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Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel reached an agreement to enforce budgetary discipline throughout the Euro Zone and attract investors back to the bond market.

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Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, will not attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) to be held in Davos, a meeting which is li

An address by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and reports that unemployment has dropped to its lowest level since March of 2009 helped stocks finish their best week since 2008.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said in Berlin on Friday that Britain wanted to be a "positive player" in Europe, after inaugural talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.

The DJIA is up 1,000 points in 5 days in anticipation of a favorable outcome at the Eurozone's Dec. 9 summit, but volatility is likely in the interim - careful.

Comments from Mario Draghi that indicated the ECB would not be engaging in an aggressive bond-buying program sent markets down with major banks leading the way.

Negative reviews of last week's euro-summit are causing a sell off in stocks today. The DJIA stands to drop to 12,035 (S&P 500: 1240) today and tomorrow.

The cost of borrowing money leapt for the embattled nation of Italy again as yields on six-month notes reached levels nearly double their rates just one month prior.

Members of the eurozone were forced to agree on a new agreement on collective budgetary restraints without ratifying the EU treaty after Britain used its veto.

Threats that 15 eurozone nations, including Germany and France, as well as the EFSF could have their credit downgraded by S&P led to a tepid day of trading.

Another breakthrough in Europe as Germany and France read Greece the riot act on its ill timed referendum. Investors welcomed the news with buying at the open.

Pressure on Greece looks more likely to lead to a cancellation of the referendum, and the market's resilience yesterday perhaps hinted that this outcome was likely.

Good news out of Italy and Greece buoys stocks going into the weekend, as risk level abates. The potential for an upside breakout per a move above DJIA 12,200.

As the yields on Spanish and French bonds reach Euro-era highs, American banks were revealed yesterday to have significant amounts of exposure to European debt.