Financial Crisis
Argentina delays payment on bond principal
Feb 11, 2020
Argentina says it will delay paying principal on a peso-denominated bond that had been due this week
Draghi stepped in during euro's darkest hour
Oct 28, 2019
Mario Draghi is widely credited with rescuing one of the Europe Union's most precious projects _ its 20-year-old single currency _ from disaster with a well-timed phrase and actions to back up his words
Lebanese president vows reforms as protests engulf country
Oct 24, 2019
Lebanese president vows reforms as protests engulf country
Lebanon's government scrambles to respond to mass protests
Oct 21, 2019
Protesters have closed major roads around Lebanon ahead of a Cabinet meeting that is scheduled to discuss a rescue plan for the country's crumbling economy
Greek fashion firms revitalize centuries-old silk tradition
Sep 29, 2019
Greece's financial crisis nearly snuffed out the country's centuries-old silk manufacturing tradition, but the end of the crippling recession has raised demand for fashion products and silk produced by a remote border town
Russia's Putin hosts Venezuelan leader Maduro for talks
Sep 25, 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting Venezuela's leader in Moscow amid the ongoing political crisis in the South American nation
Markets Right Now: Stocks slip on consumer confidence drop
Sep 24, 2019
Stocks are lower at midday on Wall Street Tuesday as a sharp drop in a reading on U.S. consumer confidence outweighs optimism surrounding U.S.-China trade negotiations
The Latest: British PM questions Thomas Cook bosses' pay
Sep 23, 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says a "huge effort" is underway to bring home British tourists and passengers stranded abroad by the sudden collapse of travel company Thomas Cook
Japan central bank stands pat after Fed rate cut
Sep 19, 2019
Japan's central bank has opted to keep its monetary policy unchanged despite growing signs of trouble that prompted the Federal Reserve to cut its benchmark rate
EU vows to help Colombia handle Venezuela migration crisis
Sep 12, 2019
The European Union is vowing to help Colombia respond to the massive exodus of Venezuelans fleeing their nation's economic and political crisis
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