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Harsh words fly between Germany and France over economic plans
BERLIN -- Europe's most important relationship is under increasing strain after French officials accused Germany's leader of "egotistical intransigence" and leaders in Berlin shot back by describing France as the continent's "biggest problem child."...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Angela Merkel, Berlin (Germany), France
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Lawmakers in Cyprus pass bailout plan
ATHENS -- Despite sweeping public discord, Cyprus lawmakers on Tuesday approved a controversial $13-billion bailout imposed by international lenders to keep the island financially afloat, and its economy anchored to Europe’s single currency....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Loans, Government, Parliament, Justice System
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Global Voices: Filmmakers chronicle Chinese run on French wine
What might have been a grueling, 25-hour flight from Sydney to London two years ago instead brought filmmaker and viticulturist Warwick Ross to a project that blended his passions for storytelling and wine as perfectly as the grapes for a nice Chardonnay-...
Tags: Wines, Movies, Entertainment, Australia, France
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Apple shares tumble as stocks fall for second day in last three
The stock market endured its second broad decline in three days, as investors fretted about weak earnings in the U.S. and deepening economic stagnation in Europe. Companies ranging from Apple Inc. to Bank of America Corp. were battered as investors fled...
Tags: Apple Inc., Insider Trading, Bank of America Corp., Financial Markets, Stock Market
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Scams blocking Chinese investors' path to U.S. green cards
Jianwei Li and two other wealthy Chinese businessmen thought they had a sure thing when they wired $1 million each to a California firm that had promised to build a fine Chinese restaurant in the Bay Area city of San Bruno. The project had an alluring...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chinese Restaurants, Banking, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Migration
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S&P 500 sets all-time closing high [video chat]
NEW YORK -- The broad Standard & Poor's 500 index broke a half-decade-old record, another sign of stocks' continuing rally this year. The S&P 500 added 6.34 points, or 0.41%, to 1,569.19 Thursday, the last trading day of the first quarter. The S&P 500...
Tags: Finance, Credit Ratings, Fiscal Cliff, S&P 500, Pinnacle Foods Incorporated
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Jobless rate hits new record in Eurozone
LONDON -- Joblessness in the 17-nation Eurozone hit a record high in January and February, according to statistics released Tuesday that gave a grim snapshot of the region’s continued economic malaise. The unemployment rate rose to 12% in the...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, European Union, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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S&P 500 trades above all-time closing high
NEW YORK -- The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index burst through a half-decade-old record as stocks continued their strong rally. The broad S&P index is on track to finish the day above its all-time closing high of 1,565.15 recorded Oct. 9, 2007....
Tags: Barack Obama, Money and Monetary Policy, Budget Control Act of 2011, Fiscal Cliff, Stock Market
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China's top airlines say profits fell sharply in 2012
China's three major state-owned airlines reported steep drops in annual profit last year, citing the weak global economy, higher jet fuel prices and smaller foreign currency gains. China Southern, the country's largest carrier, said Wednesday that...
Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, China, Air Transportation Industry
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Cyprus wakes to bailout hangover
This post has been updated and corrected. See the notes below and at the bottom for details.ATHENS -- Defending a last-resort deal with international lenders, bleary-eyed officials on Cyprus said Monday that they had managed to avert a devastating default for the tiny Mediterranean nation and kept it from being forced out of Europe's single-...Tags: Theft, Banking, Central African Republic, Moscow (Russia), Vladimir Putin
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Cyprus locked in tense talks with international lenders
ATHENS -- Officials from Cyprus and international lenders were locked in long and tortuous talks Sunday, trying to strike a deal on a rescue plan that would keep the island’s failing banks from collapsing while maintaining membership in Europe&...
Tags: Central African Republic, Same-Sex Marriage, Bankruptcy, European Central Bank, Finance
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Cyprus lawmakers delay emergency vote on bank-deposit tax
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.ATHENS -- Lawmakers in Cyprus are scheduled to hold an emergency vote Monday on whether savers on the Mediterranean island will pay a levy of up to nearly 10% on bank deposits as part of a controversial international bailout plan that has enraged...Tags: Politics, Market and Exchange, Cyprus, Economy, Business and Finance, Vladimir Putin
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