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Europe Weighs Rescue Plan for Greece
Germany is considering a plan with its EU partners to offer Greece and other troubled euro-zone members loan guarantees in an effort to calm market fears of a default.

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European Airlines Seek Loan Access
Air France, British Airways, Lufthansa and other European airlines are lobbying to shake up how airplane sales are financed so they can get access to government export guarantees that most other airlines around the world now use.

Greece Grapples With Tax Evasion
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Google Adds 'Buzz' to Gmail
Court: U.K. Must Release Detainee Intel
Obama, Republicans Seek Accord
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Pound Has Problems of Its Own
Tymoshenko to Contest Ukraine Vote
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Morgan Stanley Gets Earful on Pay
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Bank of Spain Greets Deficit Measures
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BOE Sees Inflation Staying Below Target
The Bank of England signaled that it won't tighten policy for at least the next year, as the private and public sectors seek to run down their debts and credit conditions remain tight.
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U.K. Manufacturing Output Rises
U.K. manufacturing output rose sharply on the month in December, boosted by broad-based gains, but the strong expansion is unlikely to be large enough to lift the country's meager preliminary GDP growth estimate for the fourth quarter.
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Carr Warns on Takeover Rules
The Cadbury takeover saga has amplified concerns about whether current U.K. rules on mergers and acquisitions work against the long-term interests of British business, former Chairman Roger Carr said.
- Kraft Closes Cadbury Plant
Secretive Culture Led Toyota Astray
New details from the crisis enveloping Toyota reveal a growing rift between the auto maker and U.S. regulators. The heart of Toyota's problem: Its secretive corporate culture clashed with U.S. requirements that auto makers disclose safety threats.
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Galleon Defendants Must Give Wiretaps
Prosecutors added two more securities fraud counts against Raj Rajaratnam in an alleged insider-trading scheme that prosecutors now claim topped $49 million.
- WSJ Topics: The Galleon Case
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Peugeot's Loss Widens on Falling Sales
PSA Peugeot-Citroën said its loss widened in 2009 due to plunging car sales in many of its key markets in the first half, but said it expects to return to operating profitability in the first half of 2010.
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Paulson's Gold-Metal Run Falls Short
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AMR Ramps Up Delta Challenge
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Showdown at Infineon Tests German Governance
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Fiat to Forge Venture in Russia

Markets

Greece Hopes Lift European Shares
European stocks rose, with banking shares leading the gains amid expectations that Germany and its EU partners will devise a rescue plan for Greece.
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Euro Slips as Bailout Optimism Fades
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Greece Uncertainty Pressures Gold Prices
Asian Stocks: Nikkei Up 0.3%
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Credit Markets Strengthen
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Heard: Watch for Steep Yield Curves

Earnings

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Key Drug Sales, Vaccines Boost Sanofi
The French drug maker reported a better-than-expected 10% rise in net profit, spurred by sales of key drugs Lantus and Lovenox, as well as an extra boost from vaccines
BHP Posts Solid Profit; Outlook Cautious
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ArcelorMittal Tops Expectations
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Reckitt Beats Views, Sees Slower Growth
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Elan Swings to Loss, Expects '10 Profit

World

Iran Nuclear Move Stirs Sanction Call
Iran announced it has begun enriching uranium at levels closer to weapons grade, sparking new calls for sanctions by Western officials.
Jordan, U.S. Closer to Nuclear Pact
Politics, Bollywood Clash in Mumbai
Nigeria Votes to Transfer Power

Real Estate

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A Tough Sell for Waterford Site
A shuttered Irish factory that produced iconic Waterford crystal for decades has been put up for sale amid a glut of empty industrial properties left in the wake of the sputtering Irish economy.
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Good Times Ahead for Unibail
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'Xanadu' Dreams Meet Harsh Reality

Editors' Picks

Washington Builds a Snow Mountain
I Spy...a Market For Kids
Let's Win the Oddball Events, Too
Where Five Auroras Glow
U.S. Enlists Ex-Foes for Afghan Army
States Seek Budget Boost in Liquor
A Great Day to Be a Boilermaker
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Luxury's New Optimism
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Using Smokestack Gases to Pump Oil
Entrepreneurs Put In Olympic Effort
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Australian Mining Mogul Digs for China
Little Room for Artistic License

World

China Sentences Earthquake Activist
China's government sentenced Tan Zuoren, an activist who questioned official accounts of school collapses in the Sichuan earthquake of 2008, to five years in prison.
Climate-Science Officials Seek Improved Reporting
Charges in Philippine Massacre

U.K.

FSA in Turmoil as Sants to Leave
Hector Sants submitted his resignation as chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, the U.K. financial regulator that he led through the credit crisis but which faces an uncertain political future.
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Barclays CEO Blasts U.S. Plan
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U.K. Trade Deficit Widens

Markets

U.S. Stocks Gain on Greece Hopes
Hopes for a financial rescue of Greece drove the stock market to its best full-day gain in more than a month. The Dow rose 1.5%.
Ore Increases Boost Steel Prices
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Micron to Buy Numonyx in $1.27 Billion Stock Deal

Tech

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ESPN Plays Up Web for Live Sports
In a high-profile push to make money from online video, sports broadcaster ESPN is putting new muscle into a Web site that shows live events for paying subscribers.
Game Makers Push Beyond Christmas
Facebook Gets Another Facelift

Business

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International Sales Boost Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola posted a 55% gain in profit amid strong soda sales in developing economies, but its North American business remained under pressure.
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McDonald's Sales Rise Abroad
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Disney Results Reflect Consumer Caution

U.S.

Mental Health 'Bible' Gets Revamp
Draft revisions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders could have effects that ripple through mental health care.
Union-Backed Nominee Blocked in Senate
Gridlock in Senate Fuels Frustration

Life & Style

A Growing Obsession: Rare Seeds
Some gardeners skip the glossy seed catalogs and turn to seed exchanges, which frequently offer unusual varieties of plants not typically found in catalogs.
Outfitters' Lament: Too Few Kids With Guns
Cars Are Getting Scary Again

Opinion

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Saba Farzan: Iran's Revolution Devoured By Its Own Children
The young people born into this clerical dictatorship are on an irrevocable path to democracy.
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Takis Michas: Greece Is Bankrupt (Morally, At Least)
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Ai Weiwei: Google Gives Us Hope

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Chance of Real Reform Slipping Away
The Financial Services Authority begins the difficult task of searching for a new chief executive following the resignation of Hector Sants.
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Boxers Don Kid Gloves for Press Events
In a boxing trend that might make Ali and Tyson weep, the prefight press conference—once nearly as tense and unpredictable as the match itself—has suddenly gone soft.
- Video: The New Civilized Side of Boxing
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ESPN Plays Up Web for Live Sports
In a high-profile push to make money from online video, sports broadcaster ESPN is putting new muscle into a Web site that shows live events for paying subscribers.
Carnival Around the Globe
Masked merrymakers, traditional dancers and festive spirits marked the start of this year's pre-Lenten Carnival festivities from Venice to Montevideo, from Rio de Janeiro to Port-of-Spain.

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