By Reuters UK
European Union leaders, advised by senior officials to prepare contingency plans in case Greece decides to quit the single currency, urged the country to stay the course on austerity and complete the reforms demanded under its bailout programme. (5:51 am)
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IMF, EUROPEAN UNION, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, INVESTMENT
By Reuters UK
Wall Street stocks staged a late recovery and the euro flirted with a near two-year low on Wednesday as investors remained on edge about Greece's possible exit from the euro zone, which threatened to deepen the region's debt crisis and hurt an already fragile global recovery. (2:44 am)
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GOLD, DOW JONES, FTSE, CALIFORNIA, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, FACEBOOK
By IBTimes
Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL), the No. 1 database company, said it would acquire private cloud media marketer Vitrue for an undisclosed sum a day after German rival SAP (NYSE: SA), Europe's No. 1 software company, offered to acquire e-commerce specialist Ariba Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA) for $4. (1:32 am)
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IBM, NYSE, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, ORACLE, MANAGEMENT, RETAIL
By Reuters UK
European leaders, at odds over how to resolve the deepening crisis in the euro zone on Wednesday, have been advised by senior officials to prepare contingency plans in case Greece quits the single currency area. (1:05 am)
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INVESTMENT
By Reuters UK
World stocks skidded and the euro fell to a 21-month low on Wednesday on worries about Greece's possible exit from the euro zone, which threatened to deepen the region's debt crisis and hurt an already fragile global recovery. (12:58 am)
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GOLD, DOW JONES, FTSE, CALIFORNIA, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, FACEBOOK
By Reuters
European leaders, at odds over how to resolve the deepening crisis in the euro zone on Wednesday, have been advised by senior officials to prepare contingency plans in case Greece quits the single currency area. (12:58 am)
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INVESTMENT
By IBTimes
The latest call to arms comes as world powers met with Iran for talks in Baghdad, with the Iranians promising a "new and comprehensive" package of proposals. (11:44 pm)
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CHINA, ISRAEL, RUSSIA, INTERNATIONAL LAW, IRAQ
By Reuters UK
Britain's top shares fell sharply on Wednesday, wiping out their gains from the start of the week on mounting fears Greece will leave the euro zone and doubts a European summit later in the day will amount to much. (10:19 pm)
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NETFLIX, FTSE, EUROPEAN UNION, COPPER, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT
By Reuters UK
World stocks stumbled and the euro fell to a 21-month low on Wednesday on worries about Greece's possible exit from the euro zone, which would deepen the region's debt crisis and hurt an already fragile global economic recovery. (9:37 pm)
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GOLD, DOW JONES, FTSE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, FACEBOOK, GOLD PRICES
By Lakeshore Trading
After its recent rebound, gold prices were trading slightly lower on Tuesday pressured by a firmer U.S. dollar and weaker crude oil prices. Although the price of gold still remains range bound while it consolidates, it needs to make a decisive break above $1600 an ounce to attract momentum traders. (8:40 pm)
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GOLD, BARCLAYS, CRUDE OIL, GOLD PRICES, JAPAN, RUSSIA
