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AFP - European stock markets held steady on Wednesday, while the euro edged back above 1.35 dollars, as authorities moved closer towards bailing out debt-riddled eurozone member Ireland.

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Reuters - European Union leaders sought on Friday to reassure investors, who have been unnerved by Ireland’s fiscal problems, that in the event of a restructuring of any EU state’s…

Time.com - The black market in U.S. goods — both consumer and military — is thriving in the Afghan capital and outside the biggest NATO base in the country

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AP - World stock markets were steady but the dollar fell Thursday after the European Central Bank kept its main interest unchanged at 1 percent and ahead of the start…

AP - Japan’s Nikkei index led world markets lower Tuesday as the yen’s rise to a fresh 15-year high against the dollar and a nine-year best against the euro hit…

AP - European stock markets rose Monday after another round of positive economic data, strong earnings from some of the region’s biggest banks and expectations of a big rise on…

AP - Ninety-one banks. Twenty countries. One exam. So who’s going to flunk the European stress test?

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AP - European stock markets trimmed a large chunk of their earlier gains Wednesday as U.S. stocks fell ahead of comments from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.

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AP - European stock markets were little changed Tuesday as investors awaited earnings from U.S. banking giant Goldman Sachs later, while Japanese shares were hit hard by mounting concerns that…

AP - European stock markets fell again Monday ahead of an expected lower opening on Wall Street as the euro was back under pressure. The effective nationalization of a regional…