A rescue package for Greece could involve a short-term default without disastrous repercussions for the euro zone, Austria's central bank governor said, the first sign of a crack in the European Central Bank's hard line.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 19, 2011
Spot gold prices touched a new record high of $1598.41 on Monday, extending the longest rally in about 40 years. The latest wind in the tail came from worsening worries of a European sovereign crisis and the painful stalemate in the US debt ceiling talks that has raised the specter of an unprecedented Treasury default.
Jijo Jacob
Jul 18, 2011
Russian will not recognize the rebel government in Libya.
Daniel Tovrov
Jul 18, 2011
Banks that scraped through the European Union's stress test of 90 lenders will start feeling the heat Monday from investors to beef up capital buffers.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 17, 2011
Markets won't punish Spain on Monday even though the majority of banks that failed Europe-wide stress tests were Spanish, the head of the European Banking Authority said in an interview.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 17, 2011
Allowing the EFSF bailout mechanism to buy back bonds from the secondary market would help deal with Europe's debt crisis, European Central Bank Executive Board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi told a Greek newspaper.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 16, 2011
Euro zone leaders will meet in Brussels on July 21 to discuss a second bailout package for Greece and the financial stability of the euro area, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Friday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 15, 2011
The United States and the European Union slammed China's partial easing of export control of the rare earth minerals on Thursday.
Jijo Jacob
Jul 15, 2011
Conservative backbencher Philip Davies, who represents Shipley in West Yorkshire, considers himself a one-man warrior against “political correctness”.
Palash Ghosh
Jul 14, 2011
Everyday consumer products from canned food containers to baby bottles are full of a potentially lethal chemical known as bisphenol A (BPA) that can lead to numerous health defects, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. said in an op-ed column.
Jeremy White
Jul 14, 2011
Nearly every developed region around the world is suffering from the same fiscal imbalances as Greece
Palash Ghosh
Jul 12, 2011
There are some stocks that can thrive in this uncertain economic environment and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of them
Manikandan Raman
Jul 12, 2011
Euro zone finance ministers and officials were meeting on Monday to discuss a second bailout package for Greece and the financial situation in Italy.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 11, 2011
Fears are spiraling that Italy may need a bailout as the yield on the country’s government bonds have surged to 5.4 percent.
Palash Ghosh
Jul 11, 2011
Honor crimes are rooted in ancient tribal customs whereby the “honor” of a family or a whole village is represented by the morality, chastity and proper behavior of its women. Any perceived violation of that sense of honor often leads to deadly consequences.
Palash Ghosh
Jul 10, 2011
Although honor killings are typically associated with Muslim countries like Turkey, Iraq and especially Pakistan, the practice has nothing to do with Islam.
Palash Ghosh
Jul 10, 2011
The existing European rescue fund now in place is not large enough to protect Italy as it was never designed to do that, an unnamed European Central Bank source was quoted telling Die Welt newspaper on Sunday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 10, 2011
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Geron, Alkermes, Intersil, and SodaStream International. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Ixia, SemiLEDs, Aixtron, Cree, Virgin Media, ARM Holdings, and Google.
Balasubramanyam Seshan
Jul 08, 2011
The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Alkermes, China Auto Logistic, Optimer Pharmaceuticals, and Vitacost.com. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Ixia, SemiLEDs, Life Partners Holdings, Multi-Fineline Electronix, and DragonWave.
Balasubramanyam Seshan
Jul 08, 2011
E. Coli allegations have resulted in an EU ban on Egyptian fenugreek seeds. Fears loom that the Egyptian economy will take a major hit.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 07, 2011
President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet announced the European Central Bank's new interest rate measures at a conference in Frankfurt, Germany.
Daniel Tovrov
Jul 07, 2011
International bankers and European Union officials made no progress on Thursday in securing a private sector contribution for a second bailout of Greece and bond yields climbed on concern about the scheme.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 07, 2011