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Monday, May 30, 2011 12:02 AM PDT

Today's Business News: Dollar struggles near 2-week lows; stocks steady Lagarde has G8 backing; hits back at inquiry call Ireland may need more EU/IMF cash: minister Australia warns on cyber attacks on resource firms EU, IMF to judge Greece as protests swell FTSE climbs 0.98 percent at close Dollar falls after poor economic data Earnings schedule for week of 5/30/11 Greeks demonstrate against austerity measures This Government Meddling Could Save Your Retirement France rocked by new sex harassment scandal Amazon Challenges Apple With New Mac App Store Gasoline prices erode spending, incomes Oil hovers below $101 in light holiday trading Franklin County Public Agencies Agree to Share Resources and Funds Japan to finance quake-hit car parts makers Financing an MBA, With Help From Mom and Dad Dollar struggles near 2-week lows; stocks steady Sun, 29 May 2011 11:41 pm PDT Reuters - The dollar hovered near a two-week low against a basket of currencies on Monday and Asian stocks were pinned in tight trading ranges as weak U.S. economic data and fears of a Greek debt default kept many investors on the sidelines. Full Story Top Lagarde has G8 backing; hits back at inquiry call Sun, 29 May 2011 07:46 pm PDT Reuters - G8 leaders all back French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's bid to run the IMF, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Sunday, as the candidate attacked a call to investigate her role in a 2008 legal case that may harm her chances. Full Story Top Ireland may need more EU/IMF cash: minister Sun, 29 May 2011 07:15 am PDT Reuters - Ireland may have to ask for another loan from the European Union and International Monetary Fund because it will struggle to return to debt markets to raise funds next year, a government minister said on Sunday. Full Story Top Australia warns on cyber attacks on resource firms Sun, 29 May 2011 11:20 pm PDT Reuters - Australia's government urged companies on Monday to tighten vigilance over cyber attacks launched offshore against some of the world's biggest resource firms and other businesses, warning high-tech threats were intensifying. Full Story Top EU, IMF to judge Greece as protests swell Sun, 29 May 2011 06:33 pm PDT Reuters - European Union and IMF officials are expected to deliver their verdict this week on Greece's faltering drive to bring its budget deficit under control, but ordinary Greeks have warned that their patience is running thin. Full Story Top FTSE climbs 0.98 percent at close Fri, 27 May 2011 09:19 am PDT AFP - Stocks markets closed higher on Friday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares up 0.98 percent to 5,938.87 points. Full Story Top Dollar falls after poor economic data Fri, 27 May 2011 03:00 pm PDT AFP - The euro rose against the dollar on Friday after another set of weak US economic indicators but was held back by persistent concerns over a possible Greek debt default, dealers said. Full Story Top Earnings schedule for week of 5/30/11 Fri, 27 May 2011 12:20 pm PDT AP - MONDAY, May 30 Full Story Top Greeks demonstrate against austerity measures Sun, 29 May 2011 05:15 pm PDT AP - About 30,000 people protested in Athens' central Syntagma square on Sunday evening against the government's tough economic austerity policies. Full Story Top This Government Meddling Could Save Your Retirement Fri, 27 May 2011 11:53 am PDT The Motley Fool - Nothing gets certain Fools exercised like the phrase "new government restrictions." So often, we hear that the busybodies in Washington or our state capitals are plotting some new set of limits and we get worried: Here comes more paperwork, more taxes, more annoyance, and less freedom to be left alone and live our lives in peace. And often, these worries are justified. Full Story Top France rocked by new sex harassment scandal Sun, 29 May 2011 07:38 pm PDT AFP - A minister has resigned from the government to fight allegations of sexual harassment, two weeks after ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's sensational New York arrest on sex crime charges. Full Story Top Amazon Challenges Apple With New Mac App Store Fri, 27 May 2011 02:25 pm PDT NewsFactor - Even before a court decides whether Amazon.com can sell apps for Android devices and call it an app store, the biggest U.S. online retailer opened a second front this week by offering downloadable software for Apple's Macintosh computers. Full Story Top Gasoline prices erode spending, incomes Fri, 27 May 2011 01:20 pm PDT Reuters - The economy remained sluggish early in the second quarter as high gasoline prices crimped consumer spending and bad weather helped push pending home sales to a seven-month low in April. Full Story Top Oil hovers below $101 in light holiday trading Sun, 29 May 2011 08:52 pm PDT AP - Oil prices hovered below $101 a barrel Monday in Asia in light trading volume ahead of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday. Full Story Top Franklin County Public Agencies Agree to Share Resources and Funds Sat, 28 May 2011 01:14 pm PDT ContributorNetwork - In kindergarten, we learn the importance of sharing, playing well with others and inviting everyone in the class to a party. Life is not a kindergarten classroom, but in Ohio public agencies are recalling some of the important lessons learned during our primary years. Sharing of services and allowing increased flexibility in how departments utilize available funds is having a positive effect in Franklin County. Gov. John Kasich and Auditor of State Dave Yost have been promoting cost saving measures and using available tools to increase efficiency to benefit taxpayers. The message is getting through and at least one Ohio county is experiencing positive results. Full Story Top Japan to finance quake-hit car parts makers Sun, 29 May 2011 08:17 pm PDT AFP - Japan's government-owned bank is planning to set up a 50 billion yen ($617 million dollar) fund to support auto parts makers hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami, an official said Monday. Full Story Top Financing an MBA, With Help From Mom and Dad Fri, 27 May 2011 05:08 am PDT BusinessWeek - Daniel Wesley knew as soon as he started applying to business school that he wanted to avoid student loans. He'd already racked up about $45,000 in loans from his undergraduate days and didn't relish the idea of adding another $200,000 or so to that debt load, he says. When he found out he got into the Weekend MBA program at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business (Booth Part-Time MBA Profile), he turned to his mother and father, a retired construction foreman, for help. ... Full Story Top

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