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EUROPE News, Aug 20, 2011


Banks brace for more troubles
Los Angeles Times
"Like Europe was vulnerable in the crisis of '08, the US is vulnerable now," said Nicolas Veron, a senior fellow at the Bruegel think tank in Brussels. "At this point, there are big risks in Europe, but the situation has not exploded. ...
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Los Angeles Times
Key to Solving Europe's Debt Disaster: Euro Bonds?
Fox Business
By Matt Egan Investors around the world are quickly losing faith that policymakers will find a credible solution to end Europe's most serious crisis since the euro's inception more than a decade ago. As stock markets plunge and fear ratchets higher, ...
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Banks, entwined in government debt, contribute to Europe's dimming outlook
Washington Post
By Howard Schneider, The increasing mistrust of Europe's banks is threatening to drag down the continent's already sluggish economy and prompting new worries for American financial firms that do business with their European counterparts. Aug. ...
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Celtic boss Neil Lennon: Gulf in cash is biggest problem in Europe - not gulf ...
Scottish Daily Record
NEIL LENNON refuses to wave the white flag in Europe - even though he says it's time for Scottish football to get real about expectations in the face of a financial onslaught from abroad. The Celtic manager faced up to the truths of the situation in ...
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Reports vary on Biedrins in Europe
San Francisco Chronicle
MASON, OH - AUGUST 19: Mardy Fish ackowledges the crowd after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain during the Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 19, 2011 in Mason, Ohio. Conflicting reports had Warriors center Andris ...
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MARKET COMMENT: Europe Stocks Slump; Autonomy Soars
Wall Street Journal
By Polya Lesova LONDON (Dow Jones)--European stocks slumped on Friday, as global growth concerns continued to spook investors, with banking shares remaining under heavy selling pressure. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 1.6% to end at 223.13, ...
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US stock futures sink on debt, recession jitters
Houston Chronicle
19, as fears of a possible US recession combined with ongoing worries over Europe's debt crisis, which is stoking acute fears over the continent's banking sector. Photo: Richard Drew / AP Specialist Philip Finale, left, directs trades at his post on ...
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Short rally expected :Weekly Market Report
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine
Continuing worries about a likely recession in the US and the debt crisis in Europe led global markets down this week. The developments had investors back home worried about the profitability of Indian companies in the coming quarters and Morgan ...
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Engels Says Europe Should Adopt 'Credit Enhanced' Bonds
Washington Post
19 (Bloomberg) -- Frank Engels, co-head of European economics at Barclays Capital, talks about the prospect of joint bond sales by euro-area nations and his proposal for "credit enhanced" bonds. Engels also discusses Spanish plans to lower taxes on new ...
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Money disparity is costing Scottish clubs dear in Europe, says Craig Brown
Scottish Daily Record
It is an uneven playing field in Europe now. "I still think Rangers and Celtic will go through although I was surprised Hearts went down so early against Spurs. "But Tottenham are not just one of the best teams in England, they are one of the best ...
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More volatility ahead as uncertainty rules
Reuters
A lack of progress on some of the economy's biggest issues -- from sovereign debt inEurope to growing signs the US economy is in danger of slipping back into recession -- will drive more uncertainty and moves from one extreme to another. ...
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Reuters
Xenoblade Launches in Europe to Rave Reviews
Wired News (blog)
By Jason Schreier Like soccer and absolute monarchy, the Wii game Xenoblade might only be big inEurope. The Japanese role-playing game, which publisher Nintendo released in PAL territories Friday under the name Xenoblade Chronicles , will likely never ...
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US & Europe crisis: The hidden dangers of investments in gold & treasurys
Economic Times
As Europe's debt troubles intensified earlier this month and the US debt was downgraded, many people rushed into gold and Treasury securities as a safe haven. It was the latest sign that in uncertain times, investors act in ways that can hurt them in ...
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The Underlying European Oil Contagion
Seeking Alpha
As we await another down day on Wall Street, attention once again turns to weakness on Europeanbanks as the culprit. Actually, that seems to be only half the situation. Crude oil in New York was poised to move down again this morning, following an ...
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Europe's QE? A Look At The ECB's Purchases Of Italian Debt
Forbes
In the two weeks since the ECB resuscitated its Securities Markets Program, about €34 billion of Spanish and Italian has been picked up by the European central banking authority. Almost all of that has been concentrated in the first week (€22 billion), ...
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Did Metro chief lie about Europe trip while at PSU?
KATU
Mike Burton is accused of costing his latest employer, PSU, $4500 for a trip to Europeto attend academic conferences that didn't exist. As first reported by Willamette Week, one of the school's pieces of evidence is an e-mail Burton sent to a ...
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KATU
CSO journey: One orchestra, five countries
Chicago Tribune
By Mark Caro, Tribune reporter The last time the Chicago Symphony Orchestra traveled to Europe, it returned home smitten with one of the world's greatest conductors, and the feeling was mutual. The CSO was seeking a replacement for retired music ...
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Chicago Tribune
Economic fears hit stocks again
BusinessWeek
Investors are worried about both the debt situation in both the US and Europe and the pace of the global economic recovery following a run of weak economic data. Thursday's news did little to alleviate those concerns. "Equities are sitting broadly ...
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Boeing 747-8 cargo jet certified for service in US, Europe
Xinhua
19 (Xinhua) -- Boeing 747-8, the aerospace giant's largest airplane ever, has received certification from US and European aviation regulators to enter into service as a cargo jet, the company announced in Seattle on Friday. ...
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Europe Mixed Over Hewlett-Packard's Autonomy Exit
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The $10.2 billion deal answers those naysayers who say Europe is not able to produce global technology companies; Autonomy $10.2 billion, Skype $8.5 billion and Yandex $1.3 billion all in the last few months. So why the long faces? ...
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Banks Fall in Europe; Seoul Slides
Wall Street Journal
Banking stocks remained under pressure in Europe, sending indexes there lower, as worry about a global economic slowdown and the ongoing euro-zone debt crisis continued to spook investors. The South Korean market plunged, leading losses across Asia on ...
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Wall Street Journal
Russia stands by Assad despite further bloodshed in Syria
The Independent
He said that Russia disagrees with the United States and the European Union, which have urged Mr Assad to step down. Earlier this week, Mr Assad told the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that the military phase of the crackdown was complete. ...
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Brad Paisley incognito in Europe
The Tennessean (blog)
The country star kicked off the European leg of his world tour Wednesday night at London's O2 Arena and had two sold-out shows there last year. But the Country Music Association's entertainer of the year says he's not famous enough yet in Europe that...
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The Tennessean (blog)
After a two-year rebound, recession risks rise
Los Angeles Times
Then, as now, the US economy was slowing and Europe's government-debt crisis was worsening. But both situations improved by late summer, and optimism about global growth surged in the fourth quarter of 2010. "Everyone wants to believe it's 2010 again....
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Los Angeles Times
Dealtalk: European CMBS revival hurt by X-Note row
Reuters
By Andrew Macdonald LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's muted commercial property debt securitization market will not return to a multi-billion pounds business until a row is settled over controversial X-Notes, a bond used by issuing banks to protect their ...
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HK Shares End Lower; US, Europe Woes Continue To Weigh
Wall Street Journal
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Hong Kong shares fell Friday amid renewed fears of a global recession as investors faced a grim combination of disappointing US economic data and escalating concerns about Europe's banks. The blue chip Hang Seng Index fell 616.35 ...
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'Mozart's Sister' Imagines A Second Musical Genius
NPR
by Bob Mondello Sibling Revelry: For Nannerl Mozart (Marie Feret), 18th-century Europe was unwelcoming to women with her (according to the film) considerable gifts. Therefore, Wolfgang (David Moreau), her younger brother, became the pride of the Mozart ...
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Europe seeks UN penalties against Syria
Sydney Morning Herald
NEW YORK: A United Nations humanitarian mission is headed to Syria this weekend afterEuropean powers launched a campaign for UN Security Council sanctions against the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, and the US called for him to step down. ...
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Canada leads the way on hybrids while Europe waits
Reuters
However, while the release provided clues on how regulators will define non-viability, the implications for Europe are not obvious while current market conditions would make any issuance extremely difficult, if not impossible. ...
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HP TouchPad in White available now for US, seriously?
SlashGear
The white HP TouchPad, which became available in Europe yesterday, is now available here in the US. It seems like someone in HP didn't get the memo that the webOS ecosystem will be abandoned. Either that, or HP figures it's got the stock, might as well ...
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SlashGear
Business Highlights
Washington Post
But on Thursday, a stream of bad economic news in the US combined with worries about Europe'sdebt problems and sent the Dow down 419 points. On Friday, there was little news to help investors determine their next moves. And some traders did not want ...
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Gold Prices Continue Record-Setting Climb
ABC News
Several analysts have raised the possibility of another recession because of slower growth in the US and unresolved sovereign debt problems in Europe. A recession is usually defined as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth, measured by a ...
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Hawkeyes Finish 3-0 in Europe
University of Iowa Athletics
FRANCONVILLE, France -- The University of Iowa women's basketball team wrapped up its trip to Europe with a 109-63 victory over BC Franconville in France Friday night. Six players scored in double figures and all 11 players that saw action scored. ...
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University of Iowa Athletics
Europe's markets poisoned by toxic news from US — RT
By RT
Europe's stock markets fell sharply in early trading on Friday with banks and businesses rapidly dropping in value the day's selling binge in Asia.
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Europe's bank health a growing concern – Press Herald | Financial News
By forex - Google News
The Associated Press The increasing mistrust of Europe's banks is threatening to drag down the continent's already sluggish economy and prompting new worries for American financial firms that do business with their European counterparts ...
Financial News
Wormrot Announces New European Shows - in Metal News ( Metal ...
Metal News: Wormrot Announces New European Tour Dates.
Metal Underground.com
HPI Racing Europe - News - No Limit RC Demonstrations at ...
No Limit RC Demonstrations at Carmarthen & Scolton. ALL WALES TRUCK SHOW – CARMARTHEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY JULY 9/10th. Saturday was Trade only and fairly quiet, so we took this opportunity to make sure the Bajas etc were ok for Sunday. ...
HPI Racing Europe
Italian housewives 'the unhappiest in Europe' | Women's Views on News
According to a new survey, Italian housewives topped the list when it came to Europe's unhappiest women.
Women's Views on News
30 European IPs Means Expansion for SEO Webhosting | WHIR Web ...
30 European IPs Means Expansion for SEO Webhosting | The Web Host Industry Review - Web Hosting News.
theWHIR.com - Daily Web Hosting News
Netherlands has highest Internet usage in Europe - Dutch Daily News
By Dutch Daily News
The Netherlands continued to show the highest internet usage in Europe. Facebook has almost caught up with Microsoft by unique European visitors. According to figures from research firm Comscore for the month of June. There were 368.
Dutch Daily News
Eteach secures sponsorship of Liberty Stadium stand - Sports ...
By comment@sportspromedia.com
19 August 2011 | Posted in Sponsorship, Rugby, Soccer, Europe | By Jonathan Tait. Education recruitment specialist Eteach has struck a deal that will see the company sponsor the East Stand at Swansea Council's Liberty Stadium. ...
SportsPro Media - Latest News
St. Vincent announces European tour / Music News // Drowned In Sound
By Sean Adams
St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark, aka the utterly brilliant Queen of DiS' collective heart whose third album Strange Mercy (Out 12th September) is a ve...
Drowned In Sound // Feed
USAGOLD News and Views » Blog Archive » Bank funding costs rise on ...
By News
Bank funding costs rise on Europe tension. Aug 19th, 2011 11:01 by News. August 19 (Reuters) — Some European banks were forced to pay more for short-term loans on Friday as anxiety about a rapidly spreading debt crisis in Europe stayed ...
USAGOLD News and Views
Europe's economic crisis spins out of control
By admin
Europe's economic crisis spins out of control. August 20th, 2011. Categories: News, Economic. Link: http://wsws.org/articles/2011/aug2011/pers-a20.shtml. The crisis of the world's stock exchanges and financial markets is increasingly ...
News
Smart Men, Come and Get It, The Greatest News | Pod Camp Europe
By appsoft
Do you want the straight dope on the flippity floppity floo? solantic.com is where you can find it. Not interested? Well that's your problem. But why not.
Pod Camp Europe
V&A appoints ZMMA to refurbish Europe galleries | Online News ...
Refurbishment of seven galleries will complete restoration of front wing of London musuem.
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Stocks fall as traders worry over weekend - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa ...
NewsOn6.com is your local source for information in Tulsa, delivering breaking news, weather, sports, lifestyle and classifieds.
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Gargoyle's Quest Coming to eShop in Europe - News - Nintendo World ...
Source: (Nintendo of Europe) http://mediacontent.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/images/news/Nintendo_UK_Release_Schedule_Q4_2011.pdf. Gargoyle's Quest is hitting ...
www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/27510
Europe News
Shares in Milan and Madrid surged by 1.27 percent and 0.62 [...] 18 Aug 2011. Posted by. XinhuaNET.COM. Posted in. Europe News, World Breaking News ...
www.siamdailynews.com/category/world-news/europe-news/
Double Fine's Trenched coming to Europe - News at GameSpot
Major Nelson's blog reveals Double Fine's tower defense game is headed to Europe ; title to be renamed Iron Brigade globally.
www.gamespot.com/.../double-fines-trenched-coming-to-euro...

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