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Stocks eke out tiny gains as Greece nears bailout

Source: KansasCity.com, Nov 12 2012, 10:14am CST

Stocks eke out tiny gains as Greece nears bailout The Associated Press The Associated Press Updated: 2012-11-12T15:15:08Z Petros Giannakouris A man receives money from an ATM machine next a poster in central Athens that reads: "Yes to Work. No ...

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Sovereign Debt Concerns in 2013

Source: Wall Street Pit  |   May 19 2013, 5:27pm CDT

Interest rates on government debt for a number of European countries– notably Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Italy, and Spain– shot up considerably during 2010-2012. Those yields have fallen significantly from their peaks, though thes ...

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Greece to sell Postbank, Proton in July, stress-test big banks

Source: Reuters.co.uk  |   May 19 2013, 7:30am CDT

A man walks outside of the Hellenic Postbank's headquarters in Athens January 4, 2013. ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's bank rescue fund will aim to sell Hellenic Postbank and Proton by mid-July with big banks continuing to absorb small lenders as part of pl ...

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Greece enters sixth year of recession, but prospects improving

Source: EUbusiness  |   May 18 2013, 10:17pm CDT

(ATHENS) - Data released last week showed Greece entered its sixth straight year of recession, but there is now cautious optimism about the economy's prospects although unemployment is still hitting record highs and consumers are squeezed by pay cuts and ...

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Pro-drachma party launches urging Greece to leave the euro

Source: Euronews  |   May 18 2013, 6:35pm CDT

A political party in Greece is calling for the country to leave the euro and go back to using the drachma as its national currency. Plan B held its first general meeting in Athens on Saturday and is headed up by the former leader of the left-wing opposit ...

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Falling US deficit renews austerity or growth debate

Source: Economic Times  |   May 18 2013, 5:42pm CDT

WASHINGTON: Austerity or growth? Europe's struggling economies have faced the question without fully answering it in recent years, but the United States is on track to do both. Projections unveiled this week by ...

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Pro-drachma party in Greece

Source: Radio New Zealand  |   May 18 2013, 3:44pm CDT

A new political party has been launched in Greece which supports leaving the euro and returning to the drachma. Plan B leader Alekos Alavanos said in Athens that Greece could not emerge from recession as long as it was l ...

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Jay Bryan: Austerity is crushing the eurozone in the most harmful way possible

Source: Montreal Gazette  |   May 18 2013, 10:36am CDT

We discovered this week that the 17 countries of the eurozone are mired in the longest recession since that currency was created 14 years ago, a slump that has lasted for the past 1½ years. And the current recession follows an even deeper one spa ...

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Greek pro-drachma party to meet

Source: BBC News  |   May 18 2013, 9:10am CDT

18 May 2013 Last updated at 10:10 ET "Plan B" wants to see a return of the old Greek currency, the drachma A new political party supporting Greece's exit from the euro is due to hold its first meeting. "Plan B" only has about 400 members but ...

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‘Cyprus at risk of even deeper recession’

Source: Press TV  |   May 17 2013, 9:52pm CDT

In a report issued on Friday, the IMF predicted a deep recession in Cyprus this year and next and said there is a danger that the downturn could be even more severe if authorities do not adhere strictly to conditions imposed as part of ...

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Dow, S&P Rise, Obama and Congress Tumble

Source: U.S. News & World Report  |   May 17 2013, 1:44pm CDT

Like politicians, investors agree that fixing the nation's long-term fiscal situation should be a top priority. Gridlock has ruled in Washington for much of the past few years, and stock markets have posted big gains. Coincide ...

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