NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging lower in midday trading Monday as talks drag on between Greek political leaders over a fresh austerity package required for the country to get more bailout loans.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's coalition government on Monday caved in to demands to cut civil service jobs, announcing 15,000 positions would go this year, amid mounting international pressure to agree on austerity measures needed to secure major new debt agreements.

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss bank Julius Baer Group said Monday that it might have to pay a fine to settle allegations it helped American clients cheat on their taxes, but cautioned investors that the final outcome of the case was still uncertain.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's European partners tightened the screws on Athens on Monday, demanding that political leaders swiftly agree on more austerity measures in exchange for a new bailout package needed to avert a disastrous bankruptcy.

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets climbed Monday after U.S. unemployment fell to its lowest in three years, suggesting a stronger recovery in the world's No. 1 economy that could benefit the region's exporters.

NEW YORK (AP) — Forget the battle between the Giants and the Pats. The real Super Bowl showdown is between advertisers.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — An eight-nation bloc of Latin American and Caribbean countries agreed on Sunday to deposit 1 percent of their international reserves into a jointly administered development bank as they seek to deepen economic cooperation.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leader of Greece's No. 2 party said rescue creditors were demanding measures that would deepen the country's recession, and promised to oppose them "with all means."

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Leaders of parties supporting Greece's coalition government say crisis talks for huge new debt deals will continue Monday.