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Is the cure fatal?
Is the cure fatal?
It's a whole new ball of wax in Europe these days.

The unusually tight alliance between former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel -- and the expected compliance from Greece -- that has seen Europe reluctantly through the continent's financial crisis for the past four years is over.

Looking at trends
Looking at trends
As corporate reporting season kicks off this week, the pundits will be out in force generalizing with gusto.
Economy warming up
Economy warming up
Occasionally, Mother Nature gives the economy a boost.
Bond markets sputter
Bond markets sputter
The talk of the town -- any town in the financial district -- is the European bond market, which has shown the world this week that it knows how to sputter.
Better, but not great
Better, but not great
Payroll firm Automatic Data Processing Inc. said 209,000 jobs were added to the private sector in March -- more than expected, but not quite enough.
Rescue through rentals
Rescue through rentals
It is hard to imagine a U.S. real estate firm managing 15,000 rental units. That would be large by anyone's reasoning.
Banks postponing pain
Banks postponing pain
Banks in Europe are creatively sidestepping risks, with thanks due, primarily, to the European Central Bank, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The recovery that ain't
The recovery that ain't
Last year at about this time the word "recovery" was on everybody's lips. This year, not so much.
OECD's split decision
OECD's split decision
The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday that Europe and the United States would go their separate ways in 2012.
$25 billion hype
$25 billion hype
After the hype of a $25 billion settlement with five major U.S. banks over foreclosure malpractice comes the stark reality: The deal is full of holes.
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