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<title>Greek debt crisis tears Europe apart</title>
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<description>(PARIS) The debt crisis in Greece is unleashing turmoil that analysts say could shake the eurozone to its foundations, even turning it from a castle of great expectations into a cooperative of great share-outs. </description>
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<title>Regulatory reform bill still attainable: Republicans</title>
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<description>(WASHINGTON) A bipartisan financial regulation reform bill could still be worked out in the US Senate, despite a breakdown in negotiations, key Republicans said in a letter obtained by Reuters on Saturday.</description>
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<title>US, Europe at odds over financial reform</title>
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<description>(WASHINGTON) A feud between the United States and Europe has cast doubt on the likelihood of a comprehensive global response to the financial crisis that nearly sparked a worldwide depression, according to regulators and analysts. </description>
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<title>Ernst &amp;amp; Young in tough spot over Lehman audit</title>
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<description>(NEW YORK) Ever since the fraud at US energy trader Enron Corp brought down accounting firm Arthur Andersen eight years ago, global auditing firms have worried that a major misstep could be fatal.</description>
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<title>FSA using mystery shoppers to check on banks, insurers</title>
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<description>(OXFORD) Staff of Britain's financial watchdog will pose as mystery shoppers to check that banks and insurers are not mis-selling mortgages, life policies and pensions.</description>
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<title>New light on Lehman's dealings with New York Fed</title>
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<description>(NEW YORK) They were considered the dregs of Lehman Brothers - 'bottom of the barrel,' as one banker put it. </description>
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<title>Chile to tap copper savings fund for rebuilding</title>
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<description>(SANTIAGO) Chilean President Sebastian Pinera plans to tap copper savings funds and may borrow abroad to pay for the estimated US$30 billion cost of repairing damage caused by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Feb 27. </description>
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<title>UBS pushes Swiss lawmakers to pass bank treaty with US</title>
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<description>(NEW YORK) Swiss banking giant UBS has stepped up its lobbying to pass a treaty with the United States that would resolve a dispute over tax-evading clients, amid signs that the deal is running into trouble in the Swiss parliament. </description>
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<title>Stolen HSBC data could be trove for US tax authorities</title>
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<description>(WASHINGTON) The revelation that an ex-employee of HSBC Holdings plc stole tens of thousands of its Swiss accounts is likely to give US tax authorities fresh clues in their pursuit of wealthy tax cheats abroad.</description>
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<title>Buffett's salary remains at US$100,000</title>
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<description>(NEW YORK) Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc who pays the company for postage and personal phone calls, received a US$100,000 salary for the 29th straight year as he arranged a US$27 billion acquisition. </description>
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<title>Male investors may have paid heavier price in the financial crisis</title>
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<description>(NEW YORK) Men and women invest differently, a growing body of research has found. And in at least one important respect, women may be better at it. </description>
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