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Where'd all the volatility go?
by
Bob Moon
Feb 7, 2012
So far this year, just three days have seen the S&P gain or lose more than one percent. So what happened to the markets' roller coaster ride of 2011?
On the agenda at this week's European summit
Jan 30, 2012
Indeed, European leaders are meeting once again to discuss the European Union debt crisis, but there will also be talk of economic growth and job creation.
Down to the wire in Athens
Jan 20, 2012
Greece has been furiously working to save maybe $126 billion on what it owes investors on its government bonds.
Europeans differ on the euro’s desirability
Jan 19, 2012
The euro has much support in beleaguered Greece and Italy, but in Germany -- the eurozone’s strongest economy -- many wonder if it’s worth the cost.
Monti's next move, and an assessment of Greece
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jan 17, 2012
Our foreign editor John Buckley's take on the S&P downgrade, European debt crisis and Italy's problem down-under.
Markets not swayed by big eurozone downgrades
Jan 16, 2012
Countries like France and Austria lost their AAA rating in the last Standard & Poor's downgrade -- so why are the markets relatively flat today?
What the S&P downgrades mean for Europe
Jan 16, 2012
Europe correspondent Stephen Beard discusses why the European markets remained pretty steady despite the credit downgrades of several European countries, and why we ought to worry about the Greek debt talks collapsing.
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ECB lending plan helping Europe so far
Jan 13, 2012
In Italy, the government was easily able to borrow $4 billion to pay for spending over the next three years. And the head of the European Central Bank says it is evidence that the new European bailout is paying off.
Debt downgraded, Hungary asks for help
Jan 6, 2012
Hungary is the latest European Union country to head into trouble, but it isn't part of the eurozone.
Eurozone may end up failed currency union
Jan 4, 2012
The 17 nations sharing the euro as a common currency struggle to keep the eurozone together. Historically, currency unions have a poor track record.