Emergency bailout funds can be lent directly to banks rather than through national governments.

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The European summit opened in Brussels, and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a key element in "Obamacare."

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Nothing significant is expected given German PM Merkel's statement that there will be no collective sharing of eurozone debt liabilities as long as she lives.

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ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½s await an EU summit and a Supreme Court ruling on 'Obamacare' later this week.

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European Union leaders are due to meet Thursday and Friday to discuss closer fiscal integration, a cross-border banking union and a joint debt-redemption fund.

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No definitive actions were taken by the U.S. or eurozone central banks to contain the eurozone debt/credit crisis.

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The Fed decided to refrain from doing anything more in the way of monetary easing than extending its "Operation Twist" open market operations.

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Germany and eurozone leaders agree to use emergency funds from the European Stability Mechanism and European Financial Stability Facility to buy bonds of troubled member nations in the open market.

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And eurozone leaders at the G-20 summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, aim to forge a "more integrated financial architecture."

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Greece's center-right New Democracy party won, raising hopes that it will be able to form a coalition government with the third-place Pasok socialists.

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In the U.S., consumer sentiment dropped to the lowest level since December as investors await the much-anticipated second Greek national election in a month.

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Seasonally adjusted weekly claims for U.S. unemployment insurance rose unexpectedly last week.

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Spanish and Italian bond yields are "perilously high."

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Meanwhile, the net worth of the average American family plunged nearly 40% from 2007 to 2010.

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Investors just can't get over the problems still facing Europe, including the Spanish bank rescue package and the coming elections in Greece.

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Spanish debt and Bernanke's stimu-less remarks weighed on metals prices Friday, with gold miners performing mixed and silver miners broadly higher.

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Precious metals retreated from the latest rally as Bernanke spoke in Congress about monetary policy and the state of the U.S. economy.

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Gold and silver prices rocketed Wednesday afternoon amid reports of further economic weakness in the eurozone; mining stocks also headed skyward.

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Spain's budget minister, Cristobal Montoro, is urging EU leaders to act faster to aid his country.

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Ongoing eurozone troubles and further indications of a slowing U.S. economy continue to weigh on investors.

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U.S. job creation essentially stalled in May, while the ranks of the long-term unemployed -- those out of work for 27 weeks or more -- jumped to 5.4 million.

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Private-sector U.S. jobs came in less than expected as the EC moved to stem Spain's brewing financial crisis.

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The precious metals kept sliding as eurozone concerns continue to mount and as April U.S. pending home sales dropped the most in a year.

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Eurozone debt worries and weak U.S. home prices and consumer confidence took a toll.

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Gold gained and silver slid Friday morning as EU members continue to press Germany to agree to the issuance of eurobonds. Mining stocks' trading was mixed.

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Concerns rise on further indications of weakening among Europe's economies, tepid U.S. employment and durable-goods data and an uneventful EU summit.

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New measures to be planned as the EU is effectively experiencing its second recession of the past four years.

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ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½s are hanging on eurozone, U.S. and China economic news in advance of Greece's mid-June elections.

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A more pro-growth policy stance was evident in statements out of the weekend meeting of G8 leaders.

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Precious metals stage a mini-rally on Friday to end an otherwise rough week.

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Gold and silver were solidy higher Thursday even as the euro slipped lower versus the dollar and weekly U.S. unemployment claims were unchanged.

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U.S. housing starts and industrial output weighed on gold and silver prices, but numerous mining stocks were heading upward.

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Weaker U.S. retail sales and an increasingly likely Greek exit from the euro weigh in.

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Concerns grow about a global economic slowdown and a restructuring of the European Monetary Union.

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U.S. and Chinese economic reports contributed to gold's slide to end the week. Mining stocks mostly were a mixed bag.

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Gold and silver were recovering Thursday morning amid a positive report on U.S. unemployment and easing concerns across the Atlantic. Miners were a mixed bag.

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Gold prices fall for a third consecutive day as markets react to European political change. Gold miners, however, were headed north.

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Governments and central banks in Europe and Japan face a full-fledged fight against deflation.

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Renewed concerns about eurozone sovereign debt added to recent data indicating a slowdown in U.S. economic growth.

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April's employment and wage data were much weaker than expected.

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The European Central Bank decided to hold eurozone interest rates steady.

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Jobs reports from both the U.S. and Europe disappoint.

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Both U.S. manufacturing and China reports are better than expected.

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Coeur D'Alene, NovaGold Resources among a number of miners declining Monday as spot gold and silver prices headed lower.

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Worsening economic conditions in Spain and U.S. 1Q earnings reports contributed as well.

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The metals are gaining on Thursday, thanks to broadly supportive forces, from the U.S. Fed, the eurozone and corporate earnings.

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The U.K.'s slide and falling U.S. durable-goods orders added to the uncertainty.

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U.S. retail sales growth accelerated, while Dutch, French and Spanish government bond yields declined.

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European Union economic data released today were discouraging, exacerbating recessionary and sovereign-debt fears.

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Positive eurozone news and German business confidence contributed as well.

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