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Brothel sponsors Greek soccer team
Mark Lowen Dec 21, 2012
As local and national funding is slashed, two soccer teams in Greece are turning to some unusual sponsors to make ends meet.
Would no GM bailout have been worse?
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Dec 19, 2012
The government is on track to lose money on the GM bailout. But would doing nothing have cost more?
Greece gets an upgrade but protests continue
Mark Lowen Dec 19, 2012
Greece's credit rating just got an upgrade by Standard & Poor's. The ratings agency bumped Greece up to a solid B-. And it says that rating is stable -- meaning it won't change in the next several months.
Keeping tabs on the bailout
David Gura Dec 12, 2012
Sure, AIG's rescue turned a profit, but what about the rest of the bailouts?
U.S. to profit from selling remaining stake in AIG
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Dec 11, 2012
It looks like the U.S. government’s rescue of insurance giant AIG is coming to an end. And, amazingly enough, it’s a happy ending: The government is selling the last of its AIG stock -- for a profit.
Starbucks volunteers to pay more taxes
Stephen Beard Dec 7, 2012
The company is one of a number of big U.S. businesses accused of not paying a fair share of tax on their British operations.
ECB keeps Greek debt secrets under wraps
Stephen Beard Nov 30, 2012
The European Central Bank has won a legal battle against Bloomberg News to keep some of the ECB’s internal documents about Greece's debt private.
Questions remain about the future of Greece
Mark Lowen Nov 21, 2012
A meeting to agree Greece’s next round of bailout money has ended after almost 12 hours with no decision. Athens won't get vital bailout funds without an agreement.
Man arrested for ID theft of most of Greek population
Kai Ryssdal Nov 21, 2012
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for the Greeks.
Spain's banks to suspend foreclosures for the needy
Tom Burridge Nov 16, 2012
The Spanish government is suspending foreclosures for the neediest homeowners just a week after a woman there committed suicide when officials arrived at her apartment to seize it.
