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Employees of Athens Stock Exchange walk under screens showing falling stocks in red on January 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)


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Opposition leader and head of radical leftist Syriza party Alexis Tsipras leaves a booth before casting his ballot at a polling station in Athens, on January 25, 2015. (REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis)


Greek leftists Syriza aim for landmark election win

Greek leftists Syriza aim for landmark election win

Athens, Reuters—Greeks began voting on Sunday in an election expected to bring to power the radical leftist Syriza party, which has pledged to take on international lenders and roll back painful austerity measures imposed during years of economic crisis. Barring a...
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Lithuania’s Minister of Finance Rimantas Sadzius, center,talks with president of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem, left, and European Central Bank Member of the Executive Board Joerg Asmussen, right, prior to the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) in the National Art Gallery in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Friday, September 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)


EU ministers seek progress on banking union

EU ministers seek progress on banking union

Vilnius, AP—Europe’s finance ministers are working against the clock to solve the thorny but crucial issue of agreeing on further reforms to strengthen the region’s banking sector. Decisions on securing Europe’s economy will be put on hold early next...
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People queue outside an unemployment registry office in Madrid, Spain, in this file photo dated Monday May 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul White)


Eurozone’s longest-ever recession comes to an end

Eurozone’s longest-ever recession comes to an end

Madrid, AP—Minube, a travel startup on the outskirts of Madrid, is doing something that many Spanish companies haven’t thought about for years: It’s hiring. The company, which sells bookings as it helps travelers share their experiences using social media,...
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British Prime Minister David Cameron, right, and French President Francois Hollande attend a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, June 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Yves Herman, Pool)


EU leaders win breakthrough on budget deal

EU leaders win breakthrough on budget deal

Brussels, AP— European Union leaders reached an outline deal Friday on the 27-country bloc’s EUR 960 billion (USD 1.3 trillion) seven-year budget, overcoming a British–French dispute to sign off on the agreement. British prime minister David Cameron had held out...