European Central Bank Chief Mario Draghi has announced a new "unlimited" bond-buying program to help heavily indebted euro zone countries, but will it work?
Q, the twinkly-eyed boffin who provides James Bond with his trademark high-tech gadgetry, faces fresh competition. The heads of British intelligence are appealing to small and medium-sized technology companies to help to provide the gizmos they need for covert operations, the Financial Times reports.
Anastasia Kastaniotou, a struggling mother of three, stood near the Greek Parliament building on Wednesday and threw up her hands as she contemplated an €11.5 billion austerity package that her country’s government was trying to tie up this week to keep Greece in the euro, the New York Times reports.
During the 1970s and 1980s Sweden was lauded for its exemplary standard of living. Synonymous with high taxes, low unemployment and an iconic welfare system, the “Swedish model” became something other countries could be envious of. But a new report is challenging that belief.
The UK’s benchmark FTSE index has suffered this year compared to the country’s currency and bonds, a trend that is not set to end anytime soon, according to analysts.