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US stocks fall on Europe unrest, weaker home sales
A mixed report about the housing market and unrest in Europe on Wednesday extended the longest losing streak for the Standard & Poor's 500 index since ...
Dow drops 100 after Fed official's warning
A quiet day on Wall Street turned into the worst sell-off in three months after a Federal Reserve official said he doubted the bank's effort to boost ...
ECB's Draghi defends bond-buying plans to Germans
The head of the European Central Bank sought Tuesday to win a skeptical German audience over to his plans to buy potentially unlimited amounts of ...
German business optimism drops 5th month in row
Business optimism in Germany fell for the fifth month in a row, a closely-watched survey showed Monday, in another sign that Europe's debt crisis is ...
Europe financial watchdog: markets still fragile
Europe's financial stability watchdog says EU markets remain "vulnerable." That's despite a recent calming of tensions from the crisis over too much ...
Spain inches closer to financial help request
Spain revealed Friday that it will present a new set of economic reforms by the end of the month, in a move that raises hopes that the struggling ...
The Fed steps in, and stocks soar: Dow climbs 206
The stock market staged a huge rally Thursday after investors got the aggressive economic help they wanted from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones ...
Market relief at German ruling fades ahead of Fed
Investors breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday, sending the euro briefly above $1.29 for the first time in four months after Germanys highest court ...
Germany moves ahead with eurozone measures
Europe's financial crisis looks less menacing than it has in many months, but the steps taken by countries most threatened by high debts and weak ...
Greek PM meets austerity inspectors on new cuts
Greece's prime minister started a new round of negotiations Monday with representatives of the country's bailout creditors, who are demanding a fresh ...
Greek gov't fails to agree on spending cuts
The leaders of the three parties in Greece's coalition government failed to agree Sunday on a package of spending cuts worth €11.5 billion ($14.
Hiring slows in August, putting pressure on Fed
American employers cut back sharply on hiring last month, crushing hopes that the job market was improving and putting more pressure on the Federal ...
Spain under scrutiny after ECB bond-buying plan
Investors and governments have applauded the European Central Bank's ambitious plan to ease Europe's financial crisis by buying unlimited amounts of ...
Experts warn of 'perfect storm' for global economy
Experts and leaders gathered in Italy may disagree on the cure, but the malady seems clear: the world economy faces a "perfect storm" of risks that ...
Markets remain reassured by ECB bond-buying plan
A bond-buying plan from the European Central Bank continued to support stocks Friday but the dollar slid after worse-than-expected U.S. jobs data ...
Market milestone: Stocks return to late 2007 level
The last time the stock market was this high, the Great Recession had just started, and stocks were pointed toward a headlong descent. But on ...
ECB unveils aggressive bond plan to save euro
The European Central Bank unveiled its most ambitious plan yet to ease Europe's financial crisis with a plan to buy unlimited amounts of government ...
Key quotes from ECB head Draghi's press briefing
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi unveiled a new program Thursday to buy government bonds to bring down the borrowing costs of some ...
Analyst responses to ECB's new bond-buying plan
On Thursday, Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, unveiled a package of measures that is designed to ease the strains in Europe's ...
Key ECB steps to combat Europe's debt crisis
Here are some of the key steps the European Central Bank has taken to ease Europe's financial crisis and provide a spark to the weak economy.
Text of the speech by ECB President Mario Draghi
Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President and I are very pleased to welcome you to our press conference. We will now report on the outcome of today's ...
Oil prices rise ahead of key European bank meeting
The price of oil rose above $96 a barrel on Thursday ahead of a meeting of the European Central Bank which is expected to announce a plan to help ease ...
Oil price rises ahead of key European bank meeting
Oil prices rose Thursday ahead of a meeting of European central bankers who are expected to announce a plan to help financially strapped countries.
Asia stocks rise ahead of ECB meeting
Asian stock markets rose Thursday, buoyed by expectations that the European Central Bank will announce a plan to support financially struggling ...
Stocks barely move; FedEx sinks on profit warning
U.S. stock prices are closing mixed, held in check by a warning from the huge package delivery company FedEx that its profits would be hurt because ...