<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/100003115/device/rss/rss.html" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Europe Top News and Analysis</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100003115</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:43 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Spain's PM Mariano Rajoy Denies Corruption Charges</title><description><![CDATA[The Spanish leader has strongly denied claims that he received secret payments. &quot;I have never received or distributed &#039;black money&#039;, it&#039;s false,&quot; he said, stressing he would not resign.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100429343</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100429343</guid></item>  <item><title>France On Track for Growth Target - Minister</title><description><![CDATA[French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici on Sunday said the government believed it could reach its 2013 economic growth target of 0.8 percent.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100429833</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100429833</guid></item>  <item><title>Hedge Funds Up Bets Against Italy's Monte Paschi</title><description><![CDATA[London hedge funds Odey Asset Management and Egerton Capital are among those upping their bets against Monte dei Paschi di Siena in recent days, after revelations the troubled Italian bank faces heavy losses.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100429816</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100429816</guid></item>  <item><title>New Measures to Lift Veil on Banks' Capital Ratios</title><description><![CDATA[Initiative promises greater transparency on capital ratios]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100429812</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100429812</guid></item>  <item><title>RBS Bonuses at Risk as UK Intervenes on Libor Fines</title><description><![CDATA[Royal Bank of Scotland faces the prospect of scrapping all bonuses for its investment bankers this year to free up cash to pay fines for its involvement in a global interest rate rigging scandal.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100429795</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 10:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100429795</guid></item>  <item><title>Iceland: Meager Returns on Fervent Prosecutions </title><description><![CDATA[In a country that has gone after financiers with far more vigor than others hit by the financial crisis, obtaining convictions has proved devilishly difficult.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100429368</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100429368</guid></item>  <item><title>Declining Car Sales Sink European Upturn Hopes</title><description><![CDATA[Car sales extended their declines in France, Spain and Italy last month, data showed on Friday, leaving little hope of a European auto market rebound anytime soon.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100429229</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 10:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100429229</guid></item>  <item><title>Inflation Nears ECB Goal Amid Record Joblessness</title><description><![CDATA[Euro zone inflation fell to a two-year low as companies cut prices at a time of record joblessness.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100427787</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100427787</guid></item>  <item><title>Can the Super Bowl Save the Planet?  </title><description><![CDATA[One company found that energy usage in the U.S. drops by more than five percent during the Super Bowl and as much as 7.5 percent during the half-time show.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100427313</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100427313</guid></item>  <item><title>US Economy Adds 157,000 Jobs; Rate Up to 7.9%</title><description><![CDATA[Payrolls rose 157,000 while the unemployment rate edged higher to 7.9 percent, news unlikely to alter the Fed&#039;s monetary policy.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100426559</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100426559</guid></item>  <item><title>Dutch in $14 Billion Rescue for SNS Reaal</title><description><![CDATA[The Netherlands has nationalized bank and insurance group SNS Reaal in a $14 billion rescue that highlights the fragility of European banks and the continued exposure of taxpayers five years after the financial crisis erupted. 
]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100426311</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100426311</guid></item>  <item><title>Electrolux Pins Growth on Emerging Markets, US</title><description><![CDATA[Swedish home appliances maker Electrolux said booming emerging markets and an improvement in North America would help offset poor sales and price pressure in Europe.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100426550</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100426550</guid></item>  <item><title>Blast at US Embassy in Turkey Kills at Least One</title><description><![CDATA[A suicide bomber killed a Turkish security guard at the U.S. embassy in Ankara on Friday, blowing the door off a side entrance and sending smoke and debris flying into the street. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100426458</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100426458</guid></item>  <item><title>Barclays CEO Won't Take a 2012 Bonus</title><description><![CDATA[New Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins said he will not take a bonus for last year.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100426553</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100426553</guid></item>  <item><title>Denmark's Nokia Moment on $100 Billion Stock </title><description><![CDATA[Denmark is facing its &quot;Nokia moment&quot;; drugmaker Novo Nordisk has ballooned into a $100 billion giant, dominating its home stock market.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100426427</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100426427</guid></item>  <item><title>Banks Slow Crisis Money Repayment to ECB</title><description><![CDATA[Banks will pay back another 3.5 billion euros next week of the emergency 3-year loans they took from the European Central Bank a year ago, further deflating the ECB&#039;s balance sheet.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100426401</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100426401</guid></item>  <item><title>Worst May Be Over for Euro Zone Factories: PMI</title><description><![CDATA[Euro zone factories had their best month in nearly a year during January as burgeoning German output offered support amid signs the worst may be over for the troubled currency bloc.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100426337</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100426337</guid></item>  <item><title>What Crisis? Big Tobacco in Europe Marches On</title><description><![CDATA[Banks, retailers and many others may have suffered during Europe&#039;s downturn but the tobacco sector has remained rock solid during a time of weak consumer spending.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100422738</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100422738</guid></item>  <item><title>Worst Not Over for Spain Banks After Big Writedowns</title><description><![CDATA[Spain&#039;s largest banks have reported dismal results over the past 24 hours. According to analysts the results highlight the desperate need for Spain&#039;s banks to raise more capital.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100426335</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100426335</guid></item>  <item><title>Less Is More for Louis Vuitton as It Pulls Expansion</title><description><![CDATA[Louis Vuitton, the world&#039;s biggest luxury brand in terms of sales, is planning to dampen its expansion worldwide and focus on high-end products to preserve its exclusive image.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425902</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425902</guid></item>  <item><title>Rome Court Summons Bank of Italy Over Monte Paschi</title><description><![CDATA[A court in Rome has summoned Bank of Italy officials for questioning on the state bailout of Monte dei Paschi, as scandal spread over the trading that plunged the world&#039;s oldest bank into trouble. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425881</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425881</guid></item>  <item><title>Barclays in Qatar Loan Probe</title><description><![CDATA[UK authorities are probing an allegation that Barclays loaned Qatar money to invest in the bank at the height of the financial crisis in 2008, which enabled the bank to avoid a government bailout.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425860</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425860</guid></item>  <item><title>Lawson Urges Full Nationalization of RBS</title><description><![CDATA[Nigel Lawson, former Tory chancellor, has urged George Osborne to fully nationalize the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Financial Times reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425864</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425864</guid></item>  <item><title>Credit Agricole Hit by 3.8 Billion Euros in Charges</title><description><![CDATA[French bank Credit Agricole warned on Friday that its fourth quarter results would be battered by 3.8 billion euros ($5.16 billion) in charges as the French bank reels from ill-timed acquisitions from before the 2008 financial crisis.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425856</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425856</guid></item>  <item><title>German Stocks Still Find Love After Major Rally</title><description><![CDATA[Germany&#039;s Dax has risen 20 percent over the past year, reaching new five-year highs, even as the economy has slowed in recent months, but analysts say German stocks are still attractive because of exports and domestic consumption.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100424106</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100424106</guid></item>  <item><title>Why Talk of a ‘Great Rotation’ May Be Overblown </title><description><![CDATA[As risk appetite returns, talk of a &quot;Great Rotation&quot; into equities from bonds this year picks up momentum. Analysts warn that this shift may be overblown. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425755</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425755</guid></item>  <item><title>Is Samsung Closing the Image Gap With Apple?</title><description><![CDATA[Millions of smartphone users now view Samsung&#039;s mobile devices in a new light, opting for them over Apple&#039;s sought-after products as Samsung&#039;s deep market penetration boosts its brand image.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425677</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425677</guid></item>  <item><title>Euro Zone Still Waiting for Its Marshall Plan</title><description><![CDATA[When European leaders agreed last summer to pump more than two-hundred billion dollars into the euro zone economy, it was hailed as modern-day Marshall Plan. The Global Post reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425469</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425469</guid></item>  <item><title>EU Faces Up to China in Simmering Trade Row</title><description><![CDATA[A senior Chinese official will visit Brussels Friday for a private meeting with EU trade officials, amid a simmering telecommunications dispute that analysts fear could boil over into a fully fledged trade war. The FT reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100423512</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100423512</guid></item>  <item><title>Spain Stocks Brace as Short-Selling Ban Ends</title><description><![CDATA[Spain&#039;s short-selling ban came to an end on Thursday but analysts say further downward pressure should be expected in the coming weeks.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100423109</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100423109</guid></item> </channel> </rss