Jun 16 Watch Chance of Greek Bailout Default Worries Global Markets Anxiety over the Greek debt crisis spooked markets in Europe and Asia again Thursday as investors worry about problems there spreading. Meanwhile, Greece's prime minister held an emergency Socialist Party meeting but delayed a Cabinet reshuffle until Friday. Daisy McAndrew… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch News Wrap: Thousands of Greeks Protests New Austerity Measures In other news Wednesday, Greece's government was engulfed by political rebellion in Parliament and new rioting broke out in the streets as more than 25,000 demonstrators marched against new austerity measures. Also, U.S.-Pakistani tensions grew after word that Pakistan had… Continue watching
May 23 Watch As Obama Kicks Off Trip, How Far-Reaching Is Europe’s Economic Crisis? Europe's Economic Troubles: How Far-Reaching Is the Crisis?… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Ireland’s New Leader Wrestles With Lingering Debt Problems, EU Bailout Margaret Warner reports on Ireland's debt woes and talks with new Prime Minister Enda Kenny about his country's struggle to revive a once-thriving economy. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Global Markets Rankle Over Greece’s Deepening Debt Crisis Downgrades of Greece's debt rating to junk status sent markets tumbling in Europe and the U.S. Gwen Ifill talks to financial expert Eswar Prasad about the far-reaching effects of the European nation's economic crisis. Continue watching
Apr 20 Volcano Stems Kenya’s Flower, Vegetable Market By Larisa Epatko Iceland's volcano has not only thrown a wrench into airline passengers' plans but has put Kenya's European market of fresh produce and cut flowers in limbo, at least temporarily. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch Greece Seeks Washington’s Support to Curtail Market Speculation Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou visited Washington and several other nations this week to ask for support cracking down on speculative trading to help Athens employ reforms to help its budget crisis. Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch Greek Budget Crisis Could Stagnate U.S. Recovery As Greece seeks support of its plan to bring its finances back from the brink of collapse, there are fears the weakening euro could impact the U.S. in its own economic recovery. Judy Woodruff talks to Greek Prime Minister George… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Greece Faces Debt Deadlines as Financial Markets Watch the EU Greece has one month to take urgent measures to rein in its debt problems and less time to share information about its currency swaps, EU finance ministers said Tuesday. Jeffrey Brown talks to finance experts Scheherazad Rehman and Simon Johnson. Continue watching
Nov 20 Low-Profile Figures Picked to Lead EU By Larisa Epatko After weeks of internal negotiations, the European Union selected two "low-key consensus builders," as they have since been described, over big-name picks to lead the newly organized body. Continue reading