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Wall Street ends up on U.S. data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday, recovering some ground from last week's selloff as investor angst about the euro zone's fiscal crisis was overshadowed by data showing the U.S. services sector grew slightly faster than expected in May.
Two Fed officials cool to policy changes
St. LOUIS (Reuters) - The U.S. economic outlook has not deteriorated to the point that a further easing of monetary policy is warranted, two top Fed officials said on Tuesday, suggesting the U.S. central bank is not gearing up for action at its upcoming meeting on June 19-20.
Spain says credit markets closing its door, G7 takes no action
MADRID/TOKYO (Reuters) - Spain said on Tuesday that credit markets were closing to the euro zone's fourth biggest economy as finance chiefs of the Group of Seven major economies conferred on the currency bloc's worsening debt crisis but took no joint action.
Barclays may recover Lehman-linked assets: ruling
(Reuters) - Barclays Plc is entitled to recover roughly $1.8 billion of disputed assets and interest related to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's bankruptcy, a U.S. federal judge said, reversing a decision by a federal bankruptcy judge.
Service sector picks up modestly in May: ISM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pace of growth in the vast services sector edged up in May driven by gains in new orders, a welcome comfort after recent disappointing economic data.
IPO "whisper" estimates may be heard after Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the aftermath of the Facebook IPO, investor outrage - and lawsuits - have focused on "whisper" estimates of future results that underwriters shared only with some clients.
Euro zone in decline, U.S. and China gain
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - All of the euro zone's major economies are now in various states of decline, according to business surveys that heaped more pressure on Europe's leaders to stop the region becoming the center of a new global crisis.
Morgan Stanley to pay $5 million to settle CFTC case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley agreed to pay $5 million to settle charges brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that it executed unlawful noncompetitive trades, the agency said on Tuesday.
Baby steps to EU bank union come too late for crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will propose far-reaching powers for regulators to deal with failing banks on Wednesday, a step towards the banking union the European Central Bank has demanded to secure the euro's future.
Italy prosecutors probe S&P in New York: source
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors have probed Standard & Poor's headquarters in New York for alleged market manipulation in a investigation over the credit-rating agency's downgrades of Italy, a legal source said on Tuesday.
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