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BERLIN, May 19- France has a special responsibility as a euro zone heavyweight to take deficit reduction rules seriously, even though its budget deficit is above target, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said in an interview published on Sunday.
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TORONTO, Dec 10- Canadian Oil Sands Ltd, the largest shareholder in the Syncrude Canada joint venture, said on Monday that the oil sands project was still looking to resolve problems causing a production shortfall.
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ROME, Dec 10- European partners urged the next Italian government on Monday to stick to Prime Minister Mario Monti's reform agenda, after his decision to resign early and Silvio Berlusconi's return to frontline politics rattled financial markets.
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ISTANBUL, Dec 10- Turkish economic growth slowed more sharply than expected in the third quarter as domestic demand remained stubbornly weak, data showed on Monday, raising pressure for a deeper cut in interest rates.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 10- British bank Standard Chartered Plc will pay $327 million to resolve allegations that it violated U.S. sanctions and other laws, the Federal Reserve said on Monday.
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NEW YORK, Dec 10- The euro fell against the yen while Italian stocks and bond prices sank on Monday after Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti said he would resign, raising concern about who will lead the euro zone's third biggest economy out of the debt crisis.
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*Brazil ag ministry said Friday cow did not die of BSE. *Japan imports only heat-treated beef from Brazil. TOKYO/ BRASILIA, Dec 10- Japan says it has halted beef imports from top exporter Brazil after the South American nation notified the World Animal Health Organization of the discovery of the protein believed to cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a cow.
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*Rains may boost tail of Ivory Coast cocoa crop. "We've seen the March/May spread and the May/July spread weaken over the last few sessions," said James Kirkup, director of sugar brokerage at ABN AMRO Markets, noting that the strong tail to Brazil's crop has probably boosted availability into March.
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*McDonald's shares rise on November sales. *Investors look for progress in Washington talks. NEW YORK, Dec 10- U.S. stocks were modestly higher on Monday, helped by stronger-than-expected sales from McDonald's, but gains were constrained as investors awaited any sign of progress in talks to avert the so-called fiscal cliff.
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*ILFC deal will boost China outbound M&A to $56.8 bln in 2012. Chinese firms have previously shown interest in aircraft leasing, and the deal would give China access to a global network of about 200 airlines in 80 countries. China is already ILFC's largest market with 180 planes operating there, giving it 35 percent market share.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 10- British bank Standard Chartered Plc will pay $327 million to resolve allegations that it violated U.S. sanctions and other laws, the Federal Reserve said on Monday.
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Dec 10- Diversified U.S. manufacturer Honeywell International Inc forecast a fiscal 2013 profit mostly below estimates, partly because of a charge from its Intermec Inc acquisition announced on Monday, and said it expected slow economic growth next year.
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*Doubts arise over whether Italy will continue economic reforms. Treasury debt prices rose on Monday on concerns over protracted budget negotiations in Washington, political rumblings in Italy and expectations for further monetary policy easing by the Federal Reserve.
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*Aiming for $600- $650 mln quarterly costs, from $900 mln. *Ericsson declines to comment on its plans. PARIS, Dec 10- STMicroelectronics plans to quit its loss-making mobile chip joint venture with Ericsson in a drive to cut costs and catch-up with larger, more profitable U.S. rivals.
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NEW YORK, Dec 10- U.S. stocks opened little changed on Monday as investors awaited any sign of progress in talks to avert the United States' so-called fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 1.35 points, or 0.01 percent, to 13,156.48. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 3.62 points, or 0.12 percent, to 2,974.42.
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NEW YORK, Dec 10- The euro fell against the yen and was flat versus the dollar on Monday after Italy's Prime Minister said he would step down early, putting the country's outlook in a state of flux and raising concerns about the euro zone's near-term prospects.
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AMSTERDAM, Dec 10- The Dutch economy is in worse condition than originally believed and will continue to shrink next year, heightening the risk of a downgrade of the Netherlands' triple-A credit rating.
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*McDonald's shares rise on November sales. NEW YORK, Dec 10- U.S. stocks were set to open little changed on Monday as investors awaited any sign of progress in talks to avert the United States' so-called fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts.
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*Inflation at 40 percent- Institute for International Finance. BEIRUT, Dec 10- War-ravaged Syria's economy will shrink by a fifth in 2012 and all its foreign reserves could be spent by the end of next year, a global finance industry association said on Monday.
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*European Commission froze for a year its aviation law. The meeting has been scheduled for Dec. 12-13 in Montreal after a stand-off between the European Union and non-EU nations over a law to include all airlines that use EU airports in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.
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LONDON, Dec 10- Richard Branson said he planned to keep control of Virgin Atlantic and IAG boss Willie Walsh was misguided for saying the brand would be ditched by U.S. suitor Delta Air Lines. "Rumours have been spread in the press that I am planning to give up control of Virgin Atlantic and, according to Willie Walsh... that our brand will soon disappear.