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Is anti-austerity fever cooling off in Greece?
Mark Lowen May 1, 2013
Protestors in Greece are rallying against austerity. The gathering comes just days after the country's government voted to allow 15,000 public employee layoffs.
Greece keeps cutting while France looks for growth
Andrew Walker Apr 29, 2013
Two European countries have come out with very different ways to tackle their economic problems.
A comedy festival in 140 characters and 6 seconds: Comedy Central launches #ComedyFest
Shannon Mullen Apr 22, 2013
Twitter is launching a comedy festival in conjunction with Comedy Central, and it will all be on Twitter and Vine. How funny can you be in 140 characters and six seconds?
Germans wary of Greeks bearing... reparations demands
Stephen Beard Apr 12, 2013
Greeks fed up with their country's economic woes see a quick fix -- Germany stumping up more than $200 billion in further reparations for World War II aggression. Germans are unimpressed.
5 things you need to know about Cyprus' economy
Katie Long Mar 18, 2013
As Cyprus debates a controversial bailout plan to tax savings accounts, here are the five things you need to know about Cyprus, its economy, and why it is important to the global economic recovery.
In Cyprus bailout, what's Russia got to do with it?
Stephen Beard Mar 15, 2013
European finance ministers are meeting in Brussels today, and at the top of their agenda is Cyprus. The small Mediterranean island nation, which has 850,000 people, is in desperate need of a bailout.
Justice Department sues S&P over securities ratings
Jim Burress Feb 5, 2013
In a lawsuit filed late Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice claims the credit rating firm Standard & Poor’s knew some $4 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities were risky.
Financial crisis fallout: Justice Department set to charge S&P
Kai Ryssdal Feb 4, 2013
Reports say the U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to bring civil charges against the credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's for their part in the financial crisis of 2008. Better late than never?
Short on tax revenue, Atlanta counties sue HSBC
Jim Burress Jan 28, 2013
The housing crash not only touched off a wave of foreclosures, it torpedoed property values and the taxes cities and counties collect off them. But some localities are fighting back in an effort to reverse their budget shortfalls.
How do you make it as a comedian?
Kai Ryssdal Jan 18, 2013
Chicago is a comedy capital, of sorts. Some of "Saturday Night Live"'s most famous comedians started in Chicago, many at the famed Second City comedy club. Sean Flannery is one comedian 'making it' in America; his show "Never Been To Paris" continues to sell out.
