EUROPEAN Union finance ministers overnight further pressured Greece and its private sector creditors to ensure a proposed deal to restructure Greece’s private sector debt will be enough to put the country back on a firm fiscal footing. More >

Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM has signed a contract with Libyan carriers Afriqiyah Airways and Libyan Airlines to repair aircraft damaged during the conflict to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi. More >

U.S. stocks traded solidly higher Tuesday after European markets rallied and corporate bellwether Alcoa predicted stronger demand in 2012. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose to its highest level since July. More >