Jun 05 Greece postpones debt payment; new elections possible By John Psaropoulos Two Greek ministers on Friday spoke of the possibility of holding elections should talks with creditors fail, in an indication of mounting frustrations. Continue reading
May 30 Humanitarian crisis at sea: More than 4,200 migrants rescued in Mediterranean By News Desk More than 4,200 migrants trying to reach Europe were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea over the past 24 hours, the Italian Coast Guard said Saturday, amid the swelling humanitarian crisis at sea. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 3:57 News Wrap: 10 arrested in Italy for Vatican attack plot By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Italian police arrested 10 Pakistani and Afghan nationals with links to al-Qaida. They are accused of plotting attacks on the Vatican and in their home countries. Also, two survivors of a migrant smuggling disaster had… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 8:03 IMF chief Lagarde on Greece, China and the uneven global recovery By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 1:54 IMF warns of long-term mediocre growth for the global economy By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 24 Why Greece should follow Germany’s walk, not its talk By Mariana Mazzucato Europe still hasn't learned its lesson, argues author and economist Mariana Mazzucato in today's Making Sen$e column. National governments continue to focus on cutting spending instead of investing in the kinds of public sector spending that have bolstered Europe's strongest… Continue reading
Mar 14 The economics week in review with Nobel laureate Robert Solow By Paul Solman Paul Solman interviews Nobel laureate Robert Solow abut the week's economics news and looks ahead to the Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week. Continue reading
Mar 11 Hidden in plain sight, rare coins spend 80 years unseen on college shelf By Lorna Baldwin University at Buffalo faculty member Philip Kiernan heard a rumor back in 2010 and went on a hunt for a collection of rare, ancient and priceless Greek and Roman coins. Not in Greece and not in Italy. The hunt was… Continue reading
Feb 24 Eurozone extends Greece’s bailout by four months By Larisa Epatko Eurozone finance ministers on Tuesday accepted reform proposals offered by Greece to extend its bailout program by four more months. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 2:13 EU deal averts Greek economic crisis for now By PBS News Hour Greece received a four-month bailout aid extension deal, easing some worries about the global economy after tense negotiations over austerity measures and giving the Greek economy some temporary breathing room. Judy Woodruff speaks with David Wessel of the Brookings Institution… Continue watching