Euro crisis fears leave world's richest poorer by $9 bn

NEW YORK: The 20 wealthiest people on Earth lost a combined $9.1 billion this week as renewed concerns that Europe's debt crisis might worsen drove the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to its largest decline of 2012.

Euro zone economy sinks, U.S. service growth slows

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Euro zone businesses floundered in March and growth cooled in the service sectors of the United States and India, taking some steam out of the global economy.

Greek Economy To Shrink At Least 5% In 2012, Says Think Tank

ATHENS -- Greece may be bracing for a recession far worse than the official forecast, a Greek think tank said Monday, with the contraction expected at 5% or more in 2012.

Spain heading for highest debt level in 22 years

MADRID: Spain's public debt will jump to its highest level since at least 1990 this year as the economy sinks into recession, the government said in its budget on Tuesday, worrying investors who sold Spanish bonds.

Euro Leaders Seek Global Help After Firewall Boosted

Efforts to resolve the two-year-old European debt crisis swung back to world leaders after euro-area policy makers boosted a firewall designed to overcome doubts about their crisis response and to lure additional emergency aid.