of Athens. | Full Article
OECD flags signs of broader upturn in economic outlook
February 13, 2012 07:43 AM ET
PARIS (Reuters) - The international economic outlook is showing tentative signs of improvement, with the momentum shift spreading from the United States and Japan to other developed countries, the OECD's December survey of growth prospects showed on Monday. | Full Article
GE to hire 5,000 U.S. veterans, investing in plants
February 13, 2012 06:06 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co plans to hire 5,000 U.S. military veterans over the next five years and to invest $580 million to expand its aviation footprint in the United States this year. | Full Article
China's CIC brushes aside Merkel investment plea
February 13, 2012 06:25 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - The head of China's $410 billion sovereign wealth fund CIC brushed aside a call by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to buy European government debt, saying such investments were "difficult" for long-term investors. | Full Article
US TOP NEWS
Obama's election-year budget to target rich
February 13, 2012 07:42 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose an election-year budget on Monday that raises taxes on millionaires and seeks billions of dollars for job-creating infrastructure projects, drawing a populist battle line with his Republican opponents. | Full Article
Syrian forces bombard Homs after Arab peace proposal
February 13, 2012 06:42 AM ET
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded districts of Homs and attacked other cities on Monday after Arab states pledged support for the opposition battling President Bashar al-Assad and called for international peacekeepers to be sent to the country. | Full Article
Israel links Iran, Hezbollah to embassy bombers
February 13, 2012 08:34 AM ET
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's arch-foe Iran "stands behind" bombers who targeted Israeli embassy cars in India and Georgia on Monday. | Full Article
NATO says found Afghan children dead after air strike
February 13, 2012 07:44 AM ET
KABUL (Reuters) - NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said on Monday they found the bodies of dead children after a coalition air strike that has enraged the Afghan government, and said their deaths may have been linked to an anti-insurgent operation in the area. | Full Article
A year on, only brief home visits for Japan nuclear evacuees
February 13, 2012 07:44 AM ET
OKUMA, Japan (Reuters) - Back home for just three hours, a tearful Miyoko Takeda sorted through her belongings. She left behind the kimonos she once wore as a traditional dancer, fearful they might be contaminated by radiation. | Full Article
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