Eurozone

Budget Battles

  • Stocks Have Scores of Reasons for New Volatility

    By Patti Domm, CNBC

    Stocks, stuck in their own zigzag pattern, remain vulnerable to the whims of unusually volatile currencies in the week ahead. As financial markets adjust to the Fed's latest guidance on rates,...

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin (front) visits the company United Engine Corporation - Ufa Engine Industrial Association in the city of Ufa, Russia January 24, 2018. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS

    Putin Again Begs Oligarchs to Bring Their Money Home

    By Rob Garver

    Russian President Vladimir Putin renewed his call for Russia’s oligarchs – those who became millionaires and billionaires after Russia’s state-owned industries were privatized – to bring their money...

  • Now Is a Great Time to Buy a European Castle

    By Robert Frank, CNBC

    Looking for your own Irish castle? Always wanted your own medieval monastery in Tuscany? How about a palace in Provence? Luxury real estate in Europe has gotten a lot cheaper in recent months with...

  • A machine counts and sorts out euro notes at the Belgian Central Bank in Brussels October 26, 2011. REUTERS/Thierry Roge

    How You Can Take Advantage of the Low Euro

    By Eric Reed, MainStreet

    For anyone considering a European tour this summer, things are looking pretty good right now. As has been widely reported the euro has tumbled in value by nearly a quarter over the last several...

  • Why Draghi’s Stimulus Plan Is Europe’s Last Shot

    By Patrick Smith

    It looks as if Mario Draghi is at last on the way to earning his nickname. Mr. Whatever It Takes, the European Central Bank’s president, launched his long-awaited quantitative easing program last...