U.S. data, Europe woes to set tone

NEW YORK - Investors will grapple next week with major U.S. economic reports and the looming possibility of a Greek exit from the euro zone, which is likely to keep dragging on equities for weeks to come.

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Use social media in your job search

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China denounces EU airline carbon law, seeks talks

BEIJING/HONG KONG - China reiterated its opposition on Thursday to a European Union plan to limit airline carbon dioxide emissions and called for talks to resolve the issue a day after its major airlines refused to pay any carbon costs under the new law.

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U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan as part of the 25th annual Fleet Week celebration in New York, May 23, 2012. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Geithner, other officials to brief on stress tests

WASHINGTON | Thu May 7, 2009 3:55am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and other officials including Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will brief reporters about the results of bank stress tests on Thursday afternoon ahead of their public release, the Treasury Department said.

Geithner and Bernanke, as well as Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Chairman Sheila Bair and Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan will speak to reporters 45 minutes ahead of a scheduled 5 p.m. (2100 GMT) release of stress-test results of 19 of the biggest U.S. banks. Information from the briefing will be embargoed until 5 p.m.

About half of the big banks are expected to need more capital once the results of government tests of their ability to weather a deep recession are released.

(Reporting by Glenn Somerville; Editing by Jan Dahinten)
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