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| Good Morning Aron | | LATEST NEWS | EU warns Greece rejecting austerity means default | ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union warned Greek lawmakers on Tuesday their country faced immediate default unless they approve a hated austerity plan, as strikers began new mass protests against the EU/IMF-imposed measures. | Full Article | | Home prices dip in April: S&P | June 28, 2011 09:10 AM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Single-family home prices dipped modestly in April, pointing to signs of stabilization in the battered housing market at the start of the spring buying season, a closely watched survey said on Tuesday. | Full Article | Obama confident debt deal can be struck | June 28, 2011 03:56 AM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is confident Democrats and Republicans can cut a "significant deal" to trim the U.S. deficit and increase its borrowing limit to avoid a damaging default, the White House said on Monday. | Full Article | Lagarde set to win IMF post as U.S. offers support | June 28, 2011 09:28 AM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States formally offered its backing on Tuesday for French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to take over the top job at the International Monetary Fund, ensuring a win for her over Mexico's Central Bank Governor Agustin Carstens. | Full Article | | | BUSINESS NEWS | Exclusive: Up to 15 EU banks to fail stress test | June 28, 2011 09:11 AM ET | FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Up to one in six European banks is set to fail an EU-wide financial health check, according to euro zone sources close to the stress-testing, as officials scramble to set up backstops for those at risk. | Full Article | Microsoft puts Office in the cloud, confronts Google | June 28, 2011 07:26 AM ET | SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft is making its biggest move into the mobile, Internet-accessible world of cloud computing this week, as it takes the wraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Office software suite. | Full Article | LSE's Rolet confident TMX merger vote will succeed | June 28, 2011 07:19 AM ET | LONDON (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange will proceed as planned with this week's vote on its takeover of Canadian group TMX and is confident shareholders will back the deal, chief executive Xavier Rolet said on Tuesday. | 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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