Nathan Andrada – Fourth Estate Cooperative Contributor Madrid, Spain (4E) – After going up as high as 7.108 per cent, Spain’s 10-year government bond yield finished Monday at 7.06 per cent. The rise to the 7 per cent level is regarded as unsustainable by many economists and this comes ahead of a summit by eurozone [...]
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Bond yields rise in Spain and Italy
June 13th, 2012
admin Spain saw its borrowing costs rise to a record high since joining the eurozone in 1999 and Italy saw its costs rise to levels previously seen in January. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved Economy, Business And Finance Stories
Greek unemployment nearly double that of eurozone
June 8th, 2012
admin Greece saw its unemployment rate climbed to a historic high of 21.9 percent in March, up from 21.4 percent in February. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved Economy, Business And Finance Stories
Stocks slightly higher Wednesday on eurozone optimism
February 16th, 2012
admin Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks opened slightly higher Wednesday following better than expected European economic data and new promises from China to keep buying debt issued by eurozone governments. Just after the opening bell on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10 points, [...]
U.S. stocks edge up ahead of earning season
January 10th, 2012
admin Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks moved up slightly Monday morning as earning season gets underway. Right out of the gate, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10 points, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was up less than a point and the NASDAQ was better [...]
Markets boosted by bank liquidity move
November 30th, 2011
admin Rate charged for international access to dollars is slashed in an effort to counter a deepening credit squeeze in the eurozone View full post on UK Business Stories
U.S. stocks up on shortened Friday trading session
November 27th, 2011
admin Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stock markets will close at 1 p.m. on Friday having many investors joking they have only a half a day to lose half as much money. Just after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 58 points, the Standard [...]
U.S. stocks slip Friday on uncertainties following European bailout deal
October 28th, 2011
admin Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks slipped into the red Friday morning after uncertainties lingered following Thursday’s European deal to tackle the eurozone debt crisis. Shortly after 10 a.m., the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 3 points, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was off [...]

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