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Watch live as Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo go up against Spain for a place in the Euro 2012 final.

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is returning to China, but this time the world's largest electronics retailer is returning as a smaller version of its previous self.

Watch live coverage as Portugal take on Spain in the semifinals of Euro 2012, plus a full preview, team news and prediction.

It's not turning out to be a good week for Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). Over the past few days, the bank has been embroiled in two international scandals and cut by analysts at Goldman Sachs. That follows a month that saw a major credit downgrade, participation in the fumbled IPO of Facebook Inc. and behind-the-scenes grumbling by the FDIC. The bank has lost more than one-third of its market capitalization since late March.

It is just amazing how we never learn from other people's mistakes.

Most Asian markets rose Wednesday but investors remained watchful about the the debt crisis looming over the euro zone.

Details of where to watch the second Euro 2012 semifinal.

A full analysis as Spain and Portugal get ready to face off for a place in the final of Euro 2012.

Is Cristiano Ronaldo or Gigi Buffon seeing the hotter model?

At stake, according to analysts, is nothing less than the future of the euro and possibly of the European Union itself, with markets and global leaders demanding tangible solutions to Europe's rapidly degenerating debt crisis.

NATO was first formed in April 1949 with twelve original members, two North American nations and twelve European states located either in Northern or Western Europe. Turkey entered with the first enlargement in 1952 - before even Germany.

Most Asian markets fell Tuesday as investor sentiments continued to be dragged down by concerns over the debt crisis looming over the euro zone.

A graphic published by Der Spiegel, Germany's top newsweekly, is making the rounds among global financial blogs and Facebook walls, succinctly putting into numbers the horrific economic carnage a collapse of the common currency union would entail.

Russia has been widely criticized for its friendly relations with both nations, but Putin is hoping to raise his status in the region.

Multibillionaire financier George Soros, who is quickly becoming an éminence grise on the topic of the euro zone financial crisis, said in a televised interview Monday that the leaders of Europe had three days to resolve their disagreements on the appropriate way to move forward in anticipation of a summit Thursday.

A look at five talking points from Italy's 4-2 penalty triumph over England in the Euro 2012 quarterfinals.

In a match rich with economic irony and rhetorical potential, the German national team defeated the Hellenic side 4-2 in the European football championships on Friday.

Spain and Greece, two of the nations worst hit by the European debt crisis, made the largest overseas development aid (ODA) cuts in 2010/11, according to the report.

As European leaders prepare for talks later this week regarding the euro zone's economic mess, Spain officially petitioned Monday for up to ?100 billion ($125 billion) in loans to rescue its banking sector.

Sony Electronics Inc. announced Monday the availability and pricing of the NSZ-GS7 Internet Player with Google TV, which was originally introduced at CES 2012 in January.

The European Council's June 28-29 meeting will no doubt be the main focus of this week as some hope that new steps can be taken to grapple with the region's debt crisis.