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Australian Dollar Outlook - 02/13/2012

By IBTimes AU

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The AUD tumbled on Friday from the close to 1.0800 to open just below 1.0700 this morning as financial markets became nervous before the vote on austerity measures by the Greek Parliament. (10:56 pm)

MORE TOPICS: AUSTRALIA, CHINA, GOLD, DOW JONES, GOLDMAN SACHS, FTSE, HANG SENG INDEX, JAPAN, GOLD, COPPER, GDP

Protests Rage Across Europe, Middle East [PHOTOS]

By IBTimes

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in several nations this weekend demanding political justice, economic opportunity, and a change to the status quo. Demonstrators -- who powered the Arab Spring, the worldwide Occupy protests during ... (8:21 pm)

MORE TOPICS: PORTUGAL, EGYPT, LONDON

Bulls Won't Be Tamed by Weak Profits

By Reuters

Despite a mediocre earnings season and signs of an overbought market, Wall Street bulls are likely to remain in control this week. (6:28 pm)

MORE TOPICS: BEN BERNANKE, EUROPEAN UNION, RETAIL SALES, RETAIL, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, MANAGEMENT

Greece Under Pressure to Agree Unpopular Bailout Deal; PM Warns Economic Chaos

By Reuters

Greek lawmakers looked set to agree to a deeply unpopular bailout deal on Sunday to avert what Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned would be "economic chaos", and Germany demanded Greece dramatically change its ways to stay in the euro. (1:06 pm)

MORE TOPICS: GREECE DEBT, IMF, GERMANY, EUROPEAN UNION, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Kohl's to Award Scholarships for Young Volunteers

By IBTimes

Kohl's Department Stores has introduced Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program which will award more than $420,000 in scholarships and prizes, ranging from $50 Kohl's gift cards to $10,000 scholarships, to more than 2,200 young volunteers who have made a positive impact on their communities. (12:17 pm)

Greece Appears Set to OK Bailout as Germany Demands Action

By Reuters

Greek lawmakers looked set to agree to a deeply unpopular bailout deal on Sunday to avert what Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned would be "economic chaos," and Germany demanded Athens dramatically change its ways to stay in the euro. (11:11 am)

MORE TOPICS: IMF, GERMANY, EUROPEAN UNION, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Greece set to agree bailout as Germany demands action

By Reuters

Greek lawmakers looked set to agree to a deeply unpopular bailout deal on Sunday to avert what Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned would be "economic chaos," and Germany demanded Athens dramatically change its ways to stay in the euro. (10:49 am)

MORE TOPICS: IMF, GERMANY, EUROPEAN UNION, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Afghans fret flight of hard cash a sign of things to come

By Reuters UK

In the crush of people in Kabul's Shahzada money market, conspiracy theories are a currency as hard as the bundles of cash in the hands of bearded traders trying to divine their future. (9:14 am)

MORE TOPICS: AFGHANISTAN, DUBAI, UNITED NATIONS, WIKILEAKS, INVESTMENT

Austerity: It's as Unpopular in Portugal as in Greece [PHOTOS]

By Reuters

More than 100,000 people packed Lisbon's vast Palace Square on Saturday in the largest rally against austerity and economic hardships since Portugal resorted to a European Union/International Monetary Fund bailout last May -- and organizers vowed to step up protests and labor action. (4:37 am)

MORE TOPICS: IMF, PORTUGAL

It's bailout or chaos, PM Papademos tells Greece

By Reuters UK

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has told lawmakers to back a deeply unpopular international financial rescue in a vote Sunday or condemn the country to "uncontrolled economic chaos and social explosion.". (1:07 am)

MORE TOPICS: IMF, EUROPEAN UNION, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND