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French President-elect Francois Hollande greets his supporters on May 6: Investors are worried that Hollande's win, along with other recent electoral changes in Europe, will end EU austerity measures and doom the world economy.

Francois Hollande: Is a Socialist French president a threat to the global economy?

Hollande is the first Socialist candidate in 25 years to be elected France's president, a fact that roiled the markets on Monday. Is it time to sell, sell, sell?

 
French Socialist presidential frontrunner Francois Hollande wants Europe to quit focusing so heavily on the austerity measures championed by Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel.

Will anti-austerity voters kill the euro?

The French presidential election and the collapse of the Dutch government indicate that the ballot box is pushing Europe to a decisive turning point

 
The Argentine president holds an Eva Peron sculpture: Kirchner's nationalization moves have won populist support, reminding many of the famed populist leader.

Is Argentina's Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner the next Evita?

Kirchner's move to nationalize Argentina's energy company sparked worry, but she's confident her country will support her just as it did the famed populist leader

 
Protesters demonstrate against spending cuts in Madrid: Spain's economy, the EU's fourth largest, is in increasingly dire straits.

Spain's escalating financial crisis: Is Europe committing 'economic suicide'?

The continent's fourth-largest economy could be heading toward a full-blown crisis, and Europe's political class only seems to be exacerbating the problem

 
People file into a government job center in Chipiona: Spain has the largest unemployment rate in the eurozone, which is only hurting the country's crippling debt problem.

6 reasons Spain could be Europe's next debt-crisis victim

Europe's fiscal crisis just won't die. And now malevolent market forces are hounding one of the continent's biggest economies

 
Rupert Murdoch at the printing presses of the New York Post in 1985: The media mogul is now engulfed in a massive phone-hacking scandal that threatens his empire.

Rupert Murdoch's phone-hacking scandal: A timeline

Murdoch built a media empire on newspapers, and now one — News of the World — could be his downfall. A chronography of when and how things went awry

 
Sony has faded since its classic '80s-era Walkman went out of style, but a new CEO is trying to change that.

Sony: How did the former gadget king lose its mojo?

Before the iPod, everyone's headphones were plugged into the Sony Walkman. But as the Walkman lost its relevance, Sony seemed to, as well

 
An original '70s-era advertisement for the Datsun Cedric: Nissan is resurrecting the iconic, fuel-efficient fleet.

The return of the 'stylish' Datsun

An automotive icon of the '70s is back, decades after its parent company tried to kill it off

 
A crowded street in Old Delhi, India: Thanks to complicated and corrupt politics, India's emerging economy is petering out.

Why India's booming economy is stalling: 3 theories

The country once seem destined to rival China as Asia's top economy. But India's success story has taken an unexpected plot twist

 
A former yakuza member, who had two fingers cut off as penance, shows off his prosthetic fingers and tattoos: The Obama administration has imposed sanctions on the largest yakuza group.

Obama vs. the yakuza

The U.S. imposes financial sanctions on the Japanese mob — but will the Japanese government cooperate?

 
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos addresses reporters after securing a $170 billion bailout from Europe: Greece still faces extreme austerity measures and a crippling recession.

After the bailout: Is Greece still doomed?

The debt-laden nation secures a whopping $170 billion lifeline — but few Greeks are breaking out the champagne

 
Protesters in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens during clashes with riot police: A Greek default could be as painful for the global economy as Lehman Brothers' 2008 collapse.

Can Europe survive a Greek debt default?

Skeptics worry that a new $171 billion bailout won't solve Greece's financial woes — and that Athens will inevitably fail to pay its bills

 
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao talks with European Union leaders in Beijing on Tuesday: Europe hopes China will use some of its $3.2 trillion in foreign exchange reserves to bail out the struggling eurozone.

Why China should bail out the eurozone: 3 theories

The EU is practically begging for a financial lifeline from the world's most populous nation. China isn't eager to get involved — but maybe it should be

 
Anti-austerity protesters confront riot police Friday: Greek leaders have agreed to a new round of unpopular job and spending cuts.

Greece's austerity deal: Too little, too late?

Trying to secure a massive European bailout, Greek leaders finally agree to major job and spending cuts. But European leaders insist that Greece do more

 
The Costa Concordia tragedy might make it harder for cruise lines to attract new customers, some analysts warn.

The Costa Concordia disaster: How badly will it hurt the cruise industry?

Carnival's stock price drops as investors bet that the tragedy will scare off tourists

 
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