Europe slowdown adds tension to Greek drama
Europe's economic slowdown has hit the engine-room of the euro zone, gloomy new indicators reveal, adding urgency to the region's struggle to keep Greece's debt crisis from tearing the single currency apart. Full Article
FTSE on track for best week in a month
LONDON - The equities edged up on Friday, with bottom-fishing buyers putting the market on track for its best week in a month, but traders said ongoing concerns about Greece and the euro zone left the door open for a retest of 2012 lows.
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China leadership rules Bo case isolated
BEIJING - Chinese President Hu Jintao has demanded senior Communist Party officials stifle tensions over the ousting of ambitious politician Bo Xilai and show unity as they prepare for a change of leadership, sources briefed on recent meetings say. Full Article
Facebook market maker losses top $100 million
Claims by four of Wall Street's main market makers against Nasdaq over Facebook's botched IPO are likely to exceed $100 million, as they and other traders continue to deal with thousands of problems with customer orders. Full Article | Video
Why are Greek and Italian politicians so bad?
ROME - Bungles by widely despised politicians in Greece and Italy, just as people cry out for strong leadership in their hour of greatest need, raise the question of why the leaders of these cradles of two great ancient civilisations have failed so spectacularly. Full Article
Greek burglars cash in as savers flee banks
ATHENS - Andreas and Emilia Karabalis, both 80, feared their bank would collapse, so they withdrew their life savings and stashed them home for safety. Days later, the thieves came in the night, beat them, and took everything. Full Article
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Life After the City: Burrito man, from tax to tacos
What motivates a corporate tax lawyer to leave the City and open a Mexican restaurant? Meet Ben Fordham, director of the Benito's Hat chain. Video
Life After the City: Burrito man, from tax to tacos
May 25 - What motivates a corporate tax lawyer to leave the City and open a Mexican restaurant? Amy Gardner meets Ben Fordham, director of the Benito's Hat chain.
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Operation Eager Lion
U.S. special ops teams lead 12,000 troops from 18 countries in a military exercise on the Saudi Arabia-Jordan border.
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Europe slump fuels euro woes
Europe's slowdown adds urgency to the struggle to prevent the disintegration of the single currency, as a poll shows Greece's anti-bailout left with a four-point lead. Video
Mark Zuckerberg’s unpleasant new life
Here's the main reason why Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg wanted an opening-day IPO pop of at least modest proportions: the last thing he wants or needs is an adversarial relationship with his shareholders. Commentary
Is France closing for business?
It’s too early to tell how adept President Francois Hollande will be in steering the French economy through these difficult times, but already there are some early indications that the business climate in France may be about to change for international companies Commentary
For growth, focus first on jobs
Many self-appointed Keynesians want more fiscal and monetary stimulus to push up GDP. But they twist the ideas of the great economist. Keynes considered jobs more important than output, and hiring more effective than spending. His insights would help end the Lesser Depression. Commentary
What is the long-term euro vision?
The standard vision of the euro zone’s future is a fully-fledged fiscal, banking and political union. But a headlong dive into a United States of Europe would be bad politics and bad economics, and the European people are not remotely ready for such steps. Commentary
China doesn’t need a policy U-turn
The Chinese premier has given investors hope for a new stimulus. But Beijing shouldn’t panic this time. Unlike in 2008, there are no massive job losses threatening stability, and still too much money sloshing around from the last stimulus. Structural reforms are the right remedy. Commentary
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Obama’s Pakistan problem
Pakistan threatens to become one of the largest foreign policy failures of Barack Obama's presidency, argues Reuters columnist David Rohde. Video
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