BLS Note: That dog won't hunt folks, Europe's problems just got way more complicated. The Socialists are the ones who put France into its initial position in the first place. Now, Hollande will most like exercise increased Keynsian spending exercises whi… more »

BLS note: "It never works" is the thing that we, and many others, have been preaching for over three long years now. The impetus will be, however, for these nations to double down on failed policies, making things worse,  rather than correcting them. N… more »

By BORIS BABIC - dpa BELGRADE, Serbia - Subzero cold combined with snowstorms continued to claim lives across Europe, bringing the death toll to more than 280 by Sunday - most of the victims were in Ukraine, where 30 more people died over th… more »

msnbc.com staff and news service reports KIEV, Ukraine — A severe and snowy cold snap has killed at least 48 people across central and eastern Europe. Officials have responded with measures ranging from opening shelters to dispensing hot tea, with p… more »

The New York Times / By LIZ ALDERMAN PARIS — As France and other European nations grapple with the downgrade of their sovereign debt by Standard & Poor’s on Friday, a longer-term test looms over whether those nations will now turn toward improvi… more »