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EUROPE News, April 14, 2012

MARKET COMMENT: Europe Stocks Tumble On Spain, US Data
Wall Street Journal
There's a recognition among the northern European countries that it's necessary to boost lending, but in southern Europe they think ECB should do this job." In Italy, bonds were under hard selling pressure as well and yields on 10-year government bonds ...
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Portugal ratifies European Union treaty devised to end bloc's ongoing debt crisis
Washington Post
European leaders hope the treaty, known as the fiscal compact, will improve market confidence in Europe's finances. Portuguese lawmakers ratified the treaty Friday by 204 votes to 24 with two abstentions, reflecting the broad political consensus in ...
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Europe's Sweet Tooth Buoys Cocoa
Wall Street Journal
"Let's face it, the Europeans have had kind of a tough go," said Jack Scoville, vice president at Price Futures Group, referring to the Continent's sovereign-debt troubles and weakened economies. "Buying a nice piece of chocolate is probably one of the ...
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Wall Street Journal
Stocks fall on higher European borrowing costs
BusinessWeek
Europe needs to growth to fix its debt problems, but higher borrowing costs could force more cuts in government spending. "You can't have growth if you have too much austerity. I think that's what the fear is," Cardillo said. Europeanmarkets fell ...
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Fertility treatment bans in Europe draw criticism
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
The European laws stand in contrast to comparatively few restrictions elsewhere, including in the US, Australia, Brazil and Canada. Experts estimate thousands of Europeans travel to another country each year for help having a baby, though exact figures ...
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Fertility treatment bans in Europe raise controversy, questions
CBS News
And nearly everywhere in Europe except Ukraine, couples are banned from hiring a woman to carry a pregnancy for them. TheEuropean laws stand in contrast to comparatively few restrictions elsewhere, including in the US, Australia, Brazil and Canada.
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CBS News
Ex-Lehman Europe clients may get cash this year-PWC
Reuters
By Luke Jeffs | LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - Former clients of the Europeanarm of US investment bank Lehman Brothers, which collapsed in September 2008, may get cash back this year for the first time, although admistrators warned legal struggles could ...
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Stocks fall on Europe's borrowing costs
Philadelphia Inquirer
Higher borrowing costs in Europe reminded investors that the continent's debt problems aren't over. Growth slowed in China. And a closely watched gauge of consumer confidence came in weaker than analysts were expecting.European markets fell broadly.
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Europe's financial 'crisis' resurfaces, isn't going away soon
OregonLive.com
Europe is caught in a trap that promises more political and social unrest. The wonder is that, for a few months, there was a sense of complacency. Interest rates on vulnerable debtor countries Spain and Italy declined. Fears aboutEuropean banks eased.
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EU wheat turns lower but weather, demand support
Reuters
(Updates with afternoon trading) PARIS, April 13 (Reuters) - European wheat futures turned slightly lower on Friday, pressured by a sharp fall in Chicago in reaction to slower-than-expected Chinese growth, but prices in Europeremained well supported ...
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Portugal Ratifies Key EU Pact
Voice of America
Erixon also says many in Europe are warning that the pact moves EUeconomies in the wrong direction - towards greater austerity and away from growth. “In the short term it largely introduces greater austerity on countries like Portugal, Spain, Greece, ...
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Europe to examine UK mobile payments joint venture
Reuters
By Claire Davenport BRUSSELS, April 13 (Reuters) - European Union antitrust regulators said on Friday they will examine whether a joint venture between the three largest British telecoms companies on mobile payment technologies and advertising falls ...
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Spain's banks borrow record amount from ECB in March, causing stocks to drop
Washington Post
MADRID — Spanish stocks sank and its borrowing costs rose Friday after the government released data showing the country's banks borrowed a record €316.3 billion ($415.9 billion) from the European Central Bank in March. Bank of Spain data showed that ...
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Drive for IMF Funds Caught in Global Power Shift
CNBC.com
G20 sources said Beijing was being cautious given internal opposition to providing money for wealthy Europeans, even though the funds are meant to protect non-European nations. Beijing, together with other emerging economies like Brazil and India, ...
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PRECIOUS METALS: Gold Falls On EU, China Concerns; Up 2% In Week
Wall Street Journal
Gold, he said, could see further losses if money managers start paring their holdings of commodities and equities in anticipation of a worsening ofEurope's financial position. European and US stock markets fell Friday on the view that Europe's debt ...
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European shares suffer fourth week of losses
Reuters
* FTSEurofirst 300 down 1.6 percent * IBEX hits 3-year low; Spanish yields rise * Miners weaken after US data By Tricia Wright LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) -European shares went into reverse on Friday after two days of gains as concerns over euro zone ...
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Is racism fine with UEFA? Eastern Europe will be watching closely
CNN
"With the European Championships looming, and the potential flashpoints which may occur during the tournament with right-wing groups in easternEurope, this seems to conflict with the strong anti-racism message UEFA should be promoting.
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Morocco facing difficult year with disastrous harvest and crisis in trade ...
Washington Post
Its budget is overstretched, its farm fields drought-stricken, its credit rating is wobbly, and economic crisis is hobbling its closest trading partners in Europe, even as protests by disgruntled Moroccans are on the rise. Morocco escaped much of the ...
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Dusseldorf Eyes Major Role in Future EU Unified Patent Court
PCWorld
Cutting costs and building a bigger target for injunctions are two ways a unifiedEuropean patent system could benefit technology companies who bring patent litigation to Europe. Technology companies' main complaint about the way patents are enforced ...
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GLOBAL MARKETS: European Stocks, Banks, The Euro Tumble On Debt Worries
Wall Street Journal
At Friday's market close, the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 index slumped 1.5% to 253.40. The euro currency was at $1.3071 from $1.3188 late Thursday in New York. The single currency was at Y105.75 from Y106.65, while the dollar was at Y80.92 from Y80.88.
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European Stocks Retreat on Slower China Growth; Bank Shares Drop
San Francisco Chronicle
April 13 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks fell, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index headed for its longest streak of weekly losses since August, as China's growth slowed last quarter more than forecast. UniCredit SpA and Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl led ...
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Yen Gains as Central Bank Holds Off Easing; Euro Weakens
Bloomberg
... further moves to stimulate growth and Spanish bond yields climbed, reviving concern Europe's debt crisis will spread. The 17-nation currency fell as investors wagered the European Central Bank won't restart its government-bond purchase program.
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Treasuries Gain for Fourth Straight Week on European Debt
BusinessWeek
“The focus has shifted back to Europe,” said Jacob Oubina, senior US economist in New York at Royal Bank of Canada's RBC Capital Markets unit, one of 21 primary dealers that trade with the Federal Reserve. “All the increasing concerns across the pond, ...
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America vs. Europe
The Weekly Standard (blog)
We Americans worry that the eurozone crisis has returned, and will abort our fragile recovery, while Europeans worry that America's none-too-robust economy and its weak dollar will make it difficult for EU export industries.
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The Weekly Standard (blog)
Gilts Rise for 4th Week as Faltering Recovery Boosts Safety Bid
Bloomberg
UK gilts advanced for a fourth week as signs the global economic recovery is faltering and Europe's debt crisis is deepening fueled demand for the safest fixed-income assets. Ten-year bond yields dropped to the lowest since February after a US report ...
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Renewed Europe Worries Sap Deal-Makers Confidence
New York Times
... NewsDespite a lack of market confidence, some Europeandeals have been announced. In February, the commodities trader Glencore proposed $41 billion takeover of the mining company Xstrata. LONDON – Deal-making in Europe remains a tough sell.
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New York Times
Russian Lender Building Its Own Bloc in Eastern Europe
New York Times
Aiding Sberbank's effort is a pullback from Eastern Europe by some of the large Western European banks that flocked to the region after the Communist breakup two decades ago. The Western banks, responding to the euro debt crisis and the need to bolster ...
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New York Times
Spain's banks borrow record amount in March
BusinessWeek
By HAROLD HECKLE Spanish stocks sank and its borrowing costs rose Friday after the government released data showing the country's banks borrowed a record (EURO)316.3 billion ($415.9 billion) from the EuropeanCentral Bank in March.
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ECB Seen Favoring Bond Buying Over Loans as Crisis Deepens
San Francisco Chronicle
See EXT4 for more news on Europe's debt crisis.) April 13 (Bloomberg) -- TheEuropean Central Bank will restart its controversial government bond purchases rather than offer banks another round of unlimited three-year loans as the sovereign debt crisis ...
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European Stocks Fall for Fourth Week; SocGen Shares Slide
Bloomberg
Societe Generale SA (GLE) and UniCredit SpA sank more than 8 percent as banks led losses on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index this past week. Banco Espirito Santo (BES) SA tumbled 13 percent as it announced a share sale. Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) slumped 21 percent ...
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Meet the man behind Europe's hottest VC firm — European ...
By Bobbie Johnson
Meanwhile another European Airbnb competitor, the Rocket Internet-backed Wimdu, is doing well. How do you see this panning out? Housetrip are leading in Europe and they want to own that space. But they're focused on family travel,...
GigaOM
MARKET COMMENT: Europe Stocks Tumble On Spain, US Data
Personalize your own news page .... European stocks headed deeper into negative territory in afternoon trade after a preliminary reading for U.S. consumer ...
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Europe now sees its financial crisis never really went away
In the News ... Interest rates are headed up again, while European stocks have taken a ... In a recent paper, Shambaugh argued that Europe's problems are so ...
www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAsZrwCT_story.html
Global hotel pulse: Europe news
HotelNewsNow.com each week features a news roundup from a different region of the world. Today's review covers Europe. Europe hotel performance for ...
www.hotelnewsnow.com/.../Global-hotel-pulse-Europe-news
Cypriot minister warns Turkey over EU cooperation | EuropeNews
Turkey will harm its EU membership prospects if it does not cooperate with theEU under Cyprus' presidency, the Cypriot foreign minister has said. Addressing a ...
europenews.dk/en/node/53473
An Imperfect Union: Europe's debt crisis - CBS News
60 Minutes on CBS News: An Imperfect Union: Europe's debt crisis - TenEuropean countries are in recession and three have needed bailouts to avoid default.
www.cbsnews.com/.../an-imperfect-union-europes-debt-crisis/
BBC News - German incest couple lose European Court case
A brother and sister from Germany, who had an incestuous relationship and claimed the right to a family life, lose their case at the European Court of Human ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17690997
Bond yields show hurdles remain in Europe
Please enable JavaScript to use My News, My Clippings, My Comments and ...much fear and loathing about Europe's sovereign debt crisis is in the markets,...
www.smh.com.au/.../bond-yields-show-hurdles-remain-in-eur...
Welcome to GigaOM Europe — Tech News and Analysis
From today we have a new addition to the family: GigaOM Europe -- a home for breaking news and analysis on European startups, technology companies,...
gigaom.com/2012/04/10/welcome-to-gigaom-europe/
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-European stock futures up as recovery ...
European stock index futures point to a higher open, extending the previoussession's rally following sharp falls on Tuesday, as euro zone debt worriessubside ...
uk.reuters.com/.../markets-europe-stocksnews-idUKL6E8FC0...
Billions of euros of EU money yet Madeira has built up massive ...
Unfortunately, thanks to the huge waves that have fractured the harbour wall three times since it was built in 2005, not even the more adventurous yachtsmen ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Billions-of-euros-of-EU-money-yet-...
European shares, euro fall on debt worries - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: LONDON (Reuters) - European shares and the euro fell on Thursday on fears the euro debt crisis is flaring up again, crimping investors'...
news.yahoo.com/europe-shares-rebound-caution-reigns-0736...
JPI Urban Europe Prepares First Pilot Call - EARTO | European News
The various research funding agencies and institutes of the JPI Urban Europecountries are jointly working on the set up of the first pilot call with a variety of ...
www.earto.eu/.../jpi-urban-europe-prepares-first-pilot-call.htm...
News - CSR Europe
CSR Europe is delighted to announce a new project under the umbrella of Enterprise 2020 - The European Network for CSR+D. The European Network for ...
www.csreurope.org/news.php?type=csr_europe...id...
Sarkozy Dangles 'Empty Chair' Threat Over Europe - EU Business ...
News. Blog Posts. Videos. Current DateTime: 11:18:53 07 Apr 2012 ... a "BuyEuropean Act" and a threat to pull France out of Europe's open-border Schengen ...
www.cnbc.com/.../Sarkozy_Dangles_Empty_Chair_Threat_O.
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