Friday, June 24, 2011

CNN Alerts: Finance, etc.

CNN Alerts: Finance

'Hypocritical' U2 face Glastonbury tax protest
06/24/11 01:53 PM, EDT
U2 frontman Bono is usually lauded as one of the world's most vocal anti-poverty campaigners but at Glastonbury Festival on Friday he will instead find himself the target of anger at his band's alleged efforts to avoid paying millions of euros in taxes.
Read the full story at http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/06/24/uk.u2.tax.protest/index.html


CNN Alerts: Finance

Greece must restructure its debt or face a messy default
06/24/11 01:10 PM, EDT
The question of whether Greece should restructure its debt has acquired a rhetorical ring -- the country has few options left. Greece is due to repay over half of its outstanding ���330 billion in debt by 2015 -- that compares to its earnings (gross domestic product) of just ���210 billion a year in 2011, with an economy which is contracting and a workforce which is going on strike.
Read the full story at http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/24/greece.euro.bailout.debt/index.html


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