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Infighting grows as fiscal cliff plan rejected
Infighting among Republicans has grown as the latest plan to avert the 'fiscal cliff' was rejected by the White House.
Occupy Wall St diehards remain
One year after the start of global anti-capitalist protests, Laurie Penny talks to those still camping out.
Sombre jobs data hits world shares overnight
Disappointing jobs numbers from both sides of the Atlantic weighed on equities overnight, a day after they reached a four-year high on Wall Street.
Wall St, Euro shares hammered overnight
A slew of worrying news from Europe hammered equities in the euro zone and on Wall St overnight. The euro suffered too.
World shares drop as Greece frustrates
World sharemarkets are down as investors become more impatient with Greece.
Wall St down as news disappoints
Wall Street declined after reports on house prices, consumer confidence and business activity missed the mark, as did earnings by Exxon Mobil.
US housing speed bump hits Wall St
Disappointing data on American home sales overnight spoiled the party on Wall Street.
Euro, shares fall as German economy shrinks
There was more bad news from Europe overnight, with data showing the German economy contracted in the last quarter.
World shares up as China, Alcoa fuel hope
Equities in Europe and on Wall Street advanced overnight and so did commodities, as data showed China's import growth last month eased to the lowest level in two years.
World investors take a loss as risk shunned
Investors are becoming so averse to risk that for the first time they have paid more for German securities than they will get on maturity.