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A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday: ___ ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s future in the eurozone faced more uncertainty as protests again turned violent and dissent grew among its lawmakers after European … Continue reading →

BAILOUT BLUES: U.S. stocks took their biggest slide so far this year on news that European countries that share the euro with Greece want it to make deeper spending cuts in exchange for bailout money. Stocks had risen just a … Continue reading →

NEW YORK – Investors thinking of buying a piece of Facebook after it goes public are hoping it will perform like Google, whose stock has risen 500 percent since its debut seven and a half years ago. But they may … Continue reading →

BAILOUT BLUES: U.S. stocks took their biggest slide so far this year on news that European countries that share the euro with Greece want it to make deeper spending cuts in exchange for bailout money. Stocks had risen just a … Continue reading →

NEW YORK – Investors thinking of buying a piece of Facebook after it goes public are hoping it will perform like Google, whose stock has risen 500 percent since its debut seven and a half years ago. But they may … Continue reading →

BAILOUT BLUES: U.S. stocks took their biggest slide so far this year on news that European countries that share the euro with Greece want it to make deeper spending cuts in exchange for bailout money. Stocks had risen just a … Continue reading →

NEW YORK – U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday, interrupting the Dow Jones industrial average’s steady climb toward 13,000, after Greece hit a roadblock on its way to a critical international bailout. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 112 points … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Friday, putting the SP 500 on pace for its first weekly decline in the past six, after another snag in negotiations for a financial bailout package for Greece. All 10 SP sectors were … Continue reading →

NEW YORK – U.S. stocks opened lower Friday after Greece’s bailout deal was put on hold, a day after it seemed that the country had satisfied its creditors. In the first half hour of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average … Continue reading →

LONDON – Stock markets and the euro fell sharply Friday after Greece’s crucial bailout was put on hold by its partners in the 17-nation eurozone and the leader of a small partner in the country’s coalition government said he would … Continue reading →