bloomberg.com - 8/13/2009
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Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The euro-region economy barely contracted in the second quarter as Germany and France unexpectedly returned to growth, suggesting Europe’s worst recession since World War II is coming to an end. Gross domestic product fell 0.1 percent from the first quarter, when it ...
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The Mess That Greenspan Made —
TOP STORIES Germany and France exit recession - Reuters World stocks bounce on Fed comments, European data - AP RBS uber-bear issues fresh alert on global stock markets - Telegraph As homeowners head 'underwater,' another housing crisis looms - CNN/Money U.S. corn supply to reach record, prices to fall, USDA says - MarketWatch Don’t Dismiss Taibbi - Columbia School of Journalism Paulson stocks up on banks, drugs and gold - Reuters A Madoff Whistle-Blower Tells His Story - Time ...
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... The Morning dawned with the futures playing rocket ride once again, this time on "index speculation" in Japan followed by the European GDP reports from France and Germany. ...
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