Economy & Markets
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Spanish Industrial Output Falls
By Marlene Y. SatterThe news for Spain just kept getting worse on Wednesday as its industrial output fell the most since October 2009.
June 05, 2012
15 Best Cities for College Grads to Find Work—and LiveMore than half of employers say they plan to hire recent college grads this year, according to a survey by CareerBuilderbut where?
June 05, 2012
G7 Sets Crisis Conference Call After Soros WarningG7 leaders planned a conference call Tuesday ahead of a scheduled mid-June summit meeting, after a weekend warning by the billionaire George Soros that Europe had just three months to salvage the euro.
June 04, 2012
AIG’s Benmosche: To Save Europe Make Retirement Age 80Europes debt crisis shows governments worldwide must accept that people will have to work longer as life expectancies increase.
June 04, 2012
The Funniest Graph I've Ever Seen About Why the Euro Is Totally Doomed (The Atlantic)Graph show the major countries of the European Union are more different from each other than all of the countries that begin with the letter "M."
June 04, 2012
Tourists Fail to Boost Employment in SpainEven the influx of tourists during peak travel season has failed to boost Spanish employment out of the doldrums.
June 01, 2012
Affluent, Millionaire Investors Losing Confidence: SpectremAffluent and millionaire investors are increasingly worried about the fragile state of the economy, according to the latest survey from Spectrem Group.
June 01, 2012
SEC Approves Rules Related to ‘Flash Crash’The SEC on Thursday approved two proposals submitted by the national securities exchanges and FINRA that address failures that occurred during the flash crash on May 6, 2010.