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Summers Says There Is Still 'Real Risk' in Europe
Sep.12 -- Lawrence Summers, former Treasury Secretary, talks about the recovery of the banking system in Europe since the financial crisis. He speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
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Fear of EU sanctions as Italy tweaks budget but keeps 2.4% deficit
After Italy's populist government confirmed on Tuesday it will maintain its controversial 2.4 percent budget deficit in response to EU demands for changes, analysts expect tough reactions on the side of the EU and possibly sanctions.
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Socialist leader Antonio Costa celebrates victory in elections
Socialist Party leader and incumbent prime minister Antonio Costa has promised to build on his party's record of political stability in Portugal, after securing the most votes in the general election on Sunday.
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Third Point's Biggest Third-Quarter Loss Blamed on Argentina Bet
Oct.24 -- Third Point LLC’s largest loss in the third quarter came from a bet on Argentine sovereign debt, reflecting the rout that followed opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez’s surprisingly decisive win in the Aug. 11 presidential...
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Markets rally after biggest drop since 1987 crash
Stocks opened sharply higher on Wall Street on Friday, a day after the worst drop since 1987. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 550 points, or 2.6% early Friday.
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HSBC’s King: ‘Reasonable Chance’ Yields Stay Low Despite Stimulus
Jan.06 -- Stephen King, senior economic advisor at HSBC, discusses U.S. Treasury yields touching 1% for the first time since March. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Tom Keene on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”
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President Garcia interview on plans to reduce Peru's debt
1. Convoy arrives at construction site
2. Helicopter arrives
3. Alan Garcia, President of Peru, with workers from Peru LNG gas company
4. Wide of convoy
5. Heavy construction trucks
6. Medium of Garcia talking to reporters
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Clinton attends church prior to departure
1. Wide exterior of the Beijing Haidian Christian Church, official cars arriving
2. Mid of official car with US flag arriving
3. Policemen directing vehicles in convoy
4. Wide of US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (wearing pink...
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US Treasury Sec Geithner presser with Italian PM Monti
1. Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti and US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner walking in to news conference and shaking hands
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Timothy Geithner, US Treasury Secretary:
"I've come here of course to express our...
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General Secretary of Spanish Treasury on public debt strategy for 2013
1. Pan of General Secretary of Spanish Treasury, Inigo Fernandez de Mesa, entering news conference room
2. Wide of news conference room
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Inigo Fernandez de Mesa, General Secretary of Spanish Treasury:
"The Treasury...
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Germans deeply divided ahead of latest Greek bailout vote
1. Pan of woman looking at shop window of jeweller store to jewellery
2. Mid shot of jeweller Heinz Rothholz standing behind glass cabinet in his store, showing jewellery
3. Close-up of display of jewellery; tilt up to Rothholz
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Autonomous Castilla La Mancha region struggles with recession
Toledo - 10 May 2012
1. Wide tilt down of medical staff protest against austerity cuts in health care outside "Virgen de la Salud" hospital
2. Mid of medical staff chanting: (Spanish) "For quality health care."
3. Wide of medical staff...
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MEXICO: PRD DEMONSTRATORS STAGE MOCK CRUCIFIXION
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Mexico's opposition party, the Democratic Revolution Party, protested against the government's 65 billion (b) U-S dollar bank bailout on Tuesday.
One group staged a mock crucifixion at the doors of a city church as others...
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Falling euro good for US tourists, European exports; analyst
Rome, Italy
1. Mid of foreign exchange counter showing rates on board
2. Close of exchange rates showing 1.376 euros to the US dollar
3. Mid exterior of exchange bureau
New York, US
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Stephen Wood, Chief Market...
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French national newspaper reacts to credit downgrade
1. Wide of newsroom of French national newspaper Le Parisien-Aujourd'hui en France, journalists at work
2. Wide of a journalist working at his desk
3. Close of Aujourd'hui en France newspaper, Saturday issue's headline reading: (French)...
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Public transport strike as EU leaders look for way out of crisis
1. Wide of clock on tram station and electronic sign reading (Greek) 24hr strike
2. Wide of empty tram station
3. Wide of empty bench on station
4. Wide of map of Athens and bus schedule
5. Close of street map and public transport...
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Greek taxi drivers on strike, Italian analyst on bond sale, markets
Athens, Greece
1. Various of parked taxi with sign reading (Greek) "Strike" in windshield
2. Various of parked taxis outside venue where taxi owners were to meet
3. Various of group of striking taxi drivers
4. SOUNDBITE (Greek) No name...
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Merkel and Sarkozy say boosting EU economic growth is a priority
1. Wide of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy arriving at news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (French) Nicolas Sarkozy, French President:
"About the euro crisis, we want the intergovernmental treaty to be...
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Analyst sees major challenges ahead for new PM
1. Various set up shots of economist Vangelis Agapitos
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Vangelis Agapitos, economist:
"We're seeing within the first half hour of trading that the banks are over eight percent down, reflecting the fact that unless...
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Greeks frustrated over ongoing bailout negotiations, German markets
Athens, Greece
1. Wide of traffic
2. Mid of pedestrians on commercial street
3. Close-up of woman with baby in arms begging
4. Mid of woman selling lottery tickets
5. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Ekaterini Farantaki, voxpop:
"It's better if they...
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MARKETS DOWN, INVESTORS CONSIDER BONDS
As fears grow of another global economic downturn financial experts are increasingly voicing their criticism of the handling of Europe's economic woes.
On Monday the head of market research at the German Baader Bank said it seems as...
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While the president and congress wrangle over America''s fourteen trillion dollar debt, Main Street America is growing more frustrated. The AP''s Robert Ray has the story.
Headline: Debt Ceiling: Mood on Main Street
Caption: While the president and congress wrangle over America''s fourteen trillion dollar debt, Main Street America is growing more frustrated. The AP''s Robert Ray has the story. (July 26)
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Analysis as ECB piles pressure on Athens
Jittery investors dumped Greek shares on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) tightened the screws on the country's banking system the previous day.
Economics analyst, Panagiotis Petrakis, said the move piled pressure on the...