Greece caves in on public service cuts pGreeces coalition government has caved in to demands to cut public service jobs announcing 15000 positions will go this year amid mounting international pressure to agree on austerity measures needed ...p UPDATE 8-Brent up on Europe's cold snap, Iran tensions p* Cold weather boosts gas oil Brent crude * Iranian tensions continue to support Brent * Coming up API oil data 430 p.m. EST Tuesday Recasts updates prices market activity By Robert Gibbons NEW ...p PRECIOUS-Gold drops on Greek debt worries, dollar index up p* Follow-through selling on Greece worry US jobs weigh * Greek bailout talks put European investors on edge * Asian buyers scoop up gold after prices drop By Frank Tang and Jan Harvey NEW YORKLONDON ...p UPDATE 7-Brent up on Europe's cold snap, Iran tensions p* Cold weather boosts gas oil Brent crude * Iranian tensions continue to support Brent * Coming up API oil data 430 p.m. EST Tuesday Recasts updates prices market activity changes bylinemoves dateline ...p Brent crude up over $1 on cold Europe, Iran, Syria pNEW YORK Feb 6 Reuters - Brent crude futuresextended gains rising more than 1 a barrel on Monday onfrigid weather in Europe and tensions due to a new threat fromIran against the West and violence ...p Aust boss of UK rail firm gives up bonus pThe Australian chief executive of Britains Network Rail says he and his directors have decided not to take any bonuses and to allocate the money to safety improvements instead.The executives have been ...p UPDATE 6-Oil up near $115; Greek debt, Iran in focus p* Greek decision on EU bailout austerity awaited * Iranian tensions continue to support * Coming Up Jan U.S. employment trends at 1500 GMT Adds fresh quotes updates prices By Claire Milhench LONDON ...p PRECIOUS-Gold slips as Greek bailout talks hurt euro, stocks p* Falling euro stocks commodities weigh on gold * Greek bailout talks put European investors on edge * Asian buyers scoop up gold after prices drop Updates prices adds comment By Jan Harvey LONDON ...p UPDATE 5-Oil down near $114; Greek debt, Iran in focus p* Greek decision on EU bailout austerity awaited * Iranian tensions continue to support * Coming Up Jan U.S. employment trends at 1500 GMT Adds fresh quotes updates prices By Claire Milhench LONDON ...p CFOs optimistic about economy in 2012 pFinance directors are optimistic about their companies prospects and the national economy in 2012 despite the gloomy global outlook new research shows.Around 82 per cent of 300 chief financial officers ...p Eyes on RBA before first meeting pThe board of the Reserve Bank holds its first meeting of the year tomorrow and bets are firming for another rate cut.Tomorrows meeting takes place in a slightly less fragile world than the final meeting ...p Intense Greek talks for debt deal continue pParties backing Greeces coalition government will hold a second day of emergency talks on an austerity deal with rescue creditors after an intense weekend of negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough ...p Aussies loosen the purse strings for love pa hrefhttpau.finance.yahoo.comnewsaussies-loosen-purse-strings-love-1013277 28.html titleAussies loosen the purse strings for loveimg srchttpl.yimg.combtapires1.2z86MVlkicdve5bmgFD0W_Q--YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Z mk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwO3E9ODU7dz03MA--httpglobalfinance.zenfs.comimagesFIN_ANZ_AA P_ART_FTP_LIVE_106_02_Valentines_800x600_original.jpg altAussies loosen the purse strings for love titleAussies loosen the purse strings for love width70 height70 alignleft border0 aAustralians are beginning to loosen the purse strings and its all in the name of love.As consumers pay down debt and squirrel away record amounts of money it seems they are also prepared to splash out ...p UPDATE 4-Oil dips below $114; Greek debt, Iran in focus p* Greek decision on EU bailout austerity awaited * Iranian tensions continue to support * Coming Up Jan U.S. employment trends at 1500 GMT Adds fresh quotes updates prices By Claire Milhench LONDON ...p Telstra expected to report earnings lift pa hrefhttpau.finance.yahoo.comnewstelstra-expected-report-earnings-lift-054 005621.html titleTelstra expected to report earnings liftimg srchttpl.yimg.combtapires1.20heajhizDEb.XtZV5V1GxQ--YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Z mk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwO3E9ODU7dz03MA--httpglobalfinance.zenfs.comimagesFIN_ANZ_AA P_ART_FTP_LIVE_11156602_06_02_Telstra_800x600_original.jpg altTelstra expected to report earnings lift titleTelstra expected to report earnings lift width70 height70 alignleft border0 aTelstra Corporation is expected to report a double-digit increase in first half profit as the telco grows market share particularly in mobile and keeps costs in check.Market expectations were for Telstra ...p Garuda to expand fleet pa hrefhttpau.finance.yahoo.comnewsgaruda-expand-fleet-092013402.html titleGaruda to expand fleetimg srchttpl.yimg.combtapires1.2l_NlB_3TOWDoUp1nLu0iFA--YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Z mk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwO3E9ODU7dz03MA--httpglobalfinance.zenfs.comimagesFIN_ANZ_AA P_ART_FTP_LIVE_106_02_GarudaIndonesia_800x600_original.jpg altGaruda to expand fleet titleGaruda to expand fleet width70 height70 alignleft border0 aGaruda Indonesia says shareholders have approved increasing the number of aircraft the airline has on order.Garuda said the boost was in anticipation of significant growth in passenger numbers within its ...p UPDATE 3-Oil down near $114; Greek debt, Iran in focus p* Greek decision on EU bailout expected around 1000 GMT * Iranian tensions continue to support * Coming Up Jan U.S. employment trends at 1500 GMT Recasts adds quotes updates prices previous SINGAPORE ...p European stocks lower as Greece debt talks drag on pa hrefhttpau.finance.yahoo.comnewseuropean-stocks-lower-greece-debt-0528343 01.html titleEuropean stocks lower as Greece debt talks drag onimg srchttpl.yimg.combtapires1.2aOHc._uDSEhBs9ky1cYxVg--YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Z mk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwO3E9ODU7dz03MA--httpglobalfinance.zenfs.comimagesFIN_ANZ_AF P_ART_FTP_LIVE_1photo_1327322908067-3-0_original.jpg altEuropean stocks lower as Greece debt talks drag on titleEuropean stocks lower as Greece debt talks drag on width70 height70 alignleft border0 aEuropean stock markets closed lower Monday slipping back after sharp gains made on strong US jobs data last week as investors once again tracked a lack of progress on Greeces debt problems.Dealers said ...p EU ramps up pressure on Greece as timetable slips pa hrefhttpau.finance.yahoo.comnewseu-ramps-pressure-greece-timetable-044554 332.html titleEU ramps up pressure on Greece as timetable slipsimg srchttpl.yimg.combtapires1.2SkJ5M7cF2YEq9WinPNSCYQ--YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Z mk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwO3E9ODU7dz03MA--httpglobalfinance.zenfs.comimagesFIN_ANZ_AF P_ART_FTP_LIVE_1photo_1328470177023-5-0_original.jpg altEU ramps up pressure on Greece as timetable slips titleEU ramps up pressure on Greece as timetable slips width70 height70 alignleft border0 aEmbattled Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos faced growing EU pressure Monday to quickly agree tough austerity measures in a new bailout but talks with his coalition partners on the deal were delayed.As ...p S&P threatens Fiat downgrade on weak auto market pa hrefhttpau.finance.yahoo.comnewsp-threatens-fiat-downgrade-weak-082156255 .html titleSP threatens Fiat downgrade on weak auto marketimg srchttpl.yimg.combtapires1.2I8a2wNmNSsPXJeEJwnDotA--YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Z mk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwO3E9ODU7dz03MA--httpglobalfinance.zenfs.comimagesFIN_ANZ_AF P_ART_FTP_LIVE_1photo_1328552453380-1-0_original.jpg altSP threatens Fiat downgrade on weak auto market titleSP threatens Fiat downgrade on weak auto market width70 height70 alignleft border0 aItalys Fiat has been hit by weak markets in Europe and Brazil and reliance on its US partner Chrysler Standard Poors ratings agency warned Monday as it threatened to downgrade the auto giant.Stock ...p Merkel backs Sarkozy in tough re-election battle pa hrefhttpau.finance.yahoo.comnewsmerkel-backs-sarkozy-tough-election-08120 1222.html titleMerkel backs Sarkozy in tough re-election battleimg srchttpl.yimg.combtapires1.2omz21G_1XlhjomW1fWlHew--YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Z mk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwO3E9ODU7dz03MA--httpglobalfinance.zenfs.comimagesFIN_ANZ_AF P_ART_FTP_LIVE_1photo_1328528383777-4-0_original.jpg altMerkel backs Sarkozy in tough re-election battle titleMerkel backs Sarkozy in tough re-election battle width70 height70 alignleft border0 aGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel threw her weight behind French President Nicolas Sarkozy in his tough re-election battle Monday saying the two right-wingers were from the same political family.Despite ...p Merkel, Sarkozy pile pressure on Greece pa hrefhttpau.finance.yahoo.comnewsmerkel-sarkozy-pile-pressure-greece-08103 4026.html titleMerkel Sarkozy pile pressure on Greeceimg srchttpl.yimg.combtapires1.2zvuGPUQ3aAXtTBicL7XIgw--YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Z mk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwO3E9ODU7dz03MA--httpglobalfinance.zenfs.comimagesFIN_ANZ_AF P_ART_FTP_LIVE_1photo_1328470177023-4-0_original.jpg altMerkel Sarkozy pile pressure on Greece titleMerkel Sarkozy pile pressure on Greece width70 height70 alignleft border0 aEurope piled pressure Monday on Greece to accept more spending cuts and reforms and suggested bailout funds be put aside to cover interest payments as a deal with banks to cut its debt remained elusive.Chancellor ...p UPDATE 2-Brent holds above $114; Greece risk, Iran eyed p* Greek decision on EU bailout due on Monday * Iranian tensions continue to support * BrentWTI could widen further after technical levelbreached * Coming Up U.S. Employment trends Jan 1500 GMT Updates ...p Oil to stay below $115 barring surprises: Kuwait pa hrefhttpau.finance.yahoo.comnewsoil-stay-below-115-barring-071034389.html titleOil to stay below 115 barring surprises Kuwaitimg srchttpl.yimg.combtapires1.2u4IprrCqAqrKafgp2HgFgA--YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Z mk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwO3E9ODU7dz03MA--httpglobalfinance.zenfs.comimagesFIN_ANZ_AF P_ART_FTP_LIVE_1photo_1328516156091-1-0_original.jpg altOil to stay below 115 barring surprises Kuwait titleOil to stay below 115 barring surprises Kuwait width70 height70 alignleft border0 aOil prices are expected to stay between 100 and 115 a barrel until mid-year barring surprises and geopolitical changes Kuwaits Oil Minister Mohammad al-Basseri said on Monday.Oil ...p Brazil privatizes three airports ahead of World Cup pa hrefhttpau.finance.yahoo.comnewsbrazil-privatizes-three-airports-ahead-05 5833558.html titleBrazil privatizes three airports ahead of World Cupimg srchttpl.yimg.combtapires1.2JwXgkpTDVBEFbngLWQFTnQ--YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Z mk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwO3E9ODU7dz03MA--httpglobalfinance.zenfs.comimagesFIN_ANZ_AF P_ART_FTP_LIVE_1photo_1328543833848-1-0_original.jpg altBrazil privatizes three airports ahead of World Cup titleBrazil privatizes three airports ahead of World Cup width70 height70 alignleft border0 aThe Brazilian government on Monday privatized three airports -- including Sao Paulos Guarulhos the countrys largest and busiest -- at a 14 billion auction here ahead of the 2014 World Cup.Three different ...p