Fashioning rescue not easy for euro zone

Date: Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 12:01 PM

FASHIONIING RESCUE NOT EASY FOR EURO ZONE
Investors are pressing for a bailout of Greece and possibly other debt-burdened
southern European nations, but big questions still surround how policymakers
might go about fashioning any such rescue plan, economists said.

CONSUMERS CAUTIOUS, BUT SPENDING
Big businesses are expanding, but will smaller companies follow?

JOB MARKET SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE -- SORT OF
Cisco says it plans to hire 2,000 to 3,000 people. Wells Fargo will hire 1,400
brokers. General Dollar is creating about 5,000 new jobs. CarMax has 600 store
positions available. Are these the signs of a job market on the rebound? A very
cautious maybe.

EUROPEAN UNION MAY INTERVENE IN GREECE
Greece and the other members of Economic and Monetary Union stand at a perilous
crossroads,

STOCKS IN FOCUS FOR MONDAY
Among the companies whose shares are likely to see active tradfing Monday are
Electronic Arts, CVS Caremark and Hasbro.