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MARKETS-U.S. rates futures rise on low-rate bets

NEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters) – U.S. interest rate futures climbed on Tuesday as unsettling news on Greece and Spain and disappointing U.S. economic data raised bets the Federal Reserve would leave… [...]

French, Spanish finmins to meet Wednesday in Paris

PARIS, July 24 (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici will meet with Spain’s Economy Minister Luis de Guindos in Paris on Wednesday, France’s finance ministry said, as fears grow that Spain might require a full-scale bailout. [...]

Wall Street falls as Europe drags on profit outlooks

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street dropped on Tuesday as concerns over Spain and Greece weighed on the market and a round of disappointing profit outlooks highlighted the effect of the euro zone debt crisis on corporate earnings. [...]

Europe Day Ahead: No let-up for Spain, Greece

July 24 – As Spain pays near record yields to sell short-term debt, Greece’s prime minister faces crunch talks with European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso over the country’s bailout deal. [...]

MARKET PULSE-Apple, Texas Instruments, Devry

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday as traders remained focused on high bond yields in Spain and as a cautious outlook from tech bellwether Texas Instruments weighed on sentiment. [...]

COLUMN-Italy, Spain and the war on short-selling: James Saft

July 24 (Reuters) – After four years of failure, Italy and Spain have opened yet another pointless front in Europe’s war against reality. [...]

Fires in Spain kill four, Croatia evacuates tourists

MADRID (Reuters) – Two big forest fires raging in the border area between France and northern Catalonia in Spain have killed a fourth person, the authorities said on Monday, as erratic winds hindered efforts to control the blaze. [...]

Darker and darker

Germany’s top-notch credit rating comes under threat. [...]

Imperial Tobacco sees growth as 2011 problems fade

LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) – Sales growth gathered pace at Imperial Tobacco with 9-month revenue up 3 percent at the world’s No 4 cigarette group as it gained from the ending of a price war in Spain and put many of its other 2011 problems behind it. [...]

GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares inch up after China PMI, Spain drags on euro

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan eke out small gains, Nikkei hits 6-week low [...]