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  • Greece mulls harsh new cuts in bailout talks ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greek coalition leaders were locked in crucial debt talks with the prime minister Wednesday to review layoffs and other steep cutbacks as part of a euro130 billion ($170 billion) bailout package intended to save the country from a looming bankruptcy....
  • Groupon reports 4Q loss, higher revenue NEW YORK (AP) -- Groupon investors were expecting a better deal than the surprise loss the company delivered on Wednesday....
  • Stocks rally from early losses to close higher NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks staged an afternoon-long rally and closed higher Wednesday as Greece appeared to close in on the cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its national debt....
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    Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B
    NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University. That means anyone wit... Full story
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    American Airlines may cut up to 14,000 jobs
    DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines wants to cut labor costs by 20 percent and eliminate 12,000 to 14,000 jobs at the nation's third-biggest airline. American's top labor-relations executive told employees at a closed-door meeting about the expe... Full story
    Penney hopes Ellen DeGeneres can boost its image
    NEW YORK (AP) — As J.C. Penney Co. aims to re-invent itself, it's hoping a famous former employee can help out. Talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres, who worked at a Penney store in Louisiana as a teen in the 1970s, will make store appearances and... Full story

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    • How the major stock indexes fared on Wednesday Stocks staged an afternoon-long rally and closed higher Wednesday as Greece appeared to close in on the cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its national debt....
    • Stocks rally from early losses to close higher NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks staged an afternoon-long rally and closed higher Wednesday as Greece appeared to close in on the cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its national debt....
    • Summary Box: Stocks rise as Greece nears deal GREECE LIGHTENING: Greece still hasn't finalized a deal to cut what it owes bondholders, get a bailout and avoid defaulting on its debt next month. But investors seemed glad that an agreement appeared near....

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