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Greek government in desperate battle to avert default

Prime Minister Papandreou canceled his US trip and hinted at further austerity measures after Europe's 'troika' of experts expressed doubt about the Greek government's plans to avoid default.
Efforts to calm European markets mount, but fail

Markets had rebounded by late in the day, but they're still fragile, economists say. Leaders of France and Germany have announced plans to meet next week to discuss Europe's financial troubles.
Seven of 91 EU banks fail in stress tests

By not including the sovereign debt that the banks hold, are the EU stress tests credible?
As Euro slides, European Central Bank stays the course

As the Greek debt crisis rocks the eurozone, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet downplayed fears that Portugal and Spain would need to be bailed out.

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Scott Budnick serves breakfast – with a side order of respect – to the homeless

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Greek government in desperate battle to avert default

Efforts to calm European markets mount, but fail

Seven of 91 EU banks fail in stress tests

As Euro slides, European Central Bank stays the course

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