BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (PNN) - June 8, 2012 - Several thousand Argentines protested against the government of President Cristina Fernandez by banging pots and pans in front of the presidential palace in Buenos Aires late yesterday.

Pot-banging protests are highly symbolic in Argentina, stirring memories of the street demonstrations staged by angry savers, housewives and students during the devastating economic and political crisis of 2001/02.

WASHINGTON (PNN) - June 1, 2012 - The Republican-controlled House of Representatives, which took office in January 2011, has enacted federal spending bills under which the national debt has increased more in less than one term of Congress than in the first 97 Congresses combined.

In the fifteen months that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives - led by Speaker John Boehner - has effectively enjoyed a constitutional veto over federal spending, the federal government’s debt has increased by about $1.59 trillion.

LONDON, England - May 29, 2012 - The German scheme - known as the European Redemption Pact - offers a form of "Eurobonds Lite" that can be squared with the German constitution and breaks the political logjam. It is a highly creative way out of the debt crisis, but is not a soft option for Italy, Spain, Portugal, and other states in trouble.

ATHENS, Greece (PNN) - May 28, 2012 - Greece will leave the euro zone on June 18 if the populist government wins the country’s elections on the 17, said Nick Dewhirst, director at wealth management firm Integral Asset Management.

GENEVA, Switzerland (PNN) - May 27, 2012 - Switzerland does not foresee a break-up of the euro zone but is nonetheless drawing up an action plan in the event of its collapse, the country's central bank chief said on Sunday.

LONDON, England (PNN) - May 27, 2012 - Richard Ward, CEO of Lloyds of London, said the London market had put in place a contingency plan to switch euro underwriting to multi-currency settlement if Greece abandons the euro.

LISBON, Portugal (PNN) - May 25, 2012 - Mike Beggs is a regular business traveler to Europe and he has watched the European project break down into chaos over the last few years. This is his report on his recent trip to Portugal.