By Teis Hald Jensen (Reuters) In times like these, no one is immune to depression. But surveys show the Danes are the happiest people in the world, and a core factor is
. Cyprus President Christofias has been basking in the joy that while he and his cabinet have often been described as the ‘only communist government in Europe’, the traditional free-economy markets of
By Emily Kaiser – (Reuters) The price of averting a U.S. financial sector meltdown goes well beyond the mind-boggling sums that the government is handing out and may be repaid with years
By Myles Neligan and Steve Slater (Reuters) The UK government's bank bailout scheme seems to have triggered a palpable change in financial market sentiment but it leaves the UK taxpayer massively exposed
By Krisztina Than (Reuters) Hungary has lined up potential IMF help because its large external debt makes it highly vulnerable to global market shocks, but its problems are not comparable to Iceland
Warming to euro Iceland is negotiating with Russia for a multi-billion-euro loan and looking at ways to secure foreign currency as it tries to rebuild a financial system that has all but
By Rhys Jones and Ben Deighton (Reuters) British small caps are braced for a tough end to the year after a challenging third quarter saw the FTSE small cap index shed 10
PORTFOLIO TRACKER Unless you happen to be an octogenarian, you are now enduring the worst global financial crisis in living memory, and one where the end appears to be moving further away
The credit crunch explained Everyone has something to say about the credit crunch but very few can explain simply what it’s all about and where to go next: this well-published economist does
Billions lost by the superrich Many of Russia's richest men, who borrowed furiously during Russia's 10-year economic boom to expand and make acquisitions, are struggling to get loans as the global financial
