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Italy faces uncertain future after election upheaval
27/02/2013 - World news explained

Italy faces uncertain future after election upheaval

The shockwaves of the Italian parliamentary elections, in which the biggest winner is a protest party led by a comedian, were felt by stockmarkets across Europe on Tuesday.

08/01/2013

French press review 08 January 2013

Tax and the economy are big issues again in today's papers..

03/01/2013

French press review 03 January 2013

In French newspapers today: problems facing the French government, what happens now that America has avoided falling off the fiscal cliff, the dangers posed by oral contraceptives, and the crisis ...

10/07/2012

African press review 10 July 2012

Cairo's stock exchange doesn't like the Egyptian president's confrontation with the military. Controversy continues over the deaths of two Nigerian politicians at a funeral.

Facebook or Fadebook?
09/06/2012 - Webwatch

Facebook or Fadebook?

On 18 May, Facebook went public on the Nasdaq stockmarket. Unfortunately for the social networking site, the shares started to quickly fall leaving shareholders not so happy. What happened?

24/05/2012

African press review 24 May 2012

How the troubled euro is working to the rand's advantage, the row over South African PresidentZuma's genitals and the effects of a new disease hitting kenyas maize crop are the top stories in ...

24/05/2012

French press review 24 May 2012

The socialists make good on the election promise to reduce the retirement age to 60 for some employees and what is being called the 'Facebook fiasco' make the headlines in the French ...

07/05/2012 - France

Asia, Europe stockmarkets fall on Hollande election as French president

Sunday night’s election of socialist François Hollande as the new French president saw stocks tumble on Monday across Asia and on opening in Europe.

How will Greece's latest economic package work?
22/02/2012 - World news explained

How will Greece's latest economic package work?

European stockmarkets fell Tuesday and the euro weakened, reversing early gains, as enthusiasm over another massive eurozone bailout for Greece faded following concerns that more will need to be ...

21/11/2011 - Spain

Rajoy's victory in Spain election fails to reassure markets

The victory of Mariano Rajoy, the centre-right leader of Spain’s Popular Party in Sunday’s parliamentary election has failed to reassure financial markets.

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