A breakup in the euro zone just got more real with the announcement of the short list for the Wolfson Economics Prize, a …
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Why Portugal May Be the Next Greece
The worst is over for the euro zone, the experts say. But Greece isn’t really fixed and Portugal could become a second big problem before year-end
Europe’s Debt Crisis: Back from the Brink?
So it looks like Greece will dodge a default, at least for now. The Greek parliament passed a new $4.4 billion austerity package on Sunday, which includes a painful 22% cut in the minimum wage and 150,000 public sector job …
Why the Latest Euro Zone Debt-Crisis Agreement Shows How Europe Just Doesn’t Get It
I just landed in Rome for some on-the-ground reporting on the latest twists and turns in the euro-zone debt crisis, and I immediately got some sound insights from our reporter here, Stephan Faris. Faris watches the situation in …
Why This Stock Rally Can’t Be Trusted
This may be one of those rare moments when market strength is a signal of growing danger, rather than a sign of better times to come.
Will Italy Bring Down the Eurozone?
Forget Greece. The biggest question mark in the never-ending eurozone debacle is now Italy.
European markets have been getting slammed over fears that Italy may be the next domino to fall. But why is Italy — whose debt problems have until now been on the back-burner — suddenly feeling the heat? First, eurozone finance ministers have …