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European markets stories: 30 news summaries

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Europe Sees Biggest Stock Plunge Since 9/11

US futures drop, adding to fears for domestic markets

Jan 21, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Amid continuing concerns about a US recession, European stocks took their biggest single-day plunge since 9/11 today, reports MarketWatch. Losses from financial institutions appeared to be the biggest culprit in the day's 5.4% drop, which added to a crippling trend: The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 index has dropped 23%... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • futures market • European markets • George W. Bush

Court Overturns Volkswagen Law, Takeover Likely

Porsche to exercise control in VW

Oct 23, 07 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The EU’s highest court today overturned a 47-year-old German law that protected Volkswagen AG from takeover, opening the door for a long-rumored Porsche coup. Porsche already owns 31% of VW, but the law capped their voting rights at 20%. With that impediment gone, “I see Porsche flexing its... More »

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Germany • European Union • mergers and acquisitions • automaker • European markets • Volkswagen • auto industry • European Court • Porsche

Investors Might Reap Rewards
of Dollar's Slide

Currency's record lows against euro cause "to cheer," analyst says

Sep 15, 07 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The dollar may be continuing its slow, steady decline against the euro, but many analysts are looking on the bright side, Business Week reports. American stocks, companies, investors, and workers can all benefit from the decreasing value of their currency, economists say, with one calling the dollar’s decline... More »

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Federal Reserve • subprime mortgages • US economy • euro • Asian markets • interest rate • credit crisis • European markets • US dollar

ECB Pumps Cash Into European Markets

Key interest rates left unchanged in effort to  reduce turmoil

Sep 6, 07 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The European Central Bank pumped $57.7 billion of emergency cash into the markets today and left their key interest rates unchanged, in an effort to ease the cost of borrowing and calm markets made volatile by the US subprime collapse, Bloomberg reports. The ECB action followed a day in... More »

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subprime mortgages • market • European Central Bank • European markets • ECB • banking

World Markets Rise Before Bush Speech

Prez expected to announce plan to
bail out subprime borrowers

Aug 31, 07 7:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - European and Asian markets rose today, in anticipation of a plan President Bush is expected to announce to bail out subprime lenders. Bush is expected to allow the FHA to guarantee loans for delinquent borrowers, allowing them to avoid foreclosure. "The news on Bush is going to be positive.... More »

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subprime mortgages • foreclosure • Asian markets • European markets • George W. Bush

Euro Stocks, US Futures Rise, Asia Dips

Big exporters still trembling over possible US slowdown

Aug 29, 07 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - European stocks and US futures advanced overnight, as traders waxed optimistic that the credit crisis won't spread to affect the broader economy. But Asian markets are more concerned about the general prospect of a US slowdown—which could hit Asia's export-heavy economy hard. More »

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stocks • global economy • US economy • Asian markets • credit crisis • European markets

World Markets Climb After Countrywide Stock Sale

US futures also up
as worries cool

Aug 23, 07 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Markets climbed worldwide after Bank of America invested $2 billion in Countrywide, giving the mortgage lender a desperately needed injection of cash and proving some appetite is left as subprime mortgages continue to rot. Barclays in the U.K., Mitsubishi in Japan, and Countrywide itself in Europe all saw major... More »

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Bank of America • mortgage • futures market • Asian markets • Countrywide • European markets

Nasdaq Gives Up Bid to Control London Exchange

Will sell 31% stake





Aug 21, 07 12:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nasdaq is giving up its bid to buy control of the London Stock Exchange and will sell its $1.58 billion stake in the blue-chip listing venue, reports the Wall Street Journal. Owning almost a third of the shares in the London exchange gave Nasdaq little control over operations, and... More »

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stock market • London Stock Exchange • Nasdaq • European markets • Bob Greifeld • OMX • Borsa Italiana

European Markets Continue
to Skid

London exchange drops after opening higher

Aug 17, 07 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Financial markets across Europe were off again in midmorning trading. In London, the FTSE opened slightly higher and then suffered new losses as UK traders continued to reel from yesterday's steep fall-off, the exchange's most calamitous one-day drop in years. At mid-morning the index was down 0.2% and markets... More »

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stocks • markets • credit crisis • European markets • FTSE

Risk-Averse
Euro Markets
Retreat

Subprime mortgage damage, uncertainty continue to spread

Aug 15, 07 7:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - European markets plunged today over worries about the spreading subprime mortgage crisis. Analysts downgraded UBS and Deutsche Bank, which dropped, and all 14 open Western European exchanges lost ground, echoing the Asian markets' earlier retreat. "There's a lot of uncertainty about what's going on and who has lost money... More »

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stock market • Credit Suisse • subprime mortgages • Deutsche Bank • UBS • Asian markets • European markets

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