by | Dec 29, 2010 | Towing
The big winners of 2010 scored returns far above those of U.S. markets by piggybacking on China’s ferocious growth. But rebounding American equities look mighty impressive next to the year’s real losers: the victims of the euro…
by | Nov 23, 2010 | Towing
Despite widespread anxiety about the Greek debt crisis last summer, global markets recovered with minimum damage. Now, investors facing another crisis in Ireland may be tempted to draw a comforting lesson from the Greek experie…
by | Nov 22, 2010 | Towing
Investors should stay focused on the dynamics within European politics that shaped the rescue. Other indebted economies — like Spain, Portugal and Italy — could find themselves in a similar situation, after all. And politics …
by | Oct 13, 2010 | Towing
The euro has posted its biggest quarterly gain in eight years, but billionaire investment guru Warren Buffett is worried about Europe’s common currency. Despite the E.U.’s trillion-dollar bailout fund, he’s not sure the Contine…
by | Oct 1, 2010 | Towing
Officially, Europe’s fiscal health is on the mend, but each time the Continent’s debt crisis is declared history, some ugly financial news quickly emerges to undercut those claims. Indeed, the real eurozone meltdown may still …