News round-up: top stories Friday midday
* 25 EU leaders sign fiscal compact. * Home care firm to create jobs. * SME lending toughest in euro area, says Central Bank. * Ryanair buys back shares.
These are this morning's top business stories:
* **EU leaders** including Enda Kenny have signed the EU fiscal compact, pending ratification; event hailed as "milestone" by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Juncker to drop role as president of the EuroGroup..
* **The Fiscal Treaty:** 5 things you should know.
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