Merkel, Sarkozy to seek growth, jobs for euro zone (Reuters)
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Reuters - The German and French leaders meet on Monday to discuss ways to boost growth in euro zone states struggling to overcome the sovereign debt crisis and rising unemployment, and finalise a deal to increase fiscal coordination within the currency union.
SNB chief to face grilling over currency scandal (Reuters)
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Reuters - Embattled Swiss National Bank Chief Philipp Hildebrand faces a grilling by a parliamentary committee on Monday about a controversial currency trade made by his wife three weeks before he imposed a cap on the soaring Swiss franc.
Greece should quit euro unless “massive” funding given: Czech (Reuters)
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Reuters - Greece should leave the euro zone and devalue its new currency unless Europe is willing to provide "massive" funding for the indebted country, Czech central bank Governor Miroslav Singer said in a newspaper interview.
GM challenges German brands with small Cadillac (Reuters)
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Reuters - General Motors Co has proved with the Chevrolet Cruze it can build a top-selling compact car, cracking a market long dominated by the Japanese brands.



January 8th, 2012