Australian shares are set to edge lower when trade opens today after US and European markets were lower on disappointing economics data.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Banks led stocks lower on Wednesday as the S&P 500 stalled near a 10-month-high after signs of weak European business activity rekindled concerns about a recession overseas.

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US stocks pared their losses to trade a touch lower as investors took a cautious stance on the European economic outlook.

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ATHENS (Reuters) - Trade unionists, communists and pensioners angry at punishing spending cuts in Greece marched through central Athens on Wednesday as lawmakers set to work on legislation needed to secure payment of a second bailout for the debt-laden country.

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Pan African CEO, Jan Nelson, says the results from its Barberton Mine have answered a lot of the questions that were asked of management when they acquired it five years ago.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home resales rose to a 1-1/2 year high in January, pushing the supply of properties on the market to the lowest level in almost seven years in a hopeful sign for the housing sector.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A series of technology companies, including security software maker Palo Alto Networks, are preparing to go public on the heels of Facebook's $5-billion filing, sensing a window of opportunity as the stock market rallies.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday with the S&P 500 stalled near a 10-month-old high after weak data on Europe's business activity raised concerns about a recession.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home resales surged in January to a 1-1/2 year high and the supply of properties on the market was the lowest in almost seven years, pointing to a nascent housing recovery.

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ATHENS (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters angry at punishing spending cuts poured into Athens' central Syntagma Square on Wednesday as Greek lawmakers rushed to pass laws needed to secure payment of a second bailout for the debt-laden country.

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(Reuters) - While Wall Street slashes pay and freezes cash awards, Goldman Sachs Group's top five executives may reap special bonuses of $10.5 million apiece if the firm hits historically easy profit targets over the next two years.

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FRANKFURT/PARIS (Reuters) - General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen are discussing a manufacturing alliance designed to stem losses in Europe and reduce production costs elsewhere, sources with knowledge of the matter said.

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ATHENS (Reuters) - Fitch cut Greece's long-term ratings on Wednesday to its lowest rating above a default, becoming the first ratings agency to make the widely expected downgrade after the country announced a bond exchange plan to ease its massive debt burden.

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Pan African CEO, Jan Nelson, says the results from its Barberton Mine have answered a lot of the questions that were asked of management when they acquired it five years ago.

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In an updated scoping study Pretium projects tripling production to near seven million ounces gold at its Brucejack project.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp. and more than a half dozen other major banks are being hit with a new lawsuit over $949 million in residential mortgage-backed securities.

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A simmering dispute bursts into the public arena, with Australian outdoor advertising veteran Pierce Cody quitting the board over 'governance concerns'.

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Support of three of Australia's richest people fail to turn around the fortunes of struggling broadcaster Ten Network, which warned of a 40 per cent plunge in profits.

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The Greens pledge to continue their push to have the mining tax extended to other minerals amid claims the tax will fail to raise enough revenue.

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ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) - UBS might struggle to attract big institutional investors for more loss-absorbing bonds it wants to sell, after investors voiced distaste for the structure and price of an initial $2 billion deal announced on Wednesday.

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Violent protests at Impala Platinum's Rustenburg operations escalated Wednesday morning after a boardroom at shaft 7A was set on fire.

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(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc and UBS AG , in a series of disclosures to law-enforcement officials, have provided crucial information to investigators in multiple countries as part of inquiries into whether the world's biggest banks manipulated a global benchmark interest rate, according to people familiar with the situation.

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ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS plans to sell more loss-absorbing bonds to meet tougher bank capital rules after the Swiss bank tested investor appetite for these new instruments with an initial $2 billion deal last week.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday, indicating the S&P 500 may snap a three-day winning streak after weaker-than-expected euro zone economic data and ahead of a report on the U.S. housing market.

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(Reuters) - Garmin Ltd reported a rise in revenue from personal navigation devices (PNDs) for the first time in several quarters, helping it smash analysts' expectations.

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ANOTHER CSL result and another muddle about the currency impact.

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UPBEAT earnings reports and healthy corporate outlook statements helped Australia's benchmark stock index reverse losses.

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GLOBAL share registry Computershare has forecast a tough year, with low investor and corporate confidence to cut earnings.

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With the Greek bailout a done deal, gold and the Euro have gained a little, but nervousness over Greece's prospects prevails and the consequences of failure for Greece are dire.

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LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone economy is in danger of tipping into recession, with the services sector shrinking this month along with manufacturing, tempering a wave of optimism after a new bailout deal for Greece struck this week.

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