LATEST NEWS | Wall Street ends down for 3rd day | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell for a third day and hit their lowest level in two weeks on Wednesday as widespread risk aversion sent commodity prices tumbling, drove the euro to its lowest in a year and forced Italy to pay a euro-era high to sell debt. | Full Article | | Insight: MF Global puts harsh light on self-regulation | December 14, 2011 02:35 PM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two weeks after MF Global's collapse, officials from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission briefed Senate staff on the brokerage firm's final days. When asked about reports that the brokerage firm had written checks that bounced when customers tried to cash them, the regulators had an admission that surprised the room: they didn't know about the bad checks. | Full Article | OPEC oil deal puts Saudi back in charge | December 14, 2011 03:12 PM ET | VIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC oil producers on Wednesday sealed their first new output agreement in three years in a deal that settles a 6-month-old argument over supply policy firmly in Saudi Arabia's favor. | Full Article | Avon needs bold change as Jung's CEO tenure ends | December 14, 2011 04:34 PM ET | (Reuters) - Avon Products Inc's decision to look outside its walls for a new CEO is viewed as an admission that the cosmetics brand needs a major overhaul rather than the small make-overs it has undertaken in recent years. | Full Article | | | US TOP NEWS | Germans rebuff calls for ECB action after summit | December 14, 2011 02:29 PM ET | BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's chancellor and central banker urged Europe to stick to stricter budget discipline and forget about one-shot solutions after financial markets judged that another EU summit had failed to resolve the euro zone's debt crisis. | Full Article | China says will hit U.S. auto imports with duties | December 14, 2011 04:24 PM ET | BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China will impose punitive duties of up to 22 percent on large cars and SUVs exported from the United States, China's Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of trade disputes between the world's two largest economies. | Full Article | Obama: Troops leaving Iraq with heads held high | December 14, 2011 03:53 PM ET | FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama welcomed home some of the last U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday, marking a symbolic end to the nearly nine-year war that strained America's armed forces and damaged its standing worldwide. | Full Article | | | HEALTH NEWS | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. | | Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | ODDLY ENOUGH | | | |
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