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Xstrata, Glencore Scramble to Save Deal
Global commodities giants Xstrata and Glencore are under intense pressure to amend their proposed merger in the face of mounting shareholder opposition to the terms.

Italian Official Seeks Cultural Shift
Italy's Parliament is set to approve a watershed labor law, but even the law's architect, Elsa Fornero, says its ultimate success will hinge on a deeper cultural change in Italy.
- Interview Transcript: Italy's Labor Minister on Reforms
New Plan Sees Closer Euro-Zone Ties
The supervision of euro-zone banks should be transferred to a European overseer, possibly the ECB, top EU officials said.
- Greece Appoints New Finance Minister
- Heard: European Disunion Faces Endgame
Turkey Warns of Syria Retaliation
Turkey threatened military retaliation against Syrian forces near its border, as hostilities rose five days after Syria shot down a Turkish military jet.
- Staffers Killed in Attack on Syria TV Station
- Video: Syria Warns Against Action Over Plane
Greece Names New Finance Chief
Greece's new government picked Yannis Stournaras, a 55-year-old professor of economics, to be finance minister, replacing the previous nominee a day after he bowed out because of health problems.
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Roche to Cut Jobs, Close R&D Site
Swiss drug giant Roche said it will close a research site in New Jersey, resulting in the loss of about 1,000 jobs, in another sign that the industry is cutting investment in labs that haven't produced enough new drugs.
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Siemens Eyes Impact of Downturn
German industrial manufacturer Siemens may have trouble meeting its earnings guidance this year due to "significant deterioration" in some economies, its finance chief said.
France to Boost Minimum Wage
France's government will increase the minimum wage by more than inflation this year for the first time since 2006, in the hope that stronger consumption will revive the country's ailing economy.
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Italy to Lend Bank $2.5 Billion
The Italian government agreed to lend up to $2.5 billion to Banca Monte di Paschi di Siena, Rome's first aid to banks in two years.
Oil, Gas Producers Look to Arctic
Two of the world's major oil- and gas-producing nations, bolstered by big Arctic discoveries in recent years, are looking to further develop one of the world's most remote regions as a more vibrant hub of exploration.
European Drivers Get Smaller Boost
European motorists are still waiting to reap the full benefits of crude oil's recent slide as a weak euro, U.S. buying and high taxes keep gasoline prices high.
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Statoil Shuts Platforms Amid Strike
Euro-Zone Data Underline Divide

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Hope for London Housing
Some relief may be on the horizon for London's chronic housing shortage in the form of four master-planned developments that are moving slowly forward.

Real Time Brussels

Sex, Drugs and Tax-Free Garlic
Shuffleshuffleshuffleshuffle. Hear that? It's the sound of desks being cleared in the Berlaymont, the headquarters of the European Commission.
Belgian Soccer Fans Turn Czech
Belgian soccer fans saw their own team eliminated from Euro 2012 in qualifying. They put their affections up for sale and were bought by the Netherlands, which exited the competition with nul points. Now what?
More Euro Bond-Buying on Way?
Reviving a Stigmatized Market
Trouble in Paradise
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Emerging Europe

Hungarian Central Bank Sees Economy in Recession
Hungary's central bank released new forecasts indicating that the country's economy will go into recession this year.
Hacker Claims to Have Compromised Kremlin Critic’s Email
A day after Alexei Navalny, a popular leader of opposition protests and an anticorruption and shareholder activist was elected as independent director of Russia’s flag carrier Aeroflot, his e-mail and Twitter accounts were compromised, and an alleged hacker gave an interview to a pro-Kremlin newspaper.
Russia Can’t Beat U.S., China in Olympics, Sports Minister Says
Hungary Targets Strict Budget
Morning Briefing: Hungarian Central Bank to Keep Rates Steady
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The Source

BP Sells More Assets, But What of TNK-BP?
BP's plan to raise nearly $40 billion by selling off those chunks of its business deemed surplus to requirement got another fillip during the past 24 hours. But we're still none the wiser about what's going on with the U.K. oil giant's stake in TNK-BP, its Russian joint venture.
Could 'Green' Bonds Help Tackle Climate Change?
Could the issuance of green bonds help tackle climate change?
Broker Note Briefing: Tuesday
Drug Makers Are Right to Seek Protection for EU's Poorest Nations
Generic Approval Is Not a Disaster for Shire
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Wimbledon

Who Can Upset Tennis's Untouchables?
They are the mighty men of tennis, so imposing that they make the first week and a half of Grand Slam tournaments seem almost insignificant.