FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The European Central Bank, admitting the U.S. mortgage market turmoil could have a lingering effect in Europe, has reduced its growth forecast.

NUREMBERG, Germany, April 27 (UPI) -- German consumer confidence is rising, and recently hit a high last seen when the euro was introduced five years ago.

SKOPJE, Macedonia, March 12 (UPI) -- This is the second of three parts of my analysis of employment and unemployment. In this part I discuss the facts behind the statistics.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The German metalworkers Trade Union, IG Metall, on Monday warned of an explosive mood heading into negotiations in January over wage increase demands of 5 percent to 7 percent for Germany's metal and engineering workers in 2002, according to a story in th