Greece should consider selling some of its islands as one option to reduce debt, two members of the German parliament in Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition said. Josef Schlarmann, a senior member
Moody's Investors Service said that the additional fiscal measures announced by the Greek government are consistent with Moody's current A2 rating, with a negative outlook, for Greece's government bonds. Moody's also published
In the last two years, the UK pub sector has experienced significant pressure ensuing from the current economic downturn as well as changing beer-consumption habits and the ban on smoking in public
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas said on Thursday he was optimistic that his government's extra savings package aimed at fighting a debt crisis would allow its 2010 budget target to be
Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport on Tuesday announced that it was freezing all airport charges and fees (landing, parking, safety, terminal and ground services) this year, while promoting a package of additional
Asian shares eked out gains and the euro extended its rise on Thursday after Greece announced fresh austerity measures to reduce its deficit and on data pointing to a rebound in the
U.S. employers shed 20,000 private-sector jobs in February according to a report by ADP on Wednesday, fewer than the 60,000 jobs lost in January and inline with analysts' expectations. With the labor
U.S. stocks edged higher at the open on Wednesday after a report showed private employers cut fewer jobs in February, adding to optimism ahead of a critical employment report later in the
Britain's top share index shed 0.3 percent early on Wednesday, after a three-day winning streak, weighed down by energy stocks and miners that fell back after gains in the previous session. At
Apple Inc sued Taiwan's HTC Corp, which makes touchscreen smartphones using Google software, accusing it of infringing 20 hardware and software patents related to the iPhone. Even though the suit did not
