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Even with short-term fixes, European future bleak
Europe's on-again, off-again progress in tackling its debt problems has kept U.S. investors on edge for the better part of two-and-a-half years.
European markets cautious amid contagion concern
European stock markets mostly sank Thursday amid signs that debt market turmoil roiling Spain is threatening Italy, which is considered too big to ...
Spain crisis deepens as borrowing rates soar
Spain's borrowing costs broke through another record Thursday after a credit ratings agency downgraded the country's ability to pay down its debt amid ...
THE RACE: Romney steps up campaigning in Rust Belt
Mitt Romney is nipping at President Barack Obama's heels in Rust Belt states that Obama won in 2008 but which polls show are becoming more competitive ...
Merkel firmly behind euro, but will she act?
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has insisted repeatedly that "if the euro fails, Europe fails." Now the crisis in the 17 countries that use the ...
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.
Spain calls for European integration to save euro
Spain faced mounting pressure Wednesday to bolster confidence in its financial system just days after accepting a €100 billion ($125 billion) plan to ...
Panetta warns of 'disaster' from defense cuts
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pleaded with Congress Wednesday to avoid the disaster of automatic defense cuts even as he criticized lawmakers' ...
Argentina to stimulate economy with home loans
Argentina is rolling out a major economic stimulus plan, using pension and treasury funds to provide nearly cost-free housing loans of up to $77,000 ...
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 ...
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 ...