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World stocks fall after Europe debt crisis worsens
World stock markets fell Thursday amid ominous signs that a debt crisis roiling Greece and Spain might erupt elsewhere in Europe. Investor sentiment ...
Asia stocks fall after Europe debt turmoil worsens
Asia stock markets fell Thursday amid ominous signs that a debt crisis roiling Greece and Spain is about to erupt elsewhere on the continent.
Geithner calls for more detail from Europe leaders
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday urged European leaders to provide more details as soon as possible on their plans to resolve the ...
JPMorgan CEO says execs may have pay taken back
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told Congress on Wednesday that senior bank executives responsible for a $2 billion trading loss will probably have ...
US stocks end lower as Europe teeters; Dow off 77
U.S stocks skidded Wednesday, a looming election in Greece and the broader debt maelstrom in Europe their ominous backdrop. Major market indexes ...
Greek bankers see continued deposit outflow
Greek banking officials say that depositors unnerved by political instability and talk of a potential exit from the euro are continuing to pull out ...
Farm bill divides Midwestern and Southern farmers
Senate passage of a half-trillion dollar farm and food bill depends in part on resolving a dispute over subsidies between Southern rice and peanut ...
Italy hit by market fears of contagion from Spain
Italian Premier Mario Monti saw nearly seven months of confidence-building by his government wiped out by Wednesday, when the country's borrowing ...
Germany: no breakthrough at EU growth policy talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel failed to reach an agreement with the country's opposition leaders failed on a European growth initiative in a new ...
Oil slips to near $83 as traders eye OPEC meeting
The price of oil slipped closer to $83 a barrel Wednesday amid speculation OPEC will leave its production quotas unchanged at this week's meeting to ...