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    Air France-KLM profit plunges in second quarter (AP)
    AP - Air France-KLM Group said Thursday its profit plunged in the second quarter as higher oil prices and financial charges weighed on the airlines' earnings. -- read full article
    Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:20:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
    Peugeot Citroen to cut at least 2,700 jobs (AP)
    AP - French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen said Thursday it plans to cut at least 2,700 jobs in response to the worsening economic crisis that has seen European car sales plummet. -- read full article
    Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:23:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
    Greek shipping hit by global financial crisis (AP)
    AP - In the sparkling blue waters off Greece's bustling port of Piraeus, dozens of hulking carrier ships loom out of the haze of a retreating thunderstorm. After spending several boom years racing across the world's oceans, they swing idly on their anchors, waiting for cargo. -- read full article
    Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:07:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
    Putin grabs spotlight, vows Russia will thrive (AP)

    Russian Prime Minister and chairman of the United Russia ruling party Vladimir Putin, front, gestures as he addresses the tenth United Russia Party Congress in Moscow, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. Russia's Prime Minister Putin on Wednesday said that Russia would come out stronger of the crisis triggered by the global financial system and the United States' recklessness. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin used a meeting of his powerful political party to take center stage Thursday, casting himself as an indispensable leader even as the global financial meltdown threatens the achievements of his boom-time presidency.


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    Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:24:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
    US dollar mixed, gold down in Europe (AP)
    AP - The U.S. dollar was mixed against other major currencies in European trading Wednesday morning. Gold fell. -- read full article
    Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:50:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
    London's FTSE 100 index down 73.70 at 4,134.85 (AP)
    AP - Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were lower at midday Wednesday. -- read full article
    Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:21:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
    Bank of England considered even larger rate cut (AP)
    AP - The Bank of England said Wednesday it considered an even bigger rate cut than the 1.5 percentage point trim to a 53-year low of 3 percent it made earlier this month — catching markets offguard — to counter a sharp deterioration in the economic outlook and inflationary expectations. -- read full article
    Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:47:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
    Spain: budget deficit deepening (AP)
    AP - Spain's budget numbers are slumping fast and could hit a 3 percent deficit by the end of the year, the Bank of Spain said Wednesday. -- read full article
    Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:51:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
    Germany's Wingas nixes natural gas pipeline (AP)
    AP - Wingas Transport GmbH & Co. KG said Wednesday it has halted plans for a natural gas pipeline in southern Germany, blaming the financial climate and pricing regulation. -- read full article
    Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:55:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
    World stocks tumble on US deflation fears (AP)

    Businessmen walk past an electric board flashing global stock indexes,  in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008.  Japanese stocks fell Wednesday as grim earnings from the country's biggest bank and doubts about the fate of a U.S. government lifeline for ailing automakers underlined a gloomy outlook for world growth and corporate earnings.  The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 55.19 points, or 0.7 percent, to close at 8,273.22.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - World stock markets slumped Wednesday amid concerns about sinking consumer prices in the U.S. and the shaky future of the Big Three Detroit-based automakers.


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    Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:20:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
    UK manufacturers' expectations fall to 28-year low (AP)
    AP - British manufacturers' expectations about output are the weakest for nearly 30 years because of falling demand resulting from the economic slowdown, Britain's largest employers' group said Wednesday. -- read full article
    Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:33:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
    Minister: vast reserves protect Russian economy (AP)
    AP - Russia's finance minister sought Wednesday to reassure investors and citizens that the economy will survive the global financial turmoil, saying Russia's rainy day fund will last for at least 7 years under the worst-case scenario. -- read full article
    Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:52:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
    Former UN official to finish jail term in Russia (AP)
    AP - Russia says a former U.N. diplomat convicted in the United States of money laundering and fraud will serve the last 16 months of his sentence in a Russian prison. -- read full article
    Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:33:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
    Romania suspends tax on new cars (AP)
    AP - The Romanian government will suspend a tax on new cars to protect jobs in the auto industry, which has been hit by the world economic crisis, Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Wednesday. -- read full article
    Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:05:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
    EU official: Help justified for Opel, industry (AP)
    AP - The European Union's industry chief said Wednesday that "extraordinary measures" are justified to keep car maker Adam Opel GmbH in business and shore up the entire car industry, blaming problems on U.S. car companies and the U.S.-spawned financial crisis. -- read full article
    Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:16:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Business - European Economy
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