French Credit Downgraded Over Debt, Sluggish Economy
Maybe they'll nationalize the ratings agencies
Maybe they'll nationalize the ratings agencies
2.5 billion now, half a billion in October
Governments have to get their policies under control
Despite the recent resignations of two ministers
Wants Greece to continue working on reforms
Concerns about response being reactionary
The continent's economy staggers
Let's see whose pockets the money actually ends up lining
Democratic Left party left the coalition last week
They figured the state wouldn't close the tap once it had been opened
Disagreements over state-run TV broadcasts led to the split
$660 billion in the European Stability Mechanism to rescue banks
Deciding when the bailout fund can be used to help a bank
Deal agreed to in March resulted in businesses losing capital
Decision to shut down national broadcaster not popular
Labor ministers from France, Germany, Italy and Spain working on a plan
Cash-strapped government shuttered broadcaster to save money
No shit guys, you should've done that years ago
Could rattle markets
Uncertainty about whether debt levels were sustainable
E.U. finance ministers will make a final decision next month
Attitudes in Greece, Italy, and Spain changing
France, Spain, Poland, Portugal, the Netherlands and Slovenia being given a break
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