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

  • 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.

  • Sr. Editor Paddy Hirsch explains why exposure isn't necessarily a bad thing in the latest Whiteboard video.
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    Just like overexposure to the sun will get you burned, so will overexposure to Greek bonds. But normal exposure might not hurt.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

Greek Debt Crisis