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Portugal cuts four public holidays to trim budget
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The Portuguese government announced plans to abolish four national holiday to help ease that country's debt crisis.
In Portugal, public workers defy Carnival cutback
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The government in Portugal said as part of belt tightening, it wouldn't give people the day off for Fat Tuesday celebrations. That didn't really work.
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Portugal's prime minister seeks help in Angola
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Pedro Passos de Coelho is in Portugal today asking investors in the economically-robust former colony to invest in cash-strapped Portugal.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Production gap widens in Japan, Op-ed calls attention to budget woes
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Here are some of today's headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web.
Portugal's prime minister stepped down after rival ...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Gaddafi's gold supply, UAW meets, oil prices back up
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Here are some of the headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web.
Germany is calling for the European Union to impose a fu...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Power rations in Japan, TARP couldn't end 'Too big to fail'
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Here are today's headlines from Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. ...
MIDDAY UPDATE: Groupon and the Fed
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
All eyes were on Google today and the Internet mega-corp deliberates on buying the up-and-coming Groupon. In a move that can only be seen as...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Ben Bernanke Visits Europe
Friday, November 19, 2010
Ben Bernanke visits Europe today to defend the Fed's decision to pump $600 billion more into government bonds. Germany in particular was vocal in...
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