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Cyprus's parliament approved an EU bailout on Tuesday which will force it to wind down its second-largest bank and impose heavy losses on uninsured depositors at another, conditions that have intensified calls from islanders to exit the euro.With a razor-thin majority of just two votes, lawmakers approved terms accompanying 10 billion euros ($13.18 billion)in aid from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).In a show of hands, 29 lawmakers from the three parties in the center-right government approved the motion, with 27 voting against. .Government officials had warned the island would fall into chaotic default, unable to pay salaries or pensions, as early as next month without emergency funding."Unfortunately the (bailout) is a one-way street for us. It will avert disorderly default and gives, albeit with many hurdles, some prospect of getting us out of the storm," said Averof Neophytou, head of the governing right-wing Democratic Rally party.The bailout was unlik...
Out of all the problems facing the U.S. economy, the sovereign debt crisis in Europe may pose the greatest risk to the recovery. But what exactly is going on in Euro...
A growing number of lawmakers are threatening to dent German Chancellor Angela Merkel's authority a year before an election by rebelling in a Bundestag vote on help ...
ALPBACH, Austria--The European Central Bank is more likely to worsen its growth outlook for the euro zone, ECB Governing Council Member Ewald Nowotny said Thursday n...
Angela Merkel reassured Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Friday that she wanted his country to stay in the euro zone, but gave no sign of ceding to his pleas ...
Bank of NY Mellon Senior Currency Strategist Michael Woolfolk, RBC Capital Markets Global Futures V.P. George Gero and Wells Fargo’s Jim Kochan on how investors can assess how much fear there is in the markets.
The International Monetary Fund has signaled to Brussels it will no longer partake in financial aid for Greece, meaning the country could run out of money as early a...
Capital Economics Managing Director Roger Bootle on the steps for how a country would plan a smooth exit from the euro.
Euro zone paymaster Germany, relieved at a narrow election victory for Greece's pro-bailout parties, signalled on Monday it may be willing to grant Athens more time ...
Developing countries should brace for a long period of financial market volatility and weaker growth as tensions rise over a worsening euro zone debt crisis, the Wor...
FBN’s Diane Macedo breaks down the stories moving the markets ahead of the trading day.
Spain is expected to request European aid for its ailing banks at the weekend to forestall worsening market turmoil, becoming the fourth and biggest country to seek ...
Spain said on Tuesday that credit markets were closing to the euro zone's fourth biggest economy as finance chiefs of the Group of Seven major economies conferred on...
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has said savings accounts in the euro zone are safe, adding that Cyprus is a "special case" and not a template for future ...
Euro zone finance officials acknowledged being "in a mess" over Cyprus during a conference call on Wednesday and discussed imposing capital controls to insulate the ...
General Mills Inc.'s (GIS) fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 1.8% as the maker of Cheerios cereal sold more products in its base business, as measured by weight, fo...
General Mills Inc.'s (GIS) fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 1.8% as the maker of Cheerios cereal sold more products in its base business, as measured by weight, fo...
Greece... recent memory brings only thoughts of severe depression, massive fiscal fraud and spiraling debt loads. Throw in an IMF bailout that nearly failed (twice) ...
European Central Bank Executive Board member Joerg Asmussen called for international cooperation to address the current debate about competitive currency devaluation...
There is a one in three chance that a future Greek government might decide to exit the euro zone, Standard and Poor's EMEA ratings chief said on Monday.However, such...
