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The Swiss president says one of the government's priorities for the new year is to restore confidence in the country's financial industry following a series of setbacks.

Inflation in the United Kingdom fell to 4.8 percent in November, official figures showed Tuesday, boosting confidence that the recent run of big price rises increases is ending.

Stocks tumbled Monday, as investors seemed to lose confidence that the eurozone latest plan to stem its debt issues would work.

U.S. stocks moved sharply higher Monday on hopes that Europe's leaders will agree on a plan to restore long-term confidence in the euro.

The Italian Banking Association is promoting "BTP-Day" today, a plea for local investors to purchase government bonds and bills known as BTPs and BOTs, to help restore confidence in the nation's sovereign market.

Failure to contain the eurozone debt crisis has caused a sharp fall in confidence among senior business leaders, who fear the onset of another banking crisis.

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The continuing collapse of traditional pension plans has undermined the confidence Americans once had that they could retire comfortably, and the push toward such alternatives as 401 plans has yet to meet expectations.

The government's spending cuts amount to a "national programme of self-harm", the leader of the TUC has said.

Britain's prime minister hammered out a tough line against rioters Wednesday, determined to restore order and confidence on Britain's streets as extra police officers flooded the capital for a second day.

New orders for durable goods such as airplanes and autos tumbled in June, raising worries that manufacturing is softening as companies' concerns about the recovery intensifies.