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• Europe Protests Austerity With Strikes

  By Emma Ross-Thomas and Joao Lima, Bloomberg  |  November 14, 2012

  Coordinated protests occur in Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy.

• Portugal Lurches into Austerity Trap

  By Henrique Almeida, Bloomberg  |  July 11, 2012

  Government faces setbacks in attaining its deficit goals.

• Spain at Risk of State Rescue

  By Ben Sills, Bloomberg  |  June 22, 2012

  Prime Minister Rajoy has lost credibility since his election seven months ago.

• Nine Euro Nations’ Ratings Cut

  By Simon Kennedy, Patrick Donahue and Mark Deen, Bloomberg  |  January 13, 2012

  S&P downgrades France, Spain, Italy, Austria.

• S&P Said to Downgrade France

  By Mark Deen  |  January 13, 2012

  AFP reports no change in ratings on Germany, Luxembourg or Netherlands.

• G-20 Gives EU a Week to Fix Crisis

  By Simon Kennedy, Theophilos Argitis and James G. Neuger, Bloomberg  |  October 17, 2011

  Global finance chiefs warn that debt crisis endangers world economy.

• U.S. Credit Swaps Surge

  By Mary Childs  |  May 24, 2011

  Cost of protecting corporate bonds in U.S. spurred by debt crisis in Europe.

• Europe's Debt Crisis Deepens

  By Marcus Bensasson and James G. Neuger  |  May 24, 2011

  Bond yields in Greece, other troubled countries hit record highs.