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Economic news: euronews' Business Weekly brings you up to date with the most important international economic, financial and corporate events of the week.

Facebook share sale, cause for celebration?

The first week after the IPO was not easy for Facebook and others in the financial world. Trading did not start when it should have and the…
25/05 19:21 CET
Hollande-Merkel’s first blind date

Just hours after his inauguration, Francois Holland went not to his office, but to Berlin for a much anticipated meeting with Angela Merkel…
18/05 18:20 CET
The backlash of the French and Greek elections

This past week, markets had to digest the outcome of two elections that will reshape the political map of Europe. The French elected the first…
11/05 18:16 CET
Draghi holds his fire – but for how long?

Several weeks ago, ECB president Mario Draghi told a German newspaper…
04/05 16:17 CET
The growth predicament of the eurozone

The euro debt crisis is back on the front burner. The latest economic news from Greece and Spain is worrisome. Now political leaders in the…
27/04 17:57 CET
Has Argentina a hidden agenda?

Tension is mounting between Argentina and a European country. There is bellicose rhetoric and the risk of a trade war looming. Sounds…
20/04 19:05 CET
Facebook – forging an empire

Last week Twitter virtually exploded, when thousands of users shared their opinion on what was a major surprise in the IT world – to put…
13/04 17:00 CET
Spanish debt threatens fragile eurozone

It was an uncomfortable week for investors. After a first quarter of an almost constantly rising share prices, markets were reminded that we…
06/04 18:19 CET