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Did Microsoft put a padlock on Windows 8?
David Brancaccio Mar 27, 2013
A group of European software developers is complaining that Microsoft uses a feature to block alternate operating systems on machines bought with Windows 8.
Zara-owner Inditex translates fast-fashion into big profits
Stephen Beard Mar 13, 2013
The Spanish company Inditex, which owns Zara among other chain stores, has just unveiled an impressive set of figures: a 22 percent jump in profits.
Uncertainty in Italy radiates to eurozone
Jeremy Hobson Feb 26, 2013
Poll results in Italy show power is split between a number of parties, including one led by former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi.
Which is scarier: Dow 14,000 or European debt?
Jeremy Hobson Feb 4, 2013
After a week of near-record highs, Wall Street appears worried again -- one of the culprits may be new concerns about the European debt crisis.
In Spain, corruption and austerity don't mix
Stephen Beard Feb 1, 2013
A bribery scandal in Spain is threatening the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy at a time of austerity and high unemployment.
Life on the edge in Spanish slum
John Laurenson Jan 14, 2013
In a shantytown outside of Madrid, a crowded, uneasy life for 30,000 people on the margins of Spain’s struggling economy
To fix housing collapse, Spain looks to foreigners
Robert Downs Dec 14, 2012
Spain mulls new law offering residency to foreigners who buy pricey property.
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.
Strikes signal greater unity problems in eurozone
Kai Ryssdal Nov 14, 2012
Europeans in Spain, Portugal and Greece protest austerity measures with a general strike today, but the real problem could be a greater lack of unity across the eurozone.
Across Europe, workers synchronize strikes against austerity
Stephen Beard Nov 14, 2012
Millions of workers went on strike across Europe today in protest against public spending cuts. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled, car factories and ports have been shut, and rail services disrupted.
