_Economy and Finance

EUROPE NEWS OCTOBER 20, 2011 Euro-Zone Deal Still in Doubt By LAURENCE NORMAN, COSTAS PARIS and MATTHEW DALTON BRUSSELS—Euro-zone leaders have narrowed their differences but remain well short of a deal to try to bring the debt crisis to a close, according to people familiar with the situation.

EUROPE NEWS OCTOBER 12, 2011 ECB Chief: Europe Is 'Epicenter' of Crisis By WILLIAM LAUNDER And TOM FAIRLESS FRANKFURT—European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet warned Tuesday that the euro-zone crisis has "reached a systemic dimension" and said governments must swiftly push through fiscal reforms and coordinate a recapitalization of banks.