Tag: Europe
Credit default swaps on European debt in billions
American financial institutions placing bets on whether European countries will default on debt could be on the hook for billions of dollars....
Rogue trader loses $2 billion, recently arrested
Swiss banking giant UBS says one of its traders lost about $2 billion in unauthorized trades -- the man has been arrested....
US frustrated with Eurozone's handling of Greek debt crisis
Germany and France have said they'll help Greece, as the United States urges Europe to figure it out....
'Divorce hotel' in the Netherlands eases painful process
Over a three-day stay at a luxury divorce hotel in the Netherlands, a mediator and other specialists – notaries, even psychologists – are on hand to help couples get divorced....
Pride and profit: France's interest in Libya's war
France's military operations in Libya may be the first war the country has waged and won since 1918, and it could be a profitable win at that....
TV game show for deported immigrants pushes boundaries
A Dutch TV game show is giving rejected asylum seekers the chance to win nearly $6,000 to start a new life after they are deported....
Engineering a man-made mountain in Holland
Dozens of engineers and enthusiasts are trying to figure out how to build a mile-high mountain in a very flat, low country: the Netherlands....
France's super-rich: Raise our taxes, s'il vous plait
Instead of avoiding taxes during tough economic times, France's super rich have signed a petition asking the government to raise their taxes. ...
Copenhagen power plant turned into ski resort
Intrepid architects from Copenhagen are turning a power plant into a man-made ski hill, and creating a new kind of 'hedonistic sustainability.'...
US, Europe to unfreeze billions in Libyan assets
The US prepares to release $37 billion of Lybia's assets tied up in cash, real estate and shares of US companies....
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