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The yield on Greece's bonds have tumbled the most since June after creditors agreed on Monday to resume talks in Athens over steps needed to continue a bailout of the nation, driving expectations that Greece will be able to meet its deadline for debt redemption by July.

As The FT reports, bailout monitors are now due to return to Greece following a meeting of finance ministers and IMF officials in Brussels yesterday, where creditors claimed a partial breakthrough in talks.

While Verizon has decided not to back away from its high profile purchase of Yahoo, after the internet portal reported two massive data breaches following the deal announcement, the WSJ reports that The companies have agreed to revise the $4.83 billion deal, cutting as much as $350 million off the price and evenly splitting costs from the breaches.

Russia Gold Buying Returns - Adds Substantial One Million Ounces To Reserves In January

Russia gold buying returned in January with the Russian central bank buying a very large 1 million ounces or 37 metric tonnes of gold bullion.

The increase in the gold reserves came after Russia did not buy a single ounce in December - a move seen as potentially a signal or an olive branch to the U.S. and the incoming Trump administration.

With concerns over the state of the US consumer - especially the low- and middle-income shopper base - lingering, analysts were looking forward to today's Q4 results by America's largest retailer for some further clarity, and they were not disappointed with what they saw: WalMart reported non-GAAP Q4 EPS of $1.30, beating expectations of $1.29 by one cent. The adjusted number included 8 cents in non-GAAP addbacks to a GAAP number of $1.22.