Yanis Varoufakis: Why we must save the EU The Guardian The European Union is disintegrating – but leaving is not the answer | by Yanis Varoufakis | The first German word I ever learned was Siemens. It was emblazoned on our sturdy 1950s fridge, our washing machine, the vacuum cleaner – on almost every appliance in my family’s home in Athens. The reason for my parents’ peculiar loyalty to the Ger...
Asian stocks slip as investors mull China growth report Seattle Post-Intelligence HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Friday as investors assessed a report on Chinese quarterly economic growth. Market players were also watching for cues on currencies and other policies from a meeting in Washington, D.C., of financial ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 leading industrial nations. Hong Kong's Hang Seng ...