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We can all help Greece avoid default
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Jun 14, 2012
Commentator Todd Buchholz says we just need to go there on vacation.
A man walks into a bar... in Spain
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Jun 13, 2012
Patrons at a tapas bar in Madrid reflect on their country's economic woes and the multi-billion-dollar bailout that Spanish banks recently received.
A professor's perspective: How did Greece get here?
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Jun 12, 2012
Global stock markets have turned their attention to Greece in anticipation of its elections this weekend that could lead to a Greek exit from the euro. How did Greece get here? We get a professor's perspective.
A man walks into a bar... in Paris
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Jun 13, 2012
Patrons of the Bar La Fusee in Paris offer their thoughts on the euro and the eurozone economic crisis.
A pub crawl across Europe
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Jun 11, 2012
The assignment: visit five different bars in five different European nations and talk about the eurozone debt crisis. The results: kind of fizzy.
Spain gets a short term fix in euro bailout
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Jun 11, 2012
European leaders agreed to bail out Spain's banks to the tune of $125 billion over the weekend. Spanish banks were hemorrhaging cash ahead of this weekend's crucial election in Greece -- that could lead to a Greek exit from the euro.
Spain avoids government bailout with bank rescue
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Jun 11, 2012
Wounded banks in Spain will now be able to draw up to $125 billion in money from the EU. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy credited government reforms with limiting the scope of the financial crisis to the banking system.
Spain's bailout: Good idea or moral hazard?
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Jun 11, 2012
Now that Spain has received a favorable bailout deal, will other countries in Europe expect the same?
A man walks into a bar… in Ireland
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Jun 12, 2012
Europe correspondent Stephen Beard begins a five-part series from bars in Europe. He gets the opinions of ordinary Europeans on the ongoing debt crisis, starting with the Irish.
Will Greece return to the drachma?
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Jun 8, 2012
Greece continues to struggle through a debt and banking crisis and rumors of a 'Grexit' abound. If the country does leave the euro, how will it roll out the drachma, and what are the costs?












