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Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:21:38 GMT

Wall Street Week Ahead: Quest for the golden cross (Reuters) Reuters - January has turned out strong for equities with just two trading days to go. If you're afraid to miss the ride, there's still time to jump in. You just might want to wear a neck brace. Exclusive: Germany wants Greece to give up budget control (Reuters) Reuters - Germany is pushing for Greece to relinquish control over its budget policy to European institutions as part of discussions over a second rescue package, a European source told Reuters on Friday. Exiting watchdog sees flaws in SEC's rulewriting (Reuters) Reuters - In his final act before departing the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, the agency's inspector general, David Kotz, criticized how the agency analyzes the economic impact of some of its Dodd-Frank rules. Lagarde sees euro zone progress, need for firewall (Reuters) Reuters - Europeans are making progress to overcome the euro zone crisis but need to do more to boost their financial firewall, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Saturday, adding that the IMF is also ready to help. Exxon to sell part of Tonen stake for about $3.9 bln: sources (Reuters) Reuters - Exxon Mobil plans to sell a large part of its 50 percent stake in TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK (5012.T) back to its Japanese refining partner in a deal that could be worth about 300 billion yen ($3.9 billion), and will make an announcement as early as Monday, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.