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Stock Market Plunges on Greece Economic Woes
ABC26 NewsThe stock market has had one of its most turbulent days ever. The Dow Jones industrials plunged nearly 1,000 points in half an hour amid concerns that Greece's debt problems could halt the world financial recovery. The Dow has managed to recover two-...Tags: Entertainment, Stock Activities, Gaming
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Tried-and-true wines
Bring a visitor from another country to an American Costco or Wal-Mart, and take out your catcher's mitt to snag a dropped jaw. We, on the other hand, take such excess of choice as the norm.
Until we need to buy a bottle of wine. Then, "there are too...Tags: Germany, Italy, Bernardo O'Higgins, France, Wines
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Greek cash withdrawals raise fear of run on banks
ATHENS — Eva, a well-groomed pensioner, grasps her creamy white purse, glancing impatiently at her gold Cartier watch as she waits for the manager of an Athens bank. She is offered tea, cookies and orange juice, none of which the state bank...
Tags: Athens (Greece), Finance, Elections, Europe, Economy, Business and Finance
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Treasury Secretary Geithner speaks to Greater Baltimore Committee
Speaking to hundreds of Baltimore's business leaders in Harbor East on Thursday morning, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner praised President Barack Obama's handling of the recession and outlined his boss' financial reform wish list, which...Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation, Morgan State University, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Obama expected to push for growth at G-8 summit
WASHINGTON — For months, President Obama has been urging his European allies to balance their zeal for spending cuts with policies to spur economic growth. His pleas have mostly been ignored. But now, as Obama prepares to host the Group of 8...
Tags: Germany, Globalization, Europe, G8, Politics
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In Europe, time for true austerity
Talks to form a coalition government in Greece collapsed again this week as a result of the country's belt-tightening backlash. The country now faces an unpleasant dilemma: agreed-upon austerity measures in exchange for bailout funds, or a messy default...
Tags: George Mason, Economic Indicator, Elections, Labor Legislation, Europe
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Rachel Marsden on Waiting for a European Santa Claus
While your co-workers hover around the water cooler debating whether it matters if Mitt Romney bullied some kid in his youth, a formerly First World nation called Greece is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Why, you might ask, should Middle America...
Tags: Europe, American Idol (tv program), Angela Merkel, Fox News Channel (tv network), Chicago Tribune Columnists
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Palestinian Authority premier Salam Fayyad gives up finance post
World NowPalestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad kept the top job in a cabinet shakeup Wednesday but relinquished his duties as finance minister, a position that earned him praise abroad and criticism at home.... -
Egypt's presidential campaigns crisscross the nation
World NowEgypt’s first free presidential election is a week away. The 13 candidates -- those with name recognition and those whose mention draw puzzled expressions -- have been set loose upon the land with staffs and stickers, flags and banners, and sound... -
Stocks open slightly lower in early trading on Wall Street
U.S. stock indexes opened slightly lower on Wall Street as the federal government reported that new unemployment claims held steady last week. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 17 points, or 0.1%, to 12,582. The broader Standard & Poor's 500...
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Is Europe catching?
Europe is coming to Chicago in the next few days and the great temptation is to set up a quarantine room at O'Hare International Airport. Our visitors have a bad case of the financial flu. We can only hope it's not catching. Greece could collapse in a...
Tags: Germany, Elections, Flu, NATO Summit, European Union
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Greeks come together through religion, food and language
Every weekend, Andrianna Panayiotou drives 30 miles from Hickory Hills to Niles to teach Chicago-area children the customs and language of Greece. In her classroom at St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church, a map of the Mediterranean country hangs on the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition, Separation of Church and State, Religion and Belief, Christian Orthodoxy
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