Dave Sather's Money Matters: It's all Greek to me

Dave Sather's Money Matters: It's all Greek to meVictoria AdvocateThese Greek letters were devised in academic laboratories to define and measure things like "risk" and "performance relative to risk incurred," respectively. John quizzed the professor as to how the "beta" calculation functionally measured "risk." The ...

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China's envoy to Greece finds a strong friendship

Five months ago, as Zou Xiaoli prepared to board a flight to Athens, where he was to take up his post as China's ambassador to Greece, he received a phone call from Vassilios Costis, his Greek counterpart in Beijing. Bidding Zou farewell, Costis said ...

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Greek Pastry Chef a Hit in Denmark

Greek ReporterGreek Pastry Chef a Hit in DenmarkGreek ReporterNikolaos Strangas from Kalamata and Mani in Greece set off on a mission seeking a better future. Finally this pastry chef's sweet dreams, literally, became a reality. Strangas studied to be a pastry chef on the island of Rhodes, Greece and attended ...

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Wonkblog: Why the euro crisis still isn’t over, in 1 chart

Everybody likes to pretend that the euro crisis is over.

There are the politicians who never want to hear the word "bailout" again. The central bankers who never want to hear the word "deflation" again. And the people who never want to hear the words "bond spreads" again. But this suspension of belief, of course, hasn't done anything to end Europe's depression. Unemployment is still over 25 percent in Greece and Spain, 15 percent in Portugal and 10 percent in Ireland.

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Young Man Sacrifices Woman to Satan

A 22-year-old man  is charged with the murder of a 41-year-old homeless woman in the coastal suburb of Glyfada, Athens, Greece on April 20. The young man confessed that he had sacrificed the woman to Satan. According to an official police announcement published on Tuesday, the 22-year-old who was arrested on Monday admitted to police that he had been planning to make another “sacrifice” on June 21, the day of the summer solstice. The 41-year-old woman was found beaten to death in the early hours of Easter Sunday in Glyfada. The authorities found the number “666″  and a cross written in the woman’s blood on a nearby bench. After an extensive investigation in the area, authorities found a plastic bag that contained a large rock covered in the victim’s blood.   Greek Police managed to detect the suspect with the help of electronic crimes department that found suspicious conversations on the Internet which were related to the crime. The suspect’s fingerprints were also found on the plastic bag and his DNA on the bench. The young man was living with his parents and his older brother in an apartment in Glyfada. As he told the police, at the age of 15 he got interested in Satanism and started reading relevant books and visiting websites with satanist content. The young man is suffering serious psychological problems and he believed that turning to Satan worship would help him find a solution. He was also facing drug abuse problems and severe mobility problems.

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Chinese PM eyes investments ahead of landmark visit to Greece

Just over a year after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras visited China to seek investment, his counterpart Li Keqiang is due in Athens on Thursday for a three-day visit during which both sides are expected to reaffirm their commitment to boosting bilateral t... ...

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Fifth day of losses for Athens bourse benchmark

The Greek bourse benchmark saw a fifth consecutive session of losses on Tuesday, with turnover remaining at low levels, as buyers had the upper hand in the morning before conceding ground to sellers in the afternoon. The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general in... ...

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