Articles, tagged with "euro zone", page 1

It’s no wonder that global markets are so jittery. The world’s three largest economies can’t continue along their current paths, and everybody knows it. Investors watch nervously for signs that China is headed toward a hard landing, that America will sink...

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Saturday denied there was even unofficial dialogue over Greece quitting the euro zone and requested that his troubled nation be "left alone to finish its job". Ministers from the euro zone's greatest economies me...

Portugal's parliament rejected a new government austerity plan Wednesday, spurring the resignation of Prime Minister José Sócrates and setting off a brand new section in Europe's sovereign-debt crisis. Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates, left, g...

Portugal's parliament rejected a new government austerity plan Wednesday, spurring the resignation of Prime Minister José Sócrates and setting off a new part in Europe's sovereign-debt crisis. Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates, left, gestures b...

European Union top economic official said that the EU is ready to help Greece in consolidation and reform programs to head off concerns triggered by the sovereign credit rating decline by rating agency Fitch. "We take note of the fact that the sust...