WSJ: Euro-Zone Growth Slows to 7-Month Low

EUROPE BUSINESS NEWS|MAY 23, 2011, 4:36 A.M. ET
Euro-Zone Growth Slows to 7-Month Low

By NICHOLAS WINNING

LONDON—Growth in the euro zone's private sector eased more than expected to its weakest pace in seven months in May, led by a sharp slowdown in manufacturing, the preliminary results of a survey by financial-information firm Markit showed Monday.

WSJ: A Nation of Dropouts Shakes Europe

EUROPE BUSINESS NEWS|MARCH 25, 2011
A Nation of Dropouts Shakes Europe

By CHARLES FORELLE

LISBON—Isabel Fernandes, a cheery 22-year-old with a constellation of stars tattooed around her right eye, isn't sure how many times she repeated fifth grade. Two, she says with a laugh. Or maybe three. She redid seventh grade as well. She quit school with an eighth-grade education at age 20.

WSJ: New Phase in Europe Crisis

EUROPE BUSINESS NEWS|MARCH 24, 2011
New Phase in Europe Crisis
Portugal Is Seen Needing Bailout as Austerity Plan Fails, Prime Minister Resigns

By PATRICIA KOWSMANN And JEFFREY T. LEWIS

LISBON—Portugal's parliament rejected a new government austerity plan Wednesday, spurring the resignation of Prime Minister José Sócrates and setting off a new phase in Europe's sovereign-debt crisis.