Stocks end mixed after Greek worries resurface

Just how nervous are investors about Greece? All it took to derail a day of stock market gains was a headline saying that Greece was preparing to leave the euro, an outcome most analysts had already expected.

Wall Street turns negative late in day

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell late on Tuesday as traders cited renewed market talk about the potential for Greece to leave the euro zone, while Facebook's stock fell towards session lows on doubts about its valuation. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 21.84 points, or 0.17 percent, at 12,482.64. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 1.80 points, or 0.14 percent, at 1,314.19. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 14.15 points, or 0.50 percent, at 2,833.06. (Reporting By Edward Krudy; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

Germany, France draw battle lines over common bonds

BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - Germany dismissed a French-led call for euro zone governments to issue common bonds, a day before a European Union summit which investors are looking to for new measures to counter the bloc's debt crisis. After a torrid week, stock markets rallied on optimism that the Wednesday summit would produce measures to foster growth and ward off the threat of contagion should Greece exit the euro. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed up 1.9 percent and Spanish and Italian borrowing costs fell, leaving scope for disappointment if the EU leaders underwhelm. ...

Germany, France draw battle lines over eurozone bonds

BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - Germany dismissed a French-led call for euro zone nations to issue common bonds, a day before a European Union leaders' summit which investors are looking to for new measures to counter the bloc's debt crisis. After a torrid week, stock markets rallied on optimism that the Wednesday summit would produce measures to foster growth and ward off the threat of contagion should Greece exit the euro. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 1. ...