January 12, 2012

Mafia now "Italy's No.1 bank" as crisis bites: report

ROME (Reuters) - Organized crime has tightened its grip on the Italian economy during the economic crisis, making the Mafia the country's biggest "bank" and squeezing the life out of thousands of small firms, according to a report on Tuesday.

January 11, 2012

Analysis: For euro zone, the heat is on again

BERLIN (Reuters) - The euro zone crisis seemed to vanish from the headlines for a brief moment as 2011 ticked over into 2012, but it is about to return with a vengeance.

January 10, 2012

January 07, 2012

Eurozone unemployment stays at record high

Unemployment in the eurozone stayed at a record high in November as the impact of the sovereign debt crisis rumbled on, according to official figures.