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Cash-strapped lawyer 'Carla' turns to exotic dancing to pay her debts | Mail Online "'I work with war widows, a nurse, a med student, women who have had to go to work to save their home…

Market cautiously optimistic amid hopes of China bond purchases and Merkel, Sarkozy conference. Moody’s downgrades two French banks; EUR resilient off the back of potential policy response. Brazilian retail sales stronger than expected;…

BBC News - UK CPI inflation rate rises to 4.5% in August "The UK government's targeted rate of inflation rose in August, following higher prices for clothing and footwear, petrol and…

The dollar remains supported in choppy markets; French banks under pressure amid funding concerns. Euro zone risk premium continues to widen; Greece dances with default, tepid Italian bond auction. Banco de Mexico is likely to cut by at…

Obama's job speech may save just one: his own - Opinion - Al Jazeera English "The Speech" did what it was supposed to do - associate President Barack Obama with a bold programme for creating…

EUR/USD breaches 1.35 (new trend low) and stocks hit 26-month low amid Greece default concerns. This week is likely to be dominated again by European headlines and US economic data reports. China data support soft landing scenario; Central…

FT.com - Police struggle to combat copper theft "The global boom in commodity prices is being felt in railway sidings, electricity substations and scrap yards as gangs of thieves scour the country for…

Treasuries Rise, 10-Year Yields Fall to Record on Greece Financial Turmoil - Bloomberg (tags: treasuries) Germany's Schaeuble tipped to succeed…

In defence of Chevalier Trichet – Telegraph Blogs (tags: ecb inflation politics europe) FT Alphaville » Does junk predict a funk?…

Dollar continues to firm amid choppy market conditions; US futures point to modest decline. President Obama announces bigger package than expected; fiscal stimulus may be USD supportive. China’s CPI report shows that inflation has likely…