Varoufakis-Schäuble meeting draws sharp reactions

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has achieved virtually nothing in his visit to Berlin and other European capitals. And now the press is even making fun of his sense of style.

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Washington tells Greece to work cooperatively with EU partners

"Greece should continue to make administrative and structural reforms and exercise fiscal prudence," the embassy said in a statement.

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Wall Street and the Crisis in Greece

Mr. Summers also had a large hand in the deregulation of Wall Street that still reverberates around the globe, including in Greece. Source: World Bank ...

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The Pitfalls in the Greek Debt Proposal

Yanis Varoufakis, the Greek finance minister, at a news conference this week after talks with his German counterpart.Credit Carsten Koall/Getty ...

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Greece back on collision course with EU over loan demands

Athens (AFP) - Greece's new government put itself back on a collision course with the European Union on Friday by demanding temporary funding before renegotiating its foreign loans, prompting fresh warnings of a default. Five days before an extraordinary ...

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Wall St. ends lower, but rises on the week

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday as a rosy U.S. jobs report supported expectations of a rise in U.S. interest rates by mid-year, while more worries over Greek's debt negotiations added to bearish tone.

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Greece isolated at first meeting with senior euro zone officials

Greece's new government was isolated at its first meeting with senior euro zone officials but will have a chance to put forward its plans at a special meeting of finance ministers of the currency bloc next week, EU officials said on Friday. Eurogroup ...

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