Scheitert alles an der Rente? Die Gespräche der griechischen Regierung mit der internationalen Troika sind mit einer Einigung bei den meisten Themen zu Ende gegangen. Knackpunkt sind allerdings die Forderungen der Geldgeber nach Rentenkürzungen. Den Griechen soll noch einmal 15 Tage Zeit eingeräumt werden. Es geht um 300 Millionen Euro. Der Gesprächsmarathon über Griechenlands Zukunft…
By Arne Ruhnau Greek leaders failed on Thursday to agree on a reform and austerity program, the price of a financial bailout to avoid a messy default, forcing Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos to go to the country’s financial backers with an incomplete deal. Venizelos will travel to Brussels later on Thursday, where his fellow euro…
(by Arne Ruhnau & CNN) – When the Tunisian revolt erupted last year, Tunisia’s president fled power in weeks. When Egyptians took to the streets, longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was swiftly ousted as well. In Libya, it took about seven months for rebels to topple dictator Moammar Gadhafi. And in Yemen, sustained anti-government protests eventually led to…
Facebook’s landmark IPO filing suggests lots of meaty stories. Among them: 1. Facebook, third parties and data security: Embedded in the typically long recitation of “risk factors” designed to shield IPO issuers from shareholder suits should things go wrong is a section of the prospectus that warns: Our efforts to protect the information that our…
The annual average growth of China’s minimum wages should be at least 13 percent in the five years to 2015, according to a government job market plan for the period published on Wednesday. Raising pay is key to the jobs blueprint, part of Beijing’s 12th five-year economic plan, which aims to boost employment in the…
The euro was at eight-week high and European shares rose on Wednesday on hopes that a deal on a second bailout for Greece was close, shrugging off data illustrating the damage the debt crisis has done to the region’s economy. Germany saw the steepest drop in exports for nearly three years in December and the…
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