Spain Debt Crisis

Greek Opinion Polls and the U.S. GDP Figure

Richard Driver | Posted 05.29.2012

Richard Driver

Figures from the German, French and eurozone-wide services and manufacturing sectors almost all disappointed, suggesting that the eurozone's avoidance of economic contraction in Q1 will prove temporary.

Spain In Recession...Again

AP | CIARAN GILES | Posted 04.30.2012

MADRID — As their losses from mortgages grow, Spanish banks have begun discussions about creating a separate entity – a "bad bank" –...

Spain Downgraded

AP | Posted 04.26.2012

NEW YORK — Standard & Poor's lowered Spain's long-term credit rating by two notches on Thursday, saying the country's budget problems are likely...

Sex Workers Punishing Banks By Not Sleeping With Employees

Posted 03.26.2012

The key to getting banks to do what you want may be as simple as adopting a strategy that women's magazines have been advocating for years: withholdin...

Bonnie Kavoussi

Lost In Translation? The Latest Troubling Indicator From Europe

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.04.2012

An increasing number of workers in the troubled Mediterranean countries of Italy, Spain and Greece are having their resumes translated into English an...

Bonnie Kavoussi

Borrowing Costs For Spain Rise, As European Crisis Grows

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 11.18.2011

As the eurozone crisis drags on, calls are growing louder for a big bailout from the European Central Bank. Yet the fate of the euro -- and possibly t...

Downgrades In Spain

AP | Posted 12.14.2011

NEW YORK -- Standard & Poor's on Thursday downgraded its long-term debt rating on Spain, citing the country's weak growth prospects and risks facing i...

Spain's Local, Regional Governments Running Out Of Money

AP | By ALAN CLENDENNING | Posted 10.14.2011

MORATALLA, Spain -- In this hillside town, topped by a medieval castle and surrounded by olive groves, the 120 municipal workers haven't been paid sin...

Moody's Puts Spain On Review For Possible Credit Downgrade

Posted 09.28.2011

MADRID (Sonya Dowsett and Elisabeth O'Leary) - Rating agency Moody's put Spain on review for a possible downgrade on Friday, adding to concerns th...

Spain's Troubles Are Tied to Eurozone Policies

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Weisbrot

It has become fashionable since Spain's economy began to decline to make comparisons to Germany, which is rebounding strongly. This story does not fit the economic facts very well.

European Debt Fears Grow

AP | CIARAN GILES | Posted 05.25.2011

MADRID — Europe's debt crisis cast its gloom over larger countries like Spain on Tuesday as investors sold off government bonds on worries that ...

Spain Could Go The Way Of Greece

nytimes.com | RAPHAEL MINDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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