EU backs banking supervisor, Greece bailout
DON MELVIN,Associated Press RAF CASERT,Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — In one whirlwind morning, the European Union nations agreed Thursday to two key measures vital to the financial security of the region. As well as laying the groundwork for a full-fledged banking union, Greece’s euro partners approved billions in bailout loans that More...
THE RESET: Debt limit looms as next fiscal cliff
TOM RAUM,Associated Press We now know what’s on the other side of that menacing year-end “fiscal cliff.” Another cliff. While White House and Republican congressional leaders labor behind More...
Ireland imposes 6th straight austerity budget
SHAWN POGATCHNIK,Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland’s government unveiled plans for €3.5 billion ($4.5 billion) in new taxes and spending cuts in the debt-burdened country’s sixth straight austerity More...
INFLUENCE GAME: Tax them, not us, groups say
CHARLES BABINGTON,Associated Press Publishable Editors Notes: An occasional look at how behind-the-scenes influence is exercised in Washington. WASHINGTON (AP) — A big coalition of business groups says there must More...
Debate over EU debate mixes philosophy and money
DON MELVIN,Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Which side of this week’s debate on the European Union budget a country takes can depend largely on which side its bread is buttered. Those that contribute more More...
EU leaders prepare for bitter fight over budget
RAF CASERT,Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Britain and France staked out starkly different visions of the European Union’s future Thursday as they walked into a budget summit, setting the More...
World stocks boosted by signs of China recovery
PAMELA SAMPSON,AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World stock markets rose Thursday after a survey showed that China’s manufacturing expanded for the first time in 13 months, rare good news for the struggling More...
Economy means sacrifice for Thanksgiving travelers
JASON KEYSER,Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Feeling the pinch of the sluggish economic recovery, many Americans setting out on the nation’s annual Thanksgiving migration had to sacrifice summer vacations, More...
Euro nations split on how to help Greece cut debt
JUERGEN BAETZ,Associated Press SARAH DiLORENZO,Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Greece’s international creditors are proposing giving the country two more years to reform its economy, but European finance More...
Creditors propose giving Greece 2 more years
BERLIN (AP) — Greece’s international creditors are proposing granting the country two more years to meet its debt reduction targets as the country enters its sixth consecutive year of recession, according More...
