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World finance leaders will seek to assure markets on Friday that the global economy is recovering despite the cloud cast by debt-troubled Greece and its request for a huge bailout.

World finance leaders gather in Washington on Friday hoping to plot a course beyond the financial crisis, but Greece's worsening debt woes served as a stark reminder the global economy remains vulnerable.

Good morning dear traders,EURUSD had no easy day yesterday. Especially the Euro was the whipping boy of the day. Don´t you think so? Sure, it was a perfect day for short traders, but ...

Stop-loss selling hammered the euro to a one-year low on Friday on heightened speculation Greece would have to seek a bailout to avoid default, while Asian shares fell, dragged down by resource and financial stocks.

World finance leaders gather in Washington on Friday hoping to plot a course beyond the financial crisis but Greece's worsening debt woes served as a stark reminder the global economy remains vulnerable.

The IMF sought to maintain unity within the Group of 20 economic powers on Thursday, urging countries not to go separate ways in reforming the financial sector, as frictions emerged over a controversial plan to tax banks.

Over the past six years, social networking has been the Internet's stand-out phenomenon, linking up more than one billion people eager to exchange videos, pictures or last-minute birthday wishes.

Goldman Sachs risks losing clients wherever politicians hold sway after U.S. accusations the Wall Street powerhouse committed fraud, posing a threat to some lucrative business areas.

The biggest study to date into the effects of mobile-phone usage on long-term health was launched on Thursday, aiming to track at least a quarter of a million of people in five European countries for up to 30 years.

(Reuters) - Children born extremely early -- at 25 weeks or before -- may risk a lifetime of lung problems, including asthma, British researchers reported on Thursday.

A new decades-long study examining the link between the use of mobile phones and long-term health problems such as cancer and neurological diseases launched on Thursday across five European countries.

World equity markets and the euro turned south on Thursday after the European Union said Greece's budget deficit was worse than first believed, feeding fears about the country's ability to avoid default.

Good morning dear traders, and again one trading day went to an end. However, I was not really satisfied with it.

The Australian Dollar opens lower (0.9260) this morning weighed down by little movement in global equity markets last night and further Greek Sovereign debit worries.

A German state bank said it had severed business ties with Goldman Sachs Group Inc, citing U.S. regulators' allegation that the dominant Wall Street bank committed fraud, while France eyed an investigation of its own.

Quality of school books hit by changes Constant tweaking of maths syllabus mean textbooks are 'less coherent' than in Asia

France could become the latest country to examine whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc defrauded investors in marketing a mortgage investment product while the hedge fund that played a key role in the deal moved to head off investor concerns.

Paulson & Co, the hedge fund linked to civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs Group Inc, moved to head off investor concerns about its role in a deal that has scarred the reputation of the Wall Street bank and overshadowed blow-out quarterly earnings.

Strong earnings from tech stock Apple and other U.S. companies helped lift global stocks on Wednesday, boosting tech-heavy markets in Asia and feeding optimism about the global economic recovery.

Good morning dear traders, how was your yesterday´s trading day? I hope, you could fetch some pips out of the market. As there have been a lot of chances yesterday.

Europe's flight ban is preventing some life-saving transplant tissue from reaching patients, and other operations have had to be canceled because surgeons are stuck overseas.