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Markets cautious over Spain banks rescue

World markets rose cautiously Tuesday as uncertainty reigned over whether Europe’s plan to rescue Spain’s ailing banks would be enough to prevent the continent’s debt crisis from infecting other economies, like Italy.

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Gold edges lower as worries over Europe simmer

Gold eased below $1,590 an ounce on Tuesday as concerns over the efficacy of the weekend aid package for Spain’s banks and upcoming elections in Greece eroded confidence in the outlook for the euro, and as hopes for fresh US monetary easing faded.

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Fears in Rome after Spain bank rescue

Even as the global economic community hailed an agreement to rescue Spain’s stricken banks, there was concern in Rome on Sunday that investors could now begin treating Italy as the next weak link in the eurozone.

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Kuwait’s Global wins bond pay deferral

DUBAI - Kuwait’s Global Investment House, which is undergoing its second debt restructuring in three years, won approval from bondholders to delay payments on KD95 million ($339 million) of debt, it said in a statement on the Dubai bourse on Sunday.

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