Barron’s goes there. (Economics editor Gene Epstein is not President Obama’s biggest fan.) Here’s the lede from the latest cover story: In his State of the Union speech last Tuesday, President Obama concluded that “the State of...

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece expects to cut its budget deficit to 4.3 percent of GDP this year, lower than previously forecast following debt relief measures, but faces a smaller primary surplus in 2016 than agreed with its...

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced support for Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann on Sunday, saying she welcomed his warnings about the handling of the euro zone debt crisis and saw his influence within the European...

PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande says Greece must remain in the eurozone. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was meeting with Hollande in Paris as part of his country’s push to win more time to carry...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s three-party coalition government will try to get the economy out of its deep recession by encouraging private investment and making privatizations its “highest priority,” finance minister Yannis Stournaras said Saturday. “The privatization...

Europe is having a bad day, but two of its weakest member, Greece and Cyprus, are getting creamed today. The Athens market is down 4.4%. Cyprus is down over 6% after Fitch downgraded the country’s rating to...

Alright, word on the wires is that a Greek government coalition is going to be affirmed today. A New Democracy spokesperson — according to Bloomberg — says that Antonis Samaras will be sworn in as Prime Minister...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her final remarks on the Greek election this morning, telling members of her party that broken promises made by fellow Europeans will no longer work.  “Promised, broken, nothing happens — things cannot...

A resident of Athens relays the only 5 industries that are booming in Greece: Greek Yogurt: Yogurt has always been popular in Greece, but after the success of Chobani and Fage yogurt abroad, companies have redoubled down...

Greece is holding parliamentary elections this Sunday. One of the concerns is that if the left-leaning, anti-bailout SYRIZA party wins, the Greece may soon leave the eurozone. BlackRock’s Russ Koesterich argues that leaving the eurozone is a...