Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/business/european-economy business Business - European Economy en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:36:24 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/business/european-economy http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20100209/bs_ibd_ibd/20100209top10 ibd/20100209/20100209top10 Investor's Business Daily business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:36:24 GMT Investor's Business Daily - 1 European gov'ts have tentatively agreed to aid heavily indebted Greece, a top German coalition source said. It would be the 1st rescue of a euro zone member in the currency's 11-year history. The actual aid has not been set, though a loan package seems likely. Greece is expected to dominate EU summit talks Thu. The euro rallied, as did stocks and commodities worldwide. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_europe_financial_crisis ap/20100209/eu_europe_financial_crisis AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:15:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_europe_financial_crisis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.4a71400196304a0aa60a9e8b7df8e3a0.wall_street_ath202.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=t0W81imakNVSy4X6RWeHZQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A man walks past a screen showing falling stocks at the Athens Stock Exchange, in red, in Greece on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Stocks traded mixed Monday as investors remained wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt in Europe. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wealthy European nations were moving closer toward swallowing a bitter pill Tuesday: rescuing Greece from its overspending before its debts drag down the euro and stock markets all the way to Wall Street.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_europe_financial_crisis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.4a71400196304a0aa60a9e8b7df8e3a0.wall_street_ath202.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=t0W81imakNVSy4X6RWeHZQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man walks past a screen showing falling stocks at the Athens Stock Exchange, in red, in Greece on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Stocks traded mixed Monday as investors remained wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt in Europe. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_eurozone nm/20100209/us_eurozone Reuters business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:06:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_eurozone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2676155885.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=vxBmIMO2CYPOT3dCMd6B_g--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) addresses the media during his monthly news conference at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski" border="0" /></a>Reuters - European governments have agreed in principle to help heavily indebted Greece, a senior German coalition source said on Tuesday, in what would be the first rescue of a euro zone member in the currency's 11-year history.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_eurozone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2676155885.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=vxBmIMO2CYPOT3dCMd6B_g--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) addresses the media during his monthly news conference at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_afp/eucommission afp/20100209/eucommission AFP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:43:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_afp/eucommission"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265736482897-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=64L_12MskcgsWnLocD39eA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso looks on during a press conference after the approbation vote by EU Parliament for the college of commissioners of the new EU commission at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, Eastern France. The European Parliament on Tuesday gave overwhelming approval to the new team of Barroso who urged governments to step up the fight against the economic crisis.(AFP/Georges Gobet)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The European Parliament on Tuesday gave overwhelming approval to the new team of EU commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso who urged governments to step up the fight against the economic crisis.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_afp/eucommission"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265736482897-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=64L_12MskcgsWnLocD39eA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="photo" title="European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso looks on during a press conference after the approbation vote by EU Parliament for the college of commissioners of the new EU commission at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, Eastern France. The European Parliament on Tuesday gave overwhelming approval to the new team of Barroso who urged governments to step up the fight against the economic crisis.(AFP/Georges Gobet)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_switzerland_earns_swatch ap/20100209/eu_switzerland_earns_swatch AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:38:27 GMT AP - Swatch Group AG, the world's largest watchmaker, said Tuesday that net income dropped 9 percent last year, blaming higher gold prices and lower exports due to the global economic downturn and the strong Swiss franc. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_switzerland_ubs_earnings ap/20100209/eu_switzerland_ubs_earnings AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:28:32 GMT AP - Swiss bank UBS AG posted a fourth-quarter profit of 1.205 billion Swiss francs ($1.12 billion) Tuesday, beating analysts' expectations partly thanks to a tax credit, but disappointing investors with news that rich clients are still withdrawing large sums of money. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_sweden_sas ap/20100209/eu_sweden_sas AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:11:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_sweden_sas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.1f1da1ff0e504a3e8907d02eddd211a5.sweden_sas_xsto190.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Sk16_pe7O57p4UsyO4udyQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A Norwegian Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft prepares for takeoff behind one of SAS MD-82 aircrafts parked at gate on Terminal 5 at Arlanda airport north of Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. SAS stocks nosedived Tuesday after the Scandinavian airline group posted a fourth-quarter loss and asked shareholders for 5 billion kronor ($670 million) to help repair its ailing finances. (AP Photo/Johan Nilsson)" border="0" /></a>AP - SAS stocks nosedived Tuesday after the Scandinavian airline group posted a fourth-quarter loss and asked shareholders for 5 billion kronor ($670 million) to help repair its ailing finances.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_sweden_sas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.1f1da1ff0e504a3e8907d02eddd211a5.sweden_sas_xsto190.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Sk16_pe7O57p4UsyO4udyQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Norwegian Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft prepares for takeoff behind one of SAS MD-82 aircrafts parked at gate on Terminal 5 at Arlanda airport north of Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. SAS stocks nosedived Tuesday after the Scandinavian airline group posted a fourth-quarter loss and asked shareholders for 5 billion kronor ($670 million) to help repair its ailing finances. (AP Photo/Johan Nilsson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/forexeurope afp/20100209/forexeurope AFP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:43:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/forexeurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265371179614-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=wfBgTbIyhZQZ6D.6vcmYLQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A man looks at a representation of the euro. The euro was firmer in late trade Tuesday on speculation the EU will help Greece resolve its fiscal crisis after many players had bet against the currency in recent weeks, dealers said.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The euro was firmer in late trade Tuesday on speculation the EU will help Greece resolve its fiscal crisis after many players had bet against the currency in recent weeks, dealers said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/forexeurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265371179614-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=wfBgTbIyhZQZ6D.6vcmYLQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man looks at a representation of the euro. The euro was firmer in late trade Tuesday on speculation the EU will help Greece resolve its fiscal crisis after many players had bet against the currency in recent weeks, dealers said.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks nm/20100209/us_markets_stocks Reuters business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:52:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2510752389.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=YPEP9NWCTMqlZPRA975MaA--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Dow posted its largest one-day percentage gain in three months on Tuesday, boosted by reports of an aid plan for heavily indebted Greece.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2510752389.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=YPEP9NWCTMqlZPRA975MaA--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/britainstocksclose afp/20100209/britainstocksclose AFP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:35:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/britainstocksclose"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265299736806-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=CB9NfeIr8lu74S5CLYtvGA--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="The London stock market overcame earlier losses and closed in positive territory Tuesday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The London stock market overcame earlier losses and closed in positive territory Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/britainstocksclose"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265299736806-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=CB9NfeIr8lu74S5CLYtvGA--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="photo" title="The London stock market overcame earlier losses and closed in positive territory Tuesday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_germany_economy ap/20100209/eu_germany_economy AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:16:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_germany_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.e5fb13f1fffe42dc96ed2bed71d856b6.germany_economy_mfra101.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=a7HR4SI3MjQUTgbsungYcA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="FILE - In this June 3, 2009 file photo containers are loaded at a terminal of the 'Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG' (HHLA) in the harbor of Hamburg, northern Germany. German exports tumbled by nearly one-fifth last year, the biggest fall for 60 years and one that officially knocked the country off its perch as the world's top exporter, government data showed Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Germany's multi-year reign as the world's No. 1 exporter is officially over, with the crown formally passing to rising Asian power China after new figures showed that German exports slid by nearly a fifth in 2009, the biggest decline in 60 years.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_germany_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.e5fb13f1fffe42dc96ed2bed71d856b6.germany_economy_mfra101.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=a7HR4SI3MjQUTgbsungYcA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this June 3, 2009 file photo containers are loaded at a terminal of the 'Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG' (HHLA) in the harbor of Hamburg, northern Germany. German exports tumbled by nearly one-fifth last year, the biggest fall for 60 years and one that officially knocked the country off its perch as the world's top exporter, government data showed Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets ap/20100209/world_markets AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:56:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.4a71400196304a0aa60a9e8b7df8e3a0.wall_street_ath202.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=t0W81imakNVSy4X6RWeHZQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A man walks past a screen showing falling stocks at the Athens Stock Exchange, in red, in Greece on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Stocks traded mixed Monday as investors remained wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt in Europe. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)" border="0" /></a>AP - European and U.S. markets rose Tuesday, with Greece leading the charge, on hopes that EU officials will provide the eurozone's most heavily indebted economies with some form of support.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.4a71400196304a0aa60a9e8b7df8e3a0.wall_street_ath202.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=t0W81imakNVSy4X6RWeHZQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man walks past a screen showing falling stocks at the Athens Stock Exchange, in red, in Greece on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Stocks traded mixed Monday as investors remained wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt in Europe. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_greece_financial_crisis ap/20100209/eu_greece_financial_crisis AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:52:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_greece_financial_crisis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.db68ecb1fac348cd8641c1930df980ae.greece_financial_crisis_ath104.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=t644QeWnln_oCzVg5dtM7Q--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="People look the exchange rates in a bank in central Athens on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Europe's currency union faces an unprecedented crisis as markets and the euro currency have tumbled in recent weeks &mdash; with the euro trading at an eight-month low against the U.S. dollar &mdash; on worries that Greece might need financial rescue to cope with its soaring debt and deficit. (AP Photo / Thanassis Stavrakis)" border="0" /></a>AP - Greece took further steps Tuesday to calm global markets spooked by its debt crisis, pledging to increase retirement ages, accelerate reforms and reform its ineffective tax system, on the eve of the first nationwide strike against new austerity measures.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_greece_financial_crisis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.db68ecb1fac348cd8641c1930df980ae.greece_financial_crisis_ath104.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=t644QeWnln_oCzVg5dtM7Q--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="People look the exchange rates in a bank in central Athens on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Europe's currency union faces an unprecedented crisis as markets and the euro currency have tumbled in recent weeks &mdash; with the euro trading at an eight-month low against the U.S. dollar &mdash; on worries that Greece might need financial rescue to cope with its soaring debt and deficit. (AP Photo / Thanassis Stavrakis)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/stockseurope afp/20100209/stockseurope AFP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:50:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/stockseurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265623114755-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=mdrxYKCs_wBDB_hINY.mZw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A French trader monitors shares prices at La Banque de France in Paris in 2008. Europe's main stock markets mostly fell on Tuesday amid lingering debt concerns and as data showed that China overtook Germany last year to become the world's biggest exporting nation.(AFP/File/Mehdi Fedouach)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Europe's main stock markets mostly fell on Tuesday amid lingering debt concerns and as data showed that China overtook Germany last year to become the world's biggest exporting nation.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/stockseurope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265623114755-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=mdrxYKCs_wBDB_hINY.mZw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A French trader monitors shares prices at La Banque de France in Paris in 2008. Europe's main stock markets mostly fell on Tuesday amid lingering debt concerns and as data showed that China overtook Germany last year to become the world's biggest exporting nation.(AFP/File/Mehdi Fedouach)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_serbia_imf ap/20100209/eu_serbia_imf AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:57:48 GMT AP - An International Monetary Fund delegation opened talks with Serbia Tuesday to review whether the crisis-stricken country is adhering to the terms of a euro2.9 billion ($3.97 billion) standby loan. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/stockslondon afp/20100209/stockslondon AFP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/stockslondon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1253635138236-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=iYALNrt03Y0tRzR7iQDl0Q--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="The FTSE 100 rose slightly in midday trade despite lingering debt concerns in Europe and as data showed that China overtook Germany last year to become the world's biggest exporting nation.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The FTSE 100 rose slightly on Tuesday despite lingering debt concerns in Europe and as data showed that China overtook Germany last year to become the world's biggest exporting nation.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/stockslondon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1253635138236-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=iYALNrt03Y0tRzR7iQDl0Q--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="The FTSE 100 rose slightly in midday trade despite lingering debt concerns in Europe and as data showed that China overtook Germany last year to become the world's biggest exporting nation.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_economy ap/20100209/eu_britain_economy AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:26:50 GMT AP - Britain's struggling economy showed more lackluster indicators Tuesday, with imports rising faster than exports in December despite the falling value of its currency and retailers reporting a slow start to the year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/stockslondonopen afp/20100209/stockslondonopen AFP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:37:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/stockslondonopen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1253635138236-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=iYALNrt03Y0tRzR7iQDl0Q--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="The FTSE 100 rose slightly in midday trade despite lingering debt concerns in Europe and as data showed that China overtook Germany last year to become the world's biggest exporting nation.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Shares in London were steady at the start of trade on Tuesday amid lingering concerns about massive state debts in Europe.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_uk_afp/stockslondonopen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1253635138236-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=iYALNrt03Y0tRzR7iQDl0Q--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="The FTSE 100 rose slightly in midday trade despite lingering debt concerns in Europe and as data showed that China overtook Germany last year to become the world's biggest exporting nation.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_markets_global nm/20100209/us_markets_global Reuters business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_markets_global"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r482867103.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=NZhk6Zmhlrd0ZQLY4uQT5A--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Traders are pictured at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Remote/Michael Leckel" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The euro rose on Tuesday on speculation that European Union nations could bail out errant member Greece, while global stocks were flat and emerging market shares climbed.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/bs_nm/us_markets_global"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r482867103.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=NZhk6Zmhlrd0ZQLY4uQT5A--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traders are pictured at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Remote/Michael Leckel" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/latviaestoniaeuforexeuro afp/20100209/latviaestoniaeuforexeuro AFP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:49:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/latviaestoniaeuforexeuro"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265687064822-1-0.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=VZPoZKah6aBvO7PrKOjikA--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="A giant logo of the euro currency in front of the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt. As Estonia edges closer to adopting the euro, the prospect is causing jitters in neighbouring Latvia as it tries to climb out of a deep economic crisis and risks fragmenting the Baltic trio on the eastern edge of the European Union.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)" border="0" /></a>AFP - As Estonia edges closer to adopting the euro, the prospect is causing jitters in neighbouring Latvia as it tries to climb out of a deep economic crisis and risks fragmenting the Baltic trio on the eastern edge of the European Union.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/eurobiz/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/bs_afp/latviaestoniaeuforexeuro"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265687064822-1-0.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=VZPoZKah6aBvO7PrKOjikA--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="A giant logo of the euro currency in front of the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt. As Estonia edges closer to adopting the euro, the prospect is causing jitters in neighbouring Latvia as it tries to climb out of a deep economic crisis and risks fragmenting the Baltic trio on the eastern edge of the European Union.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)