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Corporate and political leaders, many of whom have been the target of growing worldwide protests, are lining up to say how much they understand public anger over economic inequality and the financial system, the FT reported. more...

Discussing long-term investments and predictions for the markets, with Darren Wolfburg, BNP Paribas. more...

Just when Europe needs strong leadership to overcome its sovereign debt crisis, its pivotal leaders, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy, have both been weakened at home. more...

The leaders of six members of the G20 group of world economic powers issued a joint open letter to the French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday, calling for decisive action to be taken over the eurozone debt crisis. more...

Friday's meeting of euro zone finance ministers in Poland is clearly an event risk for market bears. But already the big idea for solving Europe's debt problem is dead in the water. more...

European leaders talk and talk, and hot money cools toward Asia — it's time for your FX Fix. more...

There are two major messages in statements released Wednesday night in Germany and France about their leaders' conference call with the Greek Prime Minister.* The first is that the feet of Greece will be held to the fire on austerity—that Athens MUST deliver on spending cuts, tax rises and...

The site of the Villa d’Este on the shores of Lake Como has been the home of medieval nuns, Jesuit priests, and Caroline of Brunswick, the scandalous Princess of Wales. more...

CNBC's Ross Westgate reports on the Merkel/Sarkozy proposals for solving the Euro Zone debt crisis. more...

Could it be? A euro debt deal may be finally in sight - time for your FX Fix. more...

George Osborne has urged euro zone leaders to “get a grip” on the sovereign debt crisis at their summit today, warning that failure to do so could unleash an economic crisis as serious as the recession that followed the banking crash of 2008. more...

President Barack Obama must bridge a wide gap separating his Democrats from Republicans when he meets with Senate leaders Monday over raising the U.S. debt ceiling, but neither side seems inclined to compromise. more...

European Union leaders have formally appointed Italy's Mario Draghi to be the next president of the European Central Bank, draft conclusions from the EU summit showed on Friday. more...