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But with the deflating euro and a rapidly aging population, they may have to make some concessions.

French workers will soon have to stay on the job -- for all of 35 hours a week -- until they are 62.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Greek debt by four notches to junk status. It follows Standard & Poor's, which put the debt-laden country in the speculative-grade camp almost seven weeks ago.

Report shows that, so far, China's economy has not been hurt by Europe's debt problems.

U.S. stocks edged higher, bolstered by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments that the economy is unlikely to slide into a second recession, but worries about European finances persisted after Fitch Ratings warned that the U.K. faces budget challenges.

The cost of doing business in China is going up, and that could drive up consumer prices in the United States and Europe.

Stocks tumbled Friday after the Labor Department said hiring remains weak and Hungary became the latest European country to report its economy is in crisis.

New data indicate the American economy is continuing to recover despite the European slowdown.

Stock futures tumbled Tuesday after the euro fell to a new four-year low....

European researchers observe for the first time a transformation in neutrinos, evidence that they have mass. It's an important step in understanding the universe's dark matter.