Why Germany wants to help Greece

Sep 27, 2011
This final note today, which comes with the observation that German chancellor Angela Merkel met with her Greek counterpart Prime Minister George...

MID-DAY UPDATE: China announces trade deficit, Eurozone debt crisis escalates

Mar 10, 2011
A surprise from China today -- the country said it bought more goods from around the world than it sold. It's called a trade deficit. And China...

MID-DAY UPDATE: February job numbers, solar panels

Mar 4, 2011
We got big numbers today from the U.S. Labor Department. In February, U.S. payrolls increased 192,000 and the jobless rate fell to 8.9 percent --...

MID-DAY UPDATE: Businesses laid off more workers in August

Sep 1, 2010
...That's the opposite of expected - what's it mean? Another ratings agency escapes fraud charges For CEOs, it may pay to lay off A big whopper:...

Job losses in July -- worse than expected...

Aug 6, 2010
/**/ ... many lost in public sector Fannie Mae posts smallest loss in three years, requests $1.5B bailout Wheat shortage: who's affected in ...

Merkel to Greece: Show us the cuts, before you get the bucks

Apr 26, 2010
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country is ready to help out debt-ridden Greece, but it "must to do its homework first." The chancellor...

Greece's troubles look worse on debt revision

Apr 22, 2010
The European Union came out with a revision of Greece's budget deficit which was worse than previously expected: Greece's deficit was 13.6 percent...

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Euro slides, Greek bond yields soar

Apr 6, 2010
The euro weakened to its lowest level since March 26 and Greek government yields on 10-year bonds soared to 7.1% on worries over Greece's debt. The...

California isn't 'Greece of the U.S.'

Apr 1, 2010
California and Greece may both be associated with overwhelming debts, but California's debts are outperforming Greece's bonds, according to a...