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European debt crisis could affect U.S. contractors

Oct 26, 2011
The economic crisis in Europe could affect defense contractors in the U.S. They diversified their sales and now those sales are in trouble.

Beware overexposure to Greek bonds

Oct 26, 2011
Just like overexposure to the sun will get you burned, so will overexposure to Greek bonds. But normal exposure might not hurt.
Sr. Editor Paddy Hirsch explains why exposure isn't necessarily a bad thing in the latest Whiteboard video.
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What European indecision could mean for the rest of us

Oct 26, 2011
We hear from the BBC's Andrew Walker and Josh Brown of Fusion Analytics about what a decision -- or lack thereof -- in Europe today could mean for the rest of the world.

Greek customers of U.S. products

Oct 25, 2011
Greece is not a major trade partner for the U.S. But there's one California company that has a very specific role in Greece right now.

The Greek perspective

Oct 25, 2011
Antonis Papayiannidis, editor of Greece's Economic Review, discusses his country's future in the wake of economic crisis.

U.S., Europe worry about effects of possible recession

Oct 25, 2011
As a solution to the European debt crisis remains pending, a House Financial Services Subcommittee will meet today to determine how dangerous Greek debts are.

A suffering Greek family

Oct 24, 2011
A profile of a family in Greece, caught in a situation where their world is changing dramatically for the worse in a very short time period.

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Transatlantic troubles mean Greeks left without family help

Oct 24, 2011
In Athens, Ga., Kai Ryssdal met Greek immigrant Lambrini Cain. She's lost her job and is underwater on her mortgage. But she can't ask her family back in Greece for help, because they aren't doing any better.

How Greece's debt crisis would affect the U.S.

Oct 24, 2011
Europe may seem far away, but its debt crises could largely affect even the smaller towns in the U.S.

World waits to see if EU can solve debt crisis

Oct 24, 2011
By Wednesday the world should know whether the European Union can agree on a comprehensive plan to solve the sovereign debt crisis.