Renewed gloom about the debt crisis in Europe threatens to end the calm that has prevailed on Wall Street in recent weeks.
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Euro Woes Could Revive Bout of Market Volatility
Is it possible to create a simple credit-card agreement, one that doesn’t give you a migraine as you struggle to understand the terms and conditions that, if violated, could put you into decades of debt? I have my doubts. But the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is giving it a try. The agency has released a prototype of a simplified agreement as part of its “Know What You Owe” campaign to help consumers understand the consequences of the debt they take on. Read full article > >
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Gobbledygook or not, it’s still credit
Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s puts almost the entire eurozone, including Germany and France, on “credit watch” due to the debt crisis.
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Ratings agency warns euro nations
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany on Friday ruled out a rapid solution to the debt crisis as she sought stronger fiscal cooperation across the euro zone.
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Germany’s Angela Merkel Says Euro Zone Debt Crisis Is Like a Marathon
Finance ministers from the G20 continue talks in Paris in an attempt to find a solution to the debt crisis in the eurozone.
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G20 talks seek eurozone progress
Finance ministers from the G20 have been meeting to continue efforts to find a solution to the debt crisis in the eurozone.
Finance ministers from the G20 have been meeting to continue efforts to find a solution to the debt crisis in the eurozone.
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G20 meeting discusses eurozone
Talk of cutting tax breaks to raise money and reduce the debt has become a mantra in Washington, but it threatens a favorite political tool of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
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Lawmakers Want to End Tax Breaks, if They Can Agree What They Are
Questions continue to mount about the ability of Europe’s banks to ride out the debt crisis, as some are having a harder time securing loans needed for daily operations.
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News Analysis: In Euro Zone, Banking Fear Feeds on Itself
Greece’s second and third biggest banks announce that they are to merge to help them cope with the debt crisis.
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Eurobank to merge with Alpha Bank
Members say they feel a sense of urgency to deal with the debt, but they must scale steep walls of partisan mistrust.
The United States will reach the limits of its borrowing Monday, but there won’t be immediate financial impact until early August, when the Treasury says it can no longer stave off default. Nevertheless, the reaching of the debt limit will signal the…
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What’s the debt ceiling, and why is everyone in Washington talking about it?
Would it be better if Congress did nothing serious about the debt this year or next?
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