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Europe stocks lower, Italy, Spain lead losses

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:36:51 -0700
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets opened lower on Monday, with energy stocks under pressure and peripheral markets Spain and Italy leading regional index losses. The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.5% to 237.67, with Total SA down 1% and Banco Santander SA off nearly 2%. Telefonica SA was down 1.4%. The Spain IBEX 35 index fell 1.1% to 6,493.80, while Italy's MIB Italy index declined ...
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Greek Exit Could Trigger a Run on European Banks

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:08:06 -0700
European banks have spent the past two years increasing capital buffers, writing down Greek bonds, and using central bank loans to refinance regional operations in southern Europe in anticipation of some cataclysmic event such as a Greek withdrawal from the euro.
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Spain may have to revise its 2011 budget deficit upwards again due to regional overspending

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:22:20 -0700
By Daniel Woolls,Harold Heckle, The Associated Press MADRID - Concern grew for the stability of Spain's place in the fragile eurozone economy after reports of a rise in the level of bad loans on the books ...
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US stocks lose over 1% on Europe fears

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:36:33 -0700
US stocks piled up losses Thursday as negative news continued from Europe, with Greece's woes deepening and Spain falling into recession.
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Eurozone crisis heating back up as leaders argue

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:51:24 -0700
BERLIN -- With Greece's membership in the eurozone teetering, fears of bank insolvency rising and Europe's leaders bickering about what to do, the euro crisis is once again intensifying and threatening to undermine fragile growth globally.
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J.P. Morgan, Spain, China weigh on Europe stocks

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:22:04 -0700
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets opened lower on Friday, with banks leading the declines after J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. revealed a $2 billion derivatives trading loss late the prior day. Downbeat China data and reports that Spain will ask the European Financial Stability Facility for €300 billion ($387 billion) to help fund its bad bank also weighed. The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell ...
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Europe can get through its crisis, says Byron Wien

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:16:27 -0700
Despite the headlines, Europe is on the verge of recovery, according to Blackstone's Byron Wien, who also expects other surprises are in store this year.
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Germany's Gun, Greece's Head. Who Isn't Looking to the Exit Now?

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:25:50 -0700
There' a strand of thinking around the German position on the Euro that says compromise is inevitable. A growth package will emerge from the discussions going on right now in Brussels. That same line of thinking says, look, the French have thrown out Sarkozy and replaced him with a pro-growth socialist.
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EUROZONE CRISIS HEATING BACK UP

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:01:00 -0700
With Greece’s membership in the eurozone teetering, fears of bank insolvency rising and Europe’s leaders bickering about what to do, the euro crisis is once again intensifying and threatening to undermine fragile growth globally.
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Europe Markets: Banks, drug makers lift European stocks, Spain off

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:12:21 -0700
Most European stock markets partly recover from last week’s steep losses on Monday, though pressure remains on Spanish stocks as investors fret about the country’s banks and economic situation.
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