PRESS DIGEST-Canada-Dec 31

Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:20am EST Dec 31 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.* Defense Minister Peter MacKay has opened the door to...

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UPDATE 2-Iberdrola to sell French wind parks to cut debt

Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:27am EST * Deal is part of debt-cutting drive * Strategy aimed at keeping investment credit rating * Polish, U.S. asset sales could follow - sources By Sarah Morris MADRID, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Spanish utility Iberdrola...

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UPDATE 1-BG gets $1.8 bln loan from U.S. Export-Import Bank

Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:28am EST LONDON Dec 31 (Reuters) - Britain's BG Group said on Monday it had secured a $1.8 billion loan from the Export-Import Bank of the United States, as part of a wider push to diversify its funding options to support major...

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UPDATE 2-U.S. Senate leaders work to avoid New Year's 'fiscal cliff'

Sat Dec 29, 2012 7:19pm EST * Reid, McConnell and aides in last-ditch effort * Negotiators described as "still very far apart" * Taxes set to rise Tuesday, spending cuts due Wednesday * Temporary "fiscal cliff" patches being discussed...

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UPDATE 1-U.S. Senate leaders work to avoid New Year's 'fiscal cliff'

Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:49pm EST * Reid, McConnell and aides in last-ditch effort * Negotiators described as "still very far apart" * Taxes set to rise Tuesday, spending cuts due Wednesday * Temporary "fiscal cliff" patches being discussed...

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Stung Bankia investors look to courts for justice

Sun Dec 30, 2012 5:47am EST * Official inquiry into Bankia debacle unlikely * Small savers say they were swindled * Judge in legal probe has yet to open formal lawsuit By Sonya Dowsett MADRID, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Spanish savers and...

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Argentina asks U.S. court to block payouts for debt holdouts

Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:27am EST * Appeal challenges ruling for holdout creditors * Argentina says order would harm future debt swaps * Federal appeals court in NY to consider Argentina case By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK,...

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Top French court overturns 75 pct upper tax rate

PARIS | Sat Dec 29, 2012 5:08am EST PARIS Dec 29 (Reuters) - France's Constitutional Council said on Saturday it was overturning a 75 percent upper tax rate on income above 1 million euros ($1.32 million) due to be introduced in 2013 by the seven-month-old...

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UPDATE 1-Top French court overturns 75 pct upper tax rate

Sat Dec 29, 2012 5:38am EST PARIS Dec 29 (Reuters) - France's Constitutional Council overturned on Saturday a 75 percent upper tax rate on income above 1 million euros ($1.32 million) due to be introduced in 2013 by the seven-month-old Socialist government.The...

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WRAPUP 1-Japan finmin reassures on bond issuance, adviser prods BOJ

Thu Dec 27, 2012 4:55am EST * JGB yields rising in anticipation of new govt's policies * LDP returns to power with promises of big fiscal spending * PM Abe adviser wants to curb BOJ's independence * Stimulus package, next FY budget immediate...

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PRESS DIGEST-Canada-Dec 27

Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:29am EST Dec 27 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.* U.S. President Barack Obama cut short his Hawaiian vacation...

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UPDATE 1-Italy hits target amount at first debt auction of 2013

Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:53am EST By Francesca Landini MILAN Dec 27 (Reuters) - Italy sold all the bills and bonds it aimed to at an auction on Thursday, a few days after outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti announced he may join the election race...

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Moody's affirms A2/Prime-1 ratings of Mizuho Securities

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PRESS DIGEST-Canada-Dec 26

Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:02am EST Dec 26 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.* Two firemen shot dead in western New York were killed...

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TEXT-S&P summary: Chartis Singapore Insurance Pte. Ltd.

Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:13am EST Dec 26 - =============================================================================== Summary analysis -- Chartis Singapore Insurance Pte. Ltd. --------- 26-Dec-2012 ===============================================================================...

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Benchmark JGBs steady despite Nikkei rally

Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:15am EST * Trading volume on 10-year JGB futures hit lowest this year * Yields on benchmark 10-year unchanged at 0.760 pct TOKYO Dec 25 (Reuters) - Benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yields were unchanged on Tuesday,...

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Public works in Japan extra budget unlikely to top 5 trln yen -source

TOKYO | Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:56am EST TOKYO Dec 25 (Reuters) - Public works spending in a Japanese extra budget for the current fiscal year to March is unlikely to exceed 5 trillion yen ($59 billion), a source close to incoming Prime Minister Shinzo...

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UPDATE 2-Japan's incoming PM keeps up pressure on BOJ to attack deflation

Tue Dec 25, 2012 3:53am EST * Abe calls on BOJ to set 2 pct inflation target * Adds will leave policy means to BOJ once he's PM * Abe unveils party executive line-up, readies cabinet By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Stanley White TOKYO, Dec...

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Greece not doing enough against rich tax dodgers, say EU/IMF

By Harry Papachristou ATHENS | Mon Dec 24, 2012 5:39am EST ATHENS Dec 24 (Reuters) - Greece's drive to crack down on flagrant tax evaders such as doctors and lawyers is flagging and must be reinvigorated, a report by the European Union and...

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UPDATE 2-Ukraine central banker named first deputy PM

Mon Dec 24, 2012 5:40am EST * Arbuzov is member of president's inner circle * PM Azarov and his new deputy face tough IMF talks KIEV Dec 24 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Monday named Serhiy Arbuzov - who has until...

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UPDATE 1-Turkey's Borusan invests in U.S. to tap shale gas boom

Mon Dec 24, 2012 6:05am EST * US energy market targeted with investment * Long-term financing eyed * Investment to double Borusan Mannesmann EBITDA ISTANBUL, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Borusan Mannesmann, Turkey's leading steel pipe manufacturer,...

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Florida governor asks Obama to block possible ports strike

MIAMI | Sat Dec 22, 2012 5:53pm EST MIAMI Dec 22 (Reuters) - Florida's Republican governor wants President Barack Obama to invoke federal law and order a cooling-off period if nearly 15,000 longshoremen walk off the job in a looming strike that...

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Monti set to declare intentions as Italy election race begins

Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:10pm EST * Monti to hold news conference at 1000 GMT * Expected to present memorandum of reforms Italy needs * Seems doubtful over taking more active role in Feb. 24 election By Gavin Jones and James Mackenzie ROME,...

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UPDATE 1-Monti says minded not to run in election, talks reform

Sun Dec 23, 2012 3:51am EST * Monti to hold news conference at 1000 GMT * He is expected to present a list of suggested reforms * He criticises Berlusconi over Italy's economy, credibility * Monti frets a centre-left coalition would be...

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CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-U.S. judge rules against Calpers on San Bernardino

Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:15pm EST (Corrects 19th paragraph to show Lubic represents Calpbers, not San Bernardino) * First step in a complex legal proceeding * Lifting protection would leave the city without cash flow- judge * $2 million cashout...

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WRAPUP 5-Obama seeks to rescue fiscal talks for post-Christmas deal

Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:27pm EST * Obama seeks short-term deal to avoid worst fiscal effects * "God only knows" way forward, House Speaker Boehner says * Big tax hikes, automatic spending cuts loom in January * Obama, lawmakers leaving Washington...

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