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Germany Does Heavy Lifting; Eurozone Avoids Recession
LONDON — Europe dodged a bullet Tuesday after the economy of the 17 countries that use the euro narrowly avoided a recession in the first quarter of the year...

Recession in Europe: E.U. Predicts Negative Growth in 2012
BRUSSELS — The European Union estimates that the economy of the 17 countries that use the euro is in recession in the wake of a debt crisis that has prompted...

Is the Stock Market Wildly Overoptimistic?
Despite the Dow’s losses over the past few trading days, stocks are still close to their highest levels since the recession ended. Blue chips have almost...
More Americans Have FICO Scores of 800+
Could this be a light at the end of the credit crisis tunnel? According to new research from Fair Isaac Corporation, the company responsible for FICO scores, the...

Why Aren’t There More Jobs?
Friday’s jobs report was a disappointment even though it showed unemployment falling to the lowest level since shortly after President Obama took office. The...
Photo Essays

The 2011 North American International Auto Show
Commissioned during the depths of the recession, the cars unveiled at this year's NAIAS emphasize utility, efficiency and tradition. They also show that...

The Recession of 1958
Fifty years ago, after 13 years of post-war growth, the U.S. economy hit its first economic downturn since the Depression. In April, 1958, Life Magazine...
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Top 10 Topical Sesame Street Characters
In a nod to the American recession, the children's television show will feature a character that doesn't have enough food. Here, TIME takes a look at the other...

10 Big Recession Surprises (Clue: One Involves Sex)
What used to be is no more as recession wears on. Nail jobs and sex are out, while movies and organic food are in
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Eurozone avoids recession as Germany powers ahead
Germany prevented the economy of the 17 countries that use the euro from falling into a recession in the first quarter of the year despite a raging debt crisis that's raising the...
Eurozone avoids recession as Germany powers ahead
into a recession in the first quarter of the year despite a raging debt crisis that's raising the... ...
Europe dodges recession
Stronger-than-expected growth in Germany was enough to help the European Union and the 17-nation eurozone avoid falling into recession for the second time since 2009 during the...
France's economy fails to grow in 1st quarter
France's economy failed to grow in the first quarter of the year, according to data released Tuesday, raising concerns that the country could be heading toward a recession. ...
