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  Eurozone Data Indicate ‘New Recession’: Markit

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 1, 2012

  Factories saw demand fall and countries saw unemployment rise from July through September as Markit Economics said the activity—or, rather, lack of it—indicated a “new recession.”

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  German Confidence Drops Again

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 24, 2012

  German business confidence fell once more in September, this time to its lowest level in two and a half years, as growth slowed as well. Economists had expected it to move in the other direction.

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  Eurozone Confidence Falls

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 30, 2012

  Economists were more optimistic than businesses and consumers in the eurozone, as figures show economic confidence reached its lowest level in three years.

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  Draghi’s Dilemma: ‘Whatever it takes’ Could Alienate Fellow ECB Members

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 27, 2012

  Mario Draghi, president of the ECB, may have painted himself into a corner with his London speech on Thursday promising to do “whatever it takes” to rescue the euro.

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  Spain Spooks Investors as Eurozone Confidence Falls

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 30, 2012

  The Spanish bank crisis escalated on Wednesday, frightening investors away from markets that fell to their lowest level in nine years.

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  Greece Calls New Elections After Coalition Talks Fail

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 15, 2012

  Greece will hold new elections after the three major parties and President Karolos Papoulias failed to form a governing coalition that could agree on how to handle the country's debt burden.

• Euro Zone Confidence Falls More Than Expected

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 26, 2012

  Confidence in the euro zone is falling along with the economic picture, and it’s doing so faster than predicted.

• Draghi Tested by German Wage Hikes

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 4, 2012

  European Central Bank President Mario Draghi is in the hot seat over his continuing uniform euro zone policy aimed at controlling inflation.

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  Will European Banks Be Forced to Unload U.S. Assets?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 2, 2011

  The report's authors cite Dutch banking giant ING Groep’s pending sale of its U.S. banking franchise ING Direct to McLean, Va.-based Capital One Financial Corp as a paradigm for such asset sales, since European regulators forced ING to restructure.

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  Fears Grow Over European Recession as Indexes Drop

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 24, 2011

  Recession looms as manufacturing, services output fall. Roubini says European leaders committing ‘growth hara-kiri’