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Greek party leader warns austerity threatens euro
The leader of a radical left Greek coalition some see as the front-runner in fresh elections due next month warned the EU Tuesday that austerity ...
Stocks rally further in run-up to EU summit
Global stocks enjoyed one of their best days in weeks on Tuesday ahead of a summit of European leaders that's expected to be dominated by calls to ...
Greece worries hammer home amid gloomy forecast
Political and financial uncertainty in Greece saw shares on the Athens Stock Exchange drop to their lowest level in 22 years on Tuesday, despite broad ...
Greece's caretaker gov't meets ahead of EU summit
Greece's caretaker prime minister will convene a meeting of Cabinet members ahead of this week's summit of European Union leaders that's expected to ...
Market breaks losing streak, with China's help
Forget Facebook. This is still Apple's stock market. Apple — the world's most valuable company — climbed nearly 6 percent on Monday, helping propel ...
Greece's new prime minister meets party leaders
Greece's newly installed caretaker prime minister conferred with party leaders Monday ahead of this week's European Union summit that's expected to ...
Europe stocks inch up after G8 vague on Europe fix
European stocks inched up Monday morning in spite of investors' lingering concerns that the G-8 leaders had failed to provide a concrete plan to solve ...
World stock markets edge up after G-8 summit
Assurances that world powers want debt-laden Greece to remain in the euro helped support world stock markets Monday after sharp losses over the past ...
Europe faces difficult search for growth
On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2½-year-old government debt ...
After Italy bombing, no claim of responsibility
A bomb blast outside a high school in southern Italy that killed a 16-year-old student has stirred memories of the dark days decades ago when ...
Obama sees 'emerging consensus' on economic fix
Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their ...
Greeks' crisis is personal as well as political
Like many Greeks left unemployed by their country's economic tailspin, Dimitris Spachos finds it easier to talk about his nation's problems than his ...
Bomb kills 1 student, wounds 7 in Italy
A bomb exploded outside an Italian high school named after the wife of an assassinated anti-Mafia prosecutor, killing one student and wounding at ...
Obama, G-8: Recovery takes both growth and cutting
Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their ...
Student dies, 7 hurt in blast near Italian school
A bomb exploded Saturday outside an Italian high school named after a slain anti-Mafia prosecutor, killing a student and wounding several others, ...
France's Hollande sticking to early Afghan pullout
In his first visit to the Oval Office, French President Francois Hollande declared he will withdraw all French combat troops from Afghanistan by ...
Olympic flame arrives in Britain
Even the wind cooperated Friday at this normally blustery naval station, remaining calm as David Beckham lit a celebratory cauldron and signaled the ...
Spain may have to revise its 2011 budget deficit
Concern grew for the stability of Spain's place in the fragile eurozone economy after reports of a rise in the level of bad loans on the books of its ...
Greek politics, Spain banks test eurozone survival
Chaos in Greek politics and Spanish banking combined this week to underscore just how fragile Europe's economy remains after an eviscerating austerity ...
Greece: Germany's Merkel suggests euro referendum
Germany's chancellor apparently waded into Greece's choppy political waters on Friday, when Athens said Angela Merkel suggested that the country ...
Socks fall on Europe worries; Facebook debuts
It's going to take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push the stock market higher. U.S. stock indexes fell in afternoon trading Friday.
Europe woes keep markets on edge
Concerns that Europe's debt crisis could drag down parts of the continent's banking system rattled most global markets Friday, though social network ...
Spain stocks extend losing streak after downgrade
Spain's stock market flirted with seven-year lows Friday as investors continued to worry about the stability of the eurozone's financial system in ...