Reuters – Top executives at trader Glencore and miner Xstrata are hammering out the final details of an $80 billion tie-up to seal the industry’s largest ever takeover, which could be... 

Reuters – The majority of Germans feel the euro currency bloc would be better off if debt-crippled Greece left it, a poll published in mass-selling newspaper Bild am Sonntag showed on Sunday.  Read More →

Reuters – China has a stake in helping euro zone countries get owing to their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe’s importance as a market and hinting at more doable support... 

Reuters – Memory chipmaker Micron Technology’s board appointed company veteran Mark Durcan as chief executive a day after longtime Chairman and CEO Steve Appleton was killed in a plane crash.  Read More →

Reuters – Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos faces a critical task of convincing international lenders and political have fun leaders on Sunday to agree to the stringent terms of a 130 billion euro ($171 billion) rescue plot to stave off looming default.  Read More →