Europe poses global recession threat: IMF | January 24, 2012 02:43 PM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Europe's debt crisis could tip the world economy into recession and a bigger firewall is urgently needed to keep the damage from spreading, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. | Full Article | Yahoo revenue slips in Q4 | January 24, 2012 04:32 PM ET | (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's net revenue and profit fell slightly in the fourth quarter, the struggling Internet company's last quarter before new Chief Executive Scott Thompson took the reins. | Full Article | Greek creditors urge quick deal after eurozone | January 24, 2012 03:23 PM ET | ZURICH/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's private creditors pleaded on Tuesday with European officials who rejected their bond swap offer to hammer together a deal before Athens tumbles into a chaotic default. | Full Article | | | US TOP NEWS | Obama to contrast tax inequality in State of the Union | January 24, 2012 03:17 PM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to frame an election-year State of the Union address on Tuesday in starkly populist terms by emphasizing the inequality in a tax system that allows the wealthy to pay a lower rate than middle-class Americans. | Full Article | S&P says likely to declare Greece in default | January 24, 2012 12:19 PM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's will likely downgrade Greece's ratings to "selective default" when the country concludes its debt restructuring, but that will not necessarily destroy the credibility of the European Union, an official with the ratings agency said on Tuesday. | Full Article | Romney returns show low tax rate; questions linger | January 24, 2012 04:18 PM ET | TAMPA, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney bowed to political pressure and gave the public a glimpse inside his personal fortune on Tuesday, releasing U.S. tax returns showing he pays a lower effective tax rate than many top wage-earners. | Full Article | Rule-smashing lawyer sees Volcker cracks | January 24, 2012 01:48 PM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The controversial ban on banks' proprietary trading known as the Volcker rule has big vulnerabilities and should be reproposed, or face possible legal challenges, a prominent Washington attorney said on Tuesday. | Full Article | Iran says sanctions to fail, repeats Hormuz threat | January 24, 2012 02:45 PM ET | TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian politicians said on Tuesday they expected the European Union to backtrack on its oil embargo and repeated a threat to close the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane if the West succeeds in preventing Tehran from exporting crude. | 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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