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Greece must pledge tough reforms for debt swap deal

Greece must make "difficult" decisions in the coming days to clinch a debt swap agreement and a 130 billion euro bailout package needed to avoid an unruly default, the government said on Tuesday. ...

Greece facing 'difficult' decisions

Greece must make "difficult" decisions in the coming days to clinch a debt swap agreement and a 130 billion euro bailout package needed to avoid an unruly default, the government said today

Debt crisis and Greek debt talks: as it happened, February 8, 2012

Wall Street slips into the red as S&P warns that the US could be downgraded again if it fails to create a "credible" fiscal plan, while Greek debt talks continue in Athens.

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David Moon: Time to reassess risks when chasing rewards

The rate on a new six-month CD at First Tennessee and Regions bank is 0.15 percent. The rate on a six-month Treasury bill is a scant 0.04 percent. Not 4 percent, but four one-hundredths of a percent. If you invest $10,000 in a six month T-bill, you will earn a whopping two dollars.