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15 hidden meanings of popular food phrases
Discover the hidden meanings of some of your favorite food phrases.
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Get irrational: 3.14 things to do on Pi Day
March 14 is Pi Day, which celebrates the mathematical constant measuring the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (beginning with 3.14). Pi Day is celebrated internationally, and in 2009 it was decreed an official holiday by the US House of Representatives. Here are 3.14 ways to celebrate.
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4 mysteries with great locations, finely detailed plots
From 18th-century Sweden to contemporary Japan, these thrillers take readers around the globe.
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How the world is reacting to Obama's reelection
From China to Iran, President Obama's reelection elicited everything from celebration to doubt about his second-term agenda. Here are 11 responses:
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For these four nations, 2012 is worse than the Great Recession
The Great Recession of 2008/09 delivered the worst blow to the global economy since the 1930s. But in a few nations, 2012 is turning out to be worse than 2009 in terms of economic growth. Europe's debt crisis, the general slowing of the world economy, and domestic political troubles have played a role in undercutting 2012 growth for one or more of these four nations. Can you guess who they are?
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Darwin's Ghosts
Rebecca Stott tells the stories of the intellectuals who grappled with the theories of evolution and natural selection centuries before Darwin got there.
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The Reformed Broker There's something about Italy
If this big Euro experiment is going to succeed, it is important that things in Italy stay fairly stable. The good news is, the country's banks are in relatively good shape and its leader appears competent. The bad news? A massive sovereign debt load.
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Oil prices hit eight-month low in Asia
Oil prices near $81 a barrel in Singapore trading. London also sees oil prices fall as worries rise about the adequacy of Spain's bank bailout.
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Greek election: leftist leader has opposition history
Alex Tsipras, whose Syriza party is in a close contest for Parliament, is opposed to Greece's membership in the eurozone.
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After Spanish bailout, troubled markets
Rates fell on Spanish bonds, boding larger problems for Europe.
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Too good to last: Relief over Spain bank rescue fades quickly
The news of a bailout of Spanish banks caused a brief burst of optimism to penetrate the gloom of Wall Street Monday. But within hours stocks had fallen again, with the Dow closing down 142 points at 12,411, another large decline.
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Euro rally fades after Spain bank rescue
Over the weekend, European countries agreed to lend up to $125 billion to Spain to help its crippled financial industry. Traders are concerned that it's only a temporary fix for the European debt crisis.
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The Reformed Broker Boost China. Bail out Spain. Save the US?
Spain's $125 billion bailout package, combined with heightened stimulus in China, may be key to the US enjoying its own modest economic growth,
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Opinion Spanish bailout, Greek elections make June a make-or-break month in debt crisis
Europe's debt crisis, magnified by the Spanish bank bailout and Greek elections, puts Europe at a crossroads: move to real fiscal union, which populations don't want, or break apart. There's a way to avoid this awful choice. Build up Europe and build it down at the same time.
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Stefan Karlsson What Greece can learn from Finland
Despite being half its size, Finland actually surpassed Greece in first quarter GDP last year. What is Finland doing right, and what is Greece doing wrong?
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Stock market rescue? Spain's bailout buoys stocks.
Stock market in Spain rises 2.5 percent, after Europe announcement of a bailout for its banks. Asia and other European markets also move up, as futures point to a higher open on the US stock market.
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Spain's PM hails 100 billion euro lifeline, denies deficit impact
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy applauded the large European loan for Spain's struggling banks, but claimed the money would not add to the country's deficit.
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Will French voters deliver parliament to Hollande's party?
Tomorrow's parliamentary elections in France will determine if President François Hollande will face a divided government that could challenge his agenda.
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Three things to watch for in Euro 2012
It’s day one of the Euro 2012 championship, the world’s most prestigious soccer tournament after the World Cup. Will Spain defend their title, or will a challenger like Germany or the Netherlands usurp the throne? How will Poland and Ukraine perform as the tournament’s first Eastern European hosts? Here are three things to watch for as the month-long tournament unfolds:
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Spain's biggest hurdle to a bank recovery: public distrust
Key to averting a banking collapse in Spain is persuading the public it's safe to keep money in the country – but government actions only exacerbated a loss in confidence.
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Euro 2012: Dutch team endures racist taunts at practice
Several members of the national soccer team from the Netherlands are black. There are reports of team members hearing monkey chants while practicing for the upcoming Euro 2012 championships at a stadium in Krakow, Poland.
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Bernanke says Fed will do 'whatever necessary' if euro crisis spreads (+video)
Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed is ready to make emergency loans to solvent banks to prevent financial panic. The Fed may also consider a new round of quantitative easing, he added.
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Merkel says Europe ready to act as big downgrade hits Spain
Fitch slashes Spain's credit rating three notches to BBB. Germany and the rest of EU are ready to use instruments to support euro zone, Merkel says.
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The Vote Spain's empty townhouses and Obama's reelection bid: what's the link?
Sightseeing in Spain reveals just how down in the dumps the economy is there. If the rest of Europe doesn't come to the rescue, a debt crisis in Spain could move like a tsunami across the Atlantic, possibly engulfing the US economy – and sinking Obama's reelection bid.
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Greek political spokesman assaults Communist Party member on television
The violent display reminiscent of trash TV, a week and a half ahead of crucial elections, stunned Greeks as they seek to avoid a catastrophic exit from Europe's common euro currency.
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Happy Wednesday! Dow leaps 286 points, best day of the year
The rally started early and gathered force in the afternoon. The charge turned the Dow positive for 2012 and erased the biggest loss of the year less than a week after it happened to close at 12,414..
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Stocks jump in Europe and US on hopes of rescue for Spanish banks
On a day that Moody's downgraded the safety rating of six German banks over the eurozone debt crisis, major stock indexes that have been roiled by the crisis rose 2 percent on the Spanish rescue hopes.
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Will central banks act? Markets say yes.
Although the European Central Bank kept interest rates steady, stock and commodity markets were buoyed by optimism that central banks will provide stimulus to a weakening global economy.
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Stocks inch higher as investors await Europe news
The major market indexes closed modestly higher, after wavering between slight gains and losses throughout the morning. Trading volume was light and the stock moves were small, as the Dow Jones rose rose 26 points to 12,127.
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The Monitor's View Euro crisis can build European identity
When European Union leaders meet in late June, they will weigh ideas that point to more political unity as a way to stem the euro crisis. Will Europeans give up more national sovereignty?
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