South African gold industry in death throes

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says President Barack Obama gave a "very positive" response to his call for a crackdown on speculators he blames for damaging Greece's economy. […]

DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has asked a Michigan appeals court to intervene to keep its top two U.S. executives from being grilled by lawyers for the family of a woman killed while driving a Camry in 2008. […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's chief economist, James Overdahl, will be leaving at the end of the month, he said on Tuesday. […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - British bank Barclays Plc is looking to buy a retail bank in the United States to extend its presence after buying Lehman Brothers North American operations in 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people close to the matter. […]

LUXEMBOURG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European policy makers played down on Tuesday the idea of creating a European Monetary Fund, saying it was at most a long-term project that did not offer a solution to Greece's immediate debt problems. […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the Senate Banking Committee drafting financial reform have "about reached a balance" on the controversial consumer watchdog proposal, Republican Senator Bob Corker said on Tuesday, indicating a bipartisan deal could be reached soon. […]