EU officials praise Ireland, haggle over banks
By DAVID McHUGH and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of the eurogroup at the EU Council building in…
Financial crisis
What’s holding the eurozone recovery back?
By PAN PYLAS Stevedores work to unload a cargo ship at Lisbon’s Santa Apolonia port, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. The recovery from recession in the 17-country eurozone nearly came to…
Debt inspectors probe Greek budget shortfall
A man walks outside the University of Athens, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. The Athens’ University and the Polytechnic University remain closed for the eleventh week as administrative workers strike over…
US seeks $864M from BofA over Countrywide loans
FILE – In this Jan. 25, 2009 file photo, a Bank of America branch office is shown in New York. The U.S. government urged that Bank of America Corp pay…
US reporter held by Venezuelan authorities
By JOSHUA GOODMAN This undated photo provided by Miami Herald Andean Bureau Chief Jim Wyss, via The Miami Herald, shows Jim Wyss. Wyss was detained by Venezuelan authorities while reporting…
Cyprus ‘on track’ with reforms
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS A woman walks past an empty shop with “Rent” Sign displayed in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Cyprus’ finance minister says that international creditors’…
Greek bailout creditors get an earful in Athens
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Members of an international debt inspection team are escorted by riot police after exiting through an emergency door during a demonstration at the Finance Ministry in Athens…
OECD: Economic crisis hits trust in governments
By RAF CASERT A man begging for money sits in front of a shopping window with a banner advertising sales in Thessaloniki, Greece on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. Retail employees’…