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  Stocks slide on Europe economic data, Oracle results; euro falls

  By Stephen Kirkland, Lu Wang and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg  |  March 21, 2013

  U.S. and European stocks slid, the euro weakened and commodities declined after data showed an unexpected contraction in German manufacturing and Cyprus’s president worked on a new plan to obtain a European bailout.

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  Spain's banks have $76 billion capital deficit in stress test

  By Charles Penty and Emma Ross-Thomas, Bloomberg  |  September 28, 2012

  Spain’s banks have a capital deficit of 59.3 billion euros ($76.3 billion), less than previously estimated, according to a test designed to lift doubts about a financial industry hit by real estate losses

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  European stocks, U.S. futures drop as Spain’s bond yields rise

  By Will Hadfield and Lynn Thomasson, Bloomberg  |  September 28, 2012

  European stocks and U.S. futures fell, while Spanish 10-year bonds yields climbed above 6 percent before the results of stress tests on the country’s banks.

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  Europe banks fail to cut assets after Draghi loans

  By Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, Bloomberg  |  September 20, 2012

  European banks pledged last year to cut more than $1.2 trillion of assets to help them weather the sovereign-debt crisis. Since then they’ve grown only fatter.

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  Gold lower in advance of Fed announcement

  By Jon Nadler  |  August 1, 2012

  While gold prices have held above the $1,600 pivot level, the action in either direction has been anything but orderly, and it often has not take more than a hint of a delay in easing actions by the Fed or the ECB to send enthusiasm withering.

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  Bank of England's next move on interest rates

  By Brian Dolan  |  May 12, 2012

  The market anticipates interest rate direction in England, while some see the beginning of the end for the Eurozone.

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  Spain considers letting banks offload toxic assets

  By Emma Ross-Thomas and Manuel Baigorri, Bloomberg  |  April 21, 2012

  Spain is trying to restore investor confidence in its banking system amid an E.U. decision that the country doesn’t need help in recapitalizing its banks or rescue funds.

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  Bank stress tests don’t mean pain is over

  By A. Gary Shilling, Bloomberg  |  March 18, 2012

  Banks must do more to meet new standards set by the Fed and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

• Greece closes in on debt swap as investors agree to offer

  By Maria Petrakis and Fabio Benedetti-Valentini, Bloomberg  |  March 8, 2012

  Greece moved closer to sealing the biggest sovereign restructuring in history as investors indicated they’ll participate in the nation’s debt swap.