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Planet Money
How Can Europe Save Itself? (Again.)
May 1, 2012 Less austerity is the flavor of the week. What happens if bond investors don't bite?
The Two-Way
More Pain In Spain As Economy Goes Down The Drain
April 26, 2012 Standard & Poor announced it was downgrading Spain's long-term sovereign credit rating by two notches – from "A" to "BBB+." The agency also lowered the country's short-term sovereign credit rating to "A-2" from "A-1," and said the outlook on the long-term rating is negative.
Planet Money
The European Central Bank, As Seen From A Bar On The Coast Of Spain
March 8, 2012 "Nobody's out buying bars right now," he says. "Banks in Spain are not lending a cent — a euro cent."
Planet Money
Would The European Central Bank Repossess Two Global Soccer Stars?
July 29, 2011 A Spanish bank wants a loan from the European Central Bank. As collateral they're pledging two of the world's biggest soccer stars.
The Two-Way
Spain Wins 2010 World Cup Final
July 11, 2010 Spain won its first World Cup championship in its first appearance in the final match.
Blog Of The Nation
The Reign In Spain (Rarely) Stays Mainly In The Plain
January 5, 2010 There's a hacker out there who thinks the Prime Minister of Spain looks like a celeb from across the pond. Guess who?
