The euro-zone economy has just endured a sixth successive quarter of shrinking GDP. The malaise is spreading to core countries including Finland and the Netherlands, which both contracted in the first quarter.

The player who had generated the most column inches in the weeks leading up to the game was in the stands at kick-off, a hamstring injury having denied Mario Goetze a farewell appearance for Dortmund before his 37 million euros (�31.7 million, $47.8 ...

While the challenges are the same -- an economic slowdown in the euro area, an environment of ultra-low interest rates and profound restructuring of Europe's banking sector -- analysts say Frankfurt has a number of advantages.

"After the Ifo data there is a bit of optimism that we might see some positive surprises in euro zone data going forward and that is giving the euro some support," said Arne Lohmann Rasmussen, head of FX research at Danske Bank. He expected the euro to ...

What did German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere know about the Euro Hawk problems? And why did he choose to stop the project?

NEW YORK (Reuters) - DBRS plans to rate the credit of all euro-zone sovereigns by year-end, from the current 10 of 17, which will give the now-missing countries one more way for the ECB to weigh how valuable each nation's debt is as collateral.

Canizares leads Euro PGA Championship; Westwood second. CBSSports.com wire reports. May 25, 2013 2:10 PM ET. VIRGINIA WATER, England -- Lee Westwood shot a 67 Saturday to move into second place, a stroke behind Alejandro Canizares , after ...

LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Bund futures rose slightly on Friday before the release of Germany's Ifo business climate index, which is likely to show by how much the euro zone economy lags the United States. Bund gains were limited, however, with markets ...

The yen also rallied versus the euro and other currencies, further buoyed by a jump in 10-year Japanese government bonds yields, to 1.000 percent, the highest in a year.

The euro crisis is a story of a breakdown in the mechanisms meant to manage national relations within the currency union. Its future hangs on how�and whether�these broken mechanisms can be refashioned.