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Hedge-Fund Losses Show Drop in Euro Fails to Benefit All Currency Traders Hedge funds that trade currencies are taking hits from politicians casting them as speculators out to sink the euro and push Greece into insolvency. They are also losing money.

Citigroup Plans $2 Billion TruPS Sale After Repaying U.S.: Credit Markets Citigroup Inc., seeking to bolster capital after repaying bailout funds to the Treasury, is selling trust preferred securities as rising investor demand drives borrowing costs to near the lowest in almost five years.

Greek Financial Crisis Is `Over,' Rest of Euro Region Is Safe, Prodi Says The worst of Greece’s financial crisis is over and other European nations won’t follow in its path, said former European Commission President Romano Prodi.

China's Exports Rise More Than Estimated, Adding Pressure to Pare Stimulus China’s exports rose more than forecast in February and posted a third straight gain, a rebound that adds to pressure on policy makers to pare back stimulus measures adopted during the global recession.

Emerging-Market Stocks, Higher-Yielding Currencies Climb on China Exports Emerging market stocks rose, erasing their 2010 losses, and higher-yielding currencies strengthened against the yen after China said exports soared the most in three years.

Tullett Prebon Says It's Discussing Possible Sale of Company; Shares Jump Tullett Prebon Plc, the London- based inter-dealer broker led by Terry Smith, said it’s in early talks that may lead to an offer for the company.

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Iraqi Leaders Maneuver Amid Signs No Party Will Win Majority in Election Iraq faces tough political coalition-building as leaders maneuvered amid indications that no party would win a majority when initial results from the parliamentary election are announced.

Madoff Victims Join Stanford Investors to Lobby Congress for Compensation Victims of Bernard Madoff and accused Ponzi schemer R. Allen Stanford are banding together to lobby Congress for a law that could require Wall Street firms to pay billions of dollars to cover some of the losses they suffered.

Biden Calls Israel Housing Plan Threat to Peace Talks Amid Visit to Region Vice President Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build new houses in East Jerusalem, saying it threatened to undermine a U.S. effort to restart the Israeli- Palestinian peace process that had brought him to the region.

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