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European Union Investigates Crude Oil Price-Fixing

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 9:10 am

Two days ago, officials of the European Commission (EC), the executive arm of the European Union, raided the offices of Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), ...
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Google European Patent Claim Against Apple in Jeopardy

Posted: May 6, 2013 at 2:38 pm

The European Commission’s (EC) competition committee today issued a statement setting for its view that Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) engages in anti-competitive behavior by seeking an injunction against Apple Inc. ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (2/22/2013)

Posted: February 22, 2013 at 6:11 am

Eurozone Economic Forecast The European Commission suggests -- in a late forecast compared to those of many other economists -- that the eurozone economy will shrink in 2013, and the EU ...
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Report on Greek Debt May Wait Until After U.S. Elections

Posted: September 21, 2012 at 11:21 am

A report from the so-called ‘troika’ -- the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund -- on Greece’s ability to repay its debt may be delayed ...
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Germany Presses For EU Financial Integration

Posted: June 3, 2012 at 1:33 pm

Several news sources report that Angela Merkel may not want to face a collapse of the EU because efforts for a coordinated financial rescue have failed. Part of the reason for ...
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Germany Says “No” to Banking Union

Posted: May 30, 2012 at 8:59 am

It didn’t take long for Germany to respond to a report from the European Commission proposing that the European Stability Mechanism be empowered to lend directly to banks. From Market ...
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Eurozone Should Consider “Banking Union”

Posted: May 30, 2012 at 7:56 am

The executive branch of the European Union -- the European Commission (EC) -- is set to release a report today that recommends allowing the funds in the European Stability Mechanism ...
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E.U. Financial Transaction Tax: Stupid Idea From Stupid Leadership

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 10:27 am

If you can count on the Europeans to invent one thing, it is the invention of taxation.  The latest effort by the European Commission is one that is just baffling if ...
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