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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Eurozone bond investors flee GREECE, Portugal for German safety

Government bond markets across the eurozone scissored wide apart on Thursday as investors fled Portugal and GREECE for the relative safety of ...


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Wednesday's promise turns to Thursday's woe for European stocks

European stock market close 11 February 2016FTSE 2.2%Cac 3.8%Dax 2.6%Ibex 6.1% (ouch)FTSE Mib 5.6%European bonds Italy 1.71% +7bpSpain 1.78% +6bpPortugal 4.09% +38bpGermany 0.175% 7bpGreece 11.27% +34bpA torrid time for stocks


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It takes a Greek to save Europa

Europa, in classical Greek mythology, was this Phoenician princess babe that drove lusty Zeus absolutely bonkers. A trickster par excellence, Zeus turned into a white bull, lured Europa into riding him, and before she could escape, dove into the Aegean Sea ...


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Nato to deploy warships in Aegean Sea to end flow of refugees from Turkey to Greece

Refugees and migrants arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos after being rescued from the Aegean (AP) The Nato fleet is being deployed to the Aegean Sea immediately in a bid to end the flow of refugees crossing the sea into Europe from Turkey. Announcing the ...


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Greece stocks lower at close of trade; Athens General-Composite down 1.89%

Investing.com – Greece stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Construction, Banking and Healthcare sectors led shares lower. At the close in Athens, the Athens General-Composite lost 1.89% to hit a new all time low. Gold for ...


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Greece’s TV licenses war – media on work stoppage

The plan of Greek government to ask TV owners to pay to licenses and also limit the number of private television channels broadcasting nationwide down to four has triggered a war – one of the usual Greek wars where everyone is against everyone with political parties ready to fall in […]


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EU asks Turkey to open its borders to Syrian refugees

The European Commission still awaits more from Ankara to control the illegal entrance of refugees to Greece. At the same time, Brussels put pressure on Athens to improve the reception capacities for sending back asylum seekers to Greece. The European Commission, on February 10, released a progress report regarding the situation of refugees in Turkey. […]


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