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Business Highlights 2010-03-12, 05:02 UTC - ___ Greece hit by strikes, clashes over austerity plan ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Clashes between riot police and rock-throwing, masked youths broke out during a ...
Stolen remains of Greek Cypriot president finally reburied 2010-03-12, 05:02 UTC - RIA Novosti The body of the former Greek Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos has again been laid to rest in the capital Nicosia three months after being stolen from ...
Greece Grinds to a Halt Amid General Strike 2010-03-12, 03:26 UTC - Greece must refinance a chunk of its giant debt next month, and Greek leaders are leaning hard on counterparts in richer European states to provide some ...
From EMU to EMF: but will it fly? 2010-03-12, 03:26 UTC - By BILL JAMIESON When historians come to explain the Great Greek Crisis of 2010, the question they will struggle to answer is not just how it erupted, ...
As Athens protests, Germany scoffs over Greece debt bailout 2010-03-12, 00:37 UTC - Christian Science Monitor Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, a German of Greek heritage who serves in the European Parliament, says fear that a country like Greece could sink the euro is behind ...
Dollar dips as Greece announces new spending cuts 2010-03-12, 00:37 UTC - The 16-nation euro edged up to $1.3673 in late trading in New York from $1.3652 late Wednesday as the Greek government announced an additional $6.56 billion ...
SEC head urges Congress to act on derivatives 2010-03-12, 00:37 UTC - ... the Greek financial crisis, with Greek officials blaming speculators' use of them to bet against Greece's debt for hiking the country's borrowing costs. ...
Euro Advances on Speculation Greece's Deficit Crisis Contained 2010-03-11, 21:04 UTC - “There's been a lot of stabilization in Greece,” said Camilla Sutton, a Bank of Nova Scotia currency strategist in Toronto. “Every day we're moving slowly ...
EU prepares in case Greek woes spread to Spain 2010-03-11, 21:04 UTC - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - If Greece's debt crisis is giving the European Union a headache, it is minor compared to the pain it will suffer if a large member ...
Patchwork Pension Plan Adds to Greek Debt Woes 2010-03-11, 21:04 UTC - New York Times As a consequence of bargains struck between strong unions and weak governments, Greece has promised early retirement to about 700000 employees. ...

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