Ireland in Crisis Talks With EU Over Bailout

Ireland headed into a confrontation Tuesday with leaders of the European Union and other struggling members of the eurozone on whether to seek a financial bailout as jitters continued to disrupt the continent’s financial market…

Eurozone GDP Growth Slows as Austerity Takes Its Toll

Economic performance among EU nations is getting more divergent. While Germany and France continue to modestly expand, debt-plagued countries like Greece are shrinking. That makes it tough for the European Central Bank to set i…

Futures Turn Higher After Portugal’s Bond Auction

U.S. stock market futures turned higher Wednesday morning, erasing earlier losses, after Portugal successfully raised €1.04 billion in the bond market. Investors who have been concerned over eurozone sovereign debt were relieved the Portuguese auc…