San Francisco Chronicle | Optimism over Greek deal help markets brush off France's downgrade Washington Post PARIS — Hopes that Greece will get its next batch of bailout cash to avoid bankruptcy helped shore up markets Tuesday despite a downgrade of France's credit rating. Finance ministers from the euro countries are meeting in Brussels and the expectation ... European Stocks Gain Amid Speculation of Greek Aid Deal EU CONTINUES WRANGLE OVER GREEK BAILOUT AS FRANCE'S CREDIT ... |