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Argentina defaults

By Lizzie O'Leary

August 01, 2014

Back in 2010, an inexplicably rapid crash in the U.S. stock market garnered the nickname the "Flash Crash." — John Moore/Getty Images

Talks broke down between Argentina and some of its bondholders, triggering default. Tim Fernholz, reporter for Quartz, explains.

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Vultures show Argentina no mercy

July 31, 2014

A woman passes by posters on a wall against the 'vulture funds' in Buenos Aires on June 18, 2014. The posters read 'Enough Vultures - Argentine united in a national cause.' — ALEJANDRO PAGNI/AFP/Getty Images

We look at vulture funds and what they do.

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What happens if Argentina defaults?

July 29, 2014

Argentina voiced hope Tuesday for a last minute solution to stave off a default on its debt in one day's time, but repeated its unwillingness to budge in negotiations with creditors. The poster, which depicts a U.S. and an Argentine flag, reads 'Yesterday Braden or Peron - Today Griesa or Cristina. — JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images

It’s looking increasingly likely that Argentina will default on some of its bonds.

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The U.S. Supreme Court deals a blow to Argentina

June 16, 2014

A newsstand owner counts Argentine pesos bills in Buenos Aires on January 24, 2014. Argentina on Friday lifted restrictions in place since 2011 that limited the purchase of foreign currency, a day after the peso suffered its worst single-day dive since the 2002 financial crisis. — LEO LA VALLE/AFP/Getty Images

The Supreme Court won't hear Argentina's appeal over its debts to hedge funds.

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Emerging markets spook investors

By John Sudworth

January 27, 2014

Emerging markets are starting off 2014 in the worst place they've been in 5 years.

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'A slow motion trainwreck': Argentina's currency woes

January 24, 2014

It's not really a shock that Argentina is in such a perilous state. What's surprising is it too this long for things to go wrong.

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An economic storm in Argentina

By Andrew Walker

January 24, 2014

The board of an exchange house in downtown Buenos Aires reads the rate of 7.35 argentine pesos to one dollar, sale rate and 7.15 to buy, on January 23, 2014. The Argentine peso sank another 3.2 percent against the US dollar Thursday, roughly the same as Wednesday's drop as the currency's depreciation picks up base amid a rising financial crisis. — LEO LA VALLE/AFP/Getty Images

The value of the peso had plummeted before stabilizing this morning.

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Can the U.S. 'foreclose' on Argentina?

By Kai Ryssdal

December 03, 2012

Currency from the Banco Centrar de la Republica de Argentina. What recourse do creditors have when a sovereign nation decides not to pay its debt? A case study on that question is playing out in U.S. courts. — Manu Contreras / Creative Commons

What recourse do creditors have when a sovereign nation decides not to pay its debt? A case study on that question is playing out in U.S. courts.

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