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Greek default fears surge
Colin Barr 2010-07-01 01:45Wagers against Greece are so popular that you have to be a millionaire to place a bet.The cost of insuring against a Greek debt default spiked 20% to ...
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Fears of a Greek bank run
Dody Tsiantar 2010-03-12 10:41In the middle of the 2001 debt crisis, Argentines stormed their nation's banks to get their money out. To stop the stampede, the government imposed co...
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Go ahead and default, Greece!
Dody Tsiantar 2010-05-25 12:28Greece must be feeling a little like Sisyphus these days. Saddled with mountains of debt and a 14% budget deficit, its path to recovery seems arduousl...
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Why fears of hyperinflation won't die
Kit R. Roane 2010-08-06 10:26Deflation may be on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's tongue, but inflation is wagging in at least one corner of the economy. Obscure books anal...
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The euro's Greek tragedy
Colin Barr 2010-02-21 11:53By Colin BarrThe Greek crisis has thrown another detour into the euro's march to world currency domination.The rise of the European common currency ha...
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Fannie debt fears won't die
Colin Barr 2011-02-13 12:19Almost three years after Hank Paulson first brandished his bazooka, the sight of Fannie and Freddie debt is still giving people the yips.The governmen...
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My big fat Greek market bloodbath
Colin Barr 2010-04-30 11:57Europe is finally cobbling together a credible Greek bailout. But even a big wad of cash may not be enough to prevent another round of market mayhem.O...
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Exports to China surge, no thanks to the yuan
Sheridan Prasso 2010-08-07 12:54U.S. exports to China remained surprisingly resilient throughout the recession, holding steady last year while dropping nearly 20% to the rest of the ...
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The Greek pocketbook snaps shut
Dody Tsiantar 2010-07-15 01:47In Glyfada, an affluent coastal suburb of Athens, Aleka Maxtapolou, a 38-year old entrepreneur, spent almost an hour on a recent weekday evening hunti...
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Behind China's surge in patents
Nin-Hai Tseng 2010-10-19 01:42China has won a few high-profile crowns lately: In January, the East Asian giant surpassed Germany as the world's largest exporter. Then in August, it...
