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• World markets plunge on fears of growing crisis
In Europe, more bank bailouts in Germany and Belgium fed investors’ fear. By midafternoon Europe time, Britain’s benchmark stock index, the FTSE 100, lost 245.70 to 4,734.55 — a 4.93 percent fall. The declines were led by the banking industry ...
• Dow Jones ends day below 10,000
Europe's stock markets also declined, with the FTSE-100 down 5.77 percent, Germany's DAX down 7.07 percent, and France's CAC-40 down 9.04 percent. The global sell-off came after governments across Europe rushed to prop up failing banks, while the ...
• Europe struggles with unified crisis response
Germany’s finance minister said Monday he is considering creating a “shield” that would protect the country’s entire financial sector, arguing it would not be possible to continue to address troubled financial institutions on a case by case ...
• Disney Cruise Line to move ship to Europe in 2010
Disney Cruise Line will send the Disney Magic to Europe for five months in 2010, hitting locations such as Germany, Russia and Sweden. It will sail four 12-night cruises to Northern European capitals in June and July of that year, with rates starting ...
• Scientists develop solar cells with a twist
Many companies, including Japanese consumer electronics maker Sharp and Germany's Q-Cells are making thin-film solar cells, but they typically are less efficient at converting solar energy into electricity than conventional cells. Rogers said his ...