The Amber Gold affair has elements of a pyramid scheme.

The economy shrank 0.3 percent in 2010.

As Greece's prime minister seeks more time from Europe's leaders to right his country's finance's, his countrymen hunker down for more austerity,

Revised official figures still show the country is stuck in recession.

The Greek Prime Minister asks international lenders to give his indebted country more time to complete reforms that have been demanded as acondition for financial aid.

Bolstered by talk the European Central Bank will take action to ease Spanish and Italian borrowing costs, the euro advanced to a seven-week high against the dollar on Tuesday.

The British government's attempts to cut its deficit were thrown off track Tuesday when it revealed it borrowed more money than expected in July due to a fall in money raised from taxes.

Spanish government bond yields fell on Tuesday as markets focused on prospects of the European Central Bank buying debt to contain the country's borrowing costs, but a lack of detail over the process limited price gains.

Crisis-hit Italians selling their jewellery to make ends meet.

Europe's leaders are gearing up for a high-stakes week of financial diplomacy that could determine Greece's future — and the stability of the 17 countries that use the euro.