economic crisis

Even without the economic crisis, many Europeans seem to believe that the day their new currency was introduced may be one better quickly forgotten.

In scenes reminiscent of the Great Depression families have joined 'Tent City' in the heart of New Jersey's forests as the economic crisis has wrecked their American dream.

A few Greek entrepreneurs perch in front of laptops in bare offices above a ground-floor supermarket, five minutes' walk from the Athens square convulsed by riots last month over the country's economic crisis.

The legislation meant to address the economic crisis fell victim to partisan bickering.

The complex instruments at the heart of the financial meltdown, and the way two giant companies were wrapped around them and entwined with each other, are being examined by the special panel investigating the origins of the economic crisis.

Ex-City minister Lord Myners has attacked the former Labour government in which he served over its response to the economic crisis.

President Barack Obama on Saturday challenged opponents of tougher financial regulations, saying the U.S. is doomed to repeat the economic crisis without new rules and that taxpayers would again be stuck with the bill.

Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou says the country's tax system will be overhauled by early March to broaden the tax base, boost revenues and fight tax evasion as part of efforts to pull Greece out of an economic crisis.

(SAGE Publications UK) As the economy continues to unravel, a series of papers published today assess the effects of the crisis on children's health, education, and rights in East Asia and the Pacific.

Crisis for Children, a special issue of the journal Global Social Policy, asserts investments can be made that will not only advance children's rights and break the cycle of poverty, but also safeguard countries' future economic growth and human development.

Airline companies lost more than $6 billion during the first half of the year due to the economic crisis, even as fresh figures showed some signs of recovery in the passenger and freight business, an industry group said Tuesday.