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What’s Greek to us

Greece is in major debt and the ancient country is facing some very modern problems trying to get out. As a newer member of the eurozone, the European countries who have adopted the euro as their one currency, more financially stable nations like Germany and France are nervous about the implications coming to Greece’s aid. [...]

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Sky high

Skyscrapers are going up, but are they getting sold? EconomyBeat.org reports on the Skyscraper Index, a calculation that finds big buildings go up during financial crises to prove a country’s strength, but often they foretell economic disaster instead. V, Double dip (W) or L recession? Things look bad for the EURO if the skyscraper index [...]

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