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Banks, markets await European stress test results (AP)

July 23rd, 2010

German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks over the desk during a press conference ahead of the annual summer break in Berlin Wednesday, July 21, 2010. Merkel is seeking to counter skepticism on Europe's bank stress tests ahead of their publication, saying they are realistic. The results of tests on 91 banks across the continent are to be published Friday. The exercise is meant to lift the cloud of uncertainty surrounding the exposure of European banks to the debt crisis but some analysts have questioned whether the tests will be tough enough.  (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - Ninety-one banks. Twenty countries. One exam. So who’s going to flunk the European stress test?


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World markets await Goldman Sachs earnings (AP)

July 20th, 2010

In this photo made July 16, 2010, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Stocks are set to bounce back modestly Monday, July 19, after a brutal close to the previous week.(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)AP - European stock markets were little changed Tuesday as investors awaited earnings from U.S. banking giant Goldman Sachs later, while Japanese shares were hit hard by mounting concerns that…

Frustrations await Bush, Clinton visit to Haiti (AP)

March 21st, 2010

A girl walks at a homeless earthquake survivors camp during heavy rains in Port-au-Prince, Friday, March 19, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, killing and injuring thousands and leaving more than a million people living in makeshift camps. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - One restored a Haitian president to power; the other flew him back out again. Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are visiting Haiti on Monday,…