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   Schlumberger, Smith don't see antitrust sales: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Schlumberger Ltd and Smith International do not expect to have to sell any major assets to get antitrust clearance for the oilfield services leader's acquisition of Smith, a source familiar with the deal said on Sunday.



   Iran eyes doubling Iraq trade to $8 billion in 2010
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iran hopes to double trade with Iraq to $8 billion this year, an Iranian diplomat said on Sunday, shrugging off Western-backed sanctions aimed at curbing business with the Islamic Republic.



   Bernanke, retailers hold key for stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street could keep rallying after notching its best week this year if Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gives a reassuring assessment of the recovery and retail earnings show improvement.



   Greece problems must be solved in euro zone: Lagarde
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's fiscal problems must be solved within the euro zone rather than with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said in an interview published in a Greek newspaper on Sunday.



   Greece says borrowing needs covered until mid-March
LONDON (Reuters) - Greece's borrowing needs are covered until mid-March and Athens so far is meeting goals set out in an austerity plan, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said in an interview with BBC television broadcast on Sunday.



   Reviewers urge Glaxo's Avandia come off market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. drug safety reviewers have recommended that GlaxoSmithKline PLC's diabetes drug Avandia be pulled from the market after concluding it is more dangerous to the heart than a rival medicine, according to documents released on Saturday.



   UK regulator files $3.3 billion Nortel claim
TORONTO (Reuters) - A British pension fund regulator has filed a claim for 2.1 billion pounds ($3.3 billion) against failed telecom equipment giant Nortel Networks Corp, Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Saturday.



   Oracle CEO optimistic on quick Sun profit potential
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp Chief Executive Larry Ellison said on Saturday he expected Sun Microsystems, the unprofitable hardware maker that he bought last month for $7.5 billion, to be making a profit soon.



   General Growth sued by shareholder: report
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A General Growth Properties Inc shareholder has filed suit against the company's directors, saying they should not have rejected Simon Property Group Inc's buyout offer of $10 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.



   Icelandic PM optimistic on new Icesave deal: report
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland's Prime Minister said on Saturday that a new Icesave debt repayment deal from Britain and the Netherlands would considerably ease the island nation's financial burden, state radio reported.






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