Papandreou told his fellow Greeks to make a choice and accept the consequences. It’s a gamble, but not an irrational one.
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Tag Archives: Europe
Corzine Gets Into Another Wreck
Jon Corzine’s unshakeable belief in himself gets him into another accident. Hubris, not Europe, brought down MF Global Holdings.
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A Whipsaw Summer Gets Put On Ice
After a summer of extreme ups and downs, it’s time to stop frightening ourselves needlessly.
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Seeing A Scary Movie For The Second Time
The markets are a horror show again, but we’ve seen this film before. The ending is not so bad.
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Sweet Music To Soothe The Savage Banker
All together now: “There Will Never Be Another Lehman.”
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Europe Accepts A Little Reality
A small dose of reality helped move the Greek drama closer to its conclusion yesterday Tragedies do not have happy endings.
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An Unequal Price For Equality
Europeans are about to pay an unequal price for equality. On March 1, Europe’s top court banned insurance companies from …
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The Euro Lifeboat
Citizens of Germany, Greece and Ireland are all learning an important lesson: When you share a lifeboat with someone, you …
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Magical Money Can’t Fix Europe’s Banks
Europe’s financially strapped banks are finding new cash – in their own spreadsheets. Regulators should stop the smoke and mirrors.
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