BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Finance ministers from countries using the euro hope to agree on Monday on a way of providing heavily indebted Greece with financial aid, despite French and German doubts that a deal will be reached. European policymakers are discussing how to help Greece and protect the 16-country currency zone but so far have not backed promises of political support ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers are likely to agree on Monday on a mechanism for aiding Greece financially, if it is required, but will leave out any sums until Athens asks for them, an EU source said on Saturday. Policymakers have been debating possible financial support for the heavily-indebted European Union member state for more than a month, but ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone has agreed a multi-billion euro bailout for heavily indebted Greece as part of a package to support the euro, the Guardian newspaper reported on Saturday. The 16 euro zone members have agreed on "coordinated bilateral contributions" in the form of loans or loan guarantees to Greece if Athens is unable to refinance its debts and ...

GOLD DROPS: Gold prices continued to fall as concerns about the euro have eased. It's down nearly 4 percent in less than two weeks. OIL DOES TOO: Oil and other energy contracts fell after mixed economic reports had investors unsure about future demand. GRAINS ARE ...