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Spain's govt approves labour reforms

Spain's government has passed labour market reforms deemed crucial to creating jobs to chip away at Europe's worst unemployment figures.

BMW fined $US3m for US recalls

Carmaker BMW has agreed to pay $US3 million ($A2.79 million) for delays in reporting safety defects and recalls to the US government.

ANZ hikes interest rates, breaks with OCR

ANZ Bank raised interest rates on home and business loans by 6bps, becoming the first bank to break the link between banks' rates and the OCR.

Greece worries end US stocks streak

WASHINGTON, Feb 10 AFP 11:29AM A five-week streak of gains on US markets ended on Friday after revived worries that Greece will default on its huge mountain of debt sent stocks falling.

Overseas Stocks - Feb 11

AAP 10:22AM NEW YORK:Abbott Labs 55.11, Abercrombie 45.07, Adobe Systems 32.21, Advanced Micro 7.05, Advantest Corp 12.05, Aetna Inc 45.70, AFLAC Inc 48.33, AK Steel 8.15, Alcatel-Lucent 2.19,...

London Metals Bulletin - Feb 10

AAP 09:59AM LME AFTERNOON UNOFFICIAL PRICESMETAL CASH 3 MONTHS 15 MONTHS 27 MONTHSCOPPER 8490.0/8495.0 8510.0/8515.0 8530.0/8540.0 8455.0/8465.0TIN ...