BRUSSELS, Belgium - May 10, 2010 - The European Union put up a staggering $1 trillion Monday to contain its spreading government debt crisis and keep it from tearing the euro currency apart and derailing the global economic recovery.

WASHINGTON - May 10, 2010 - Fannie Mae has again asked taxpayers for more money after reporting a first-quarter loss of more than $13 billion.

NEW YORK - May 6, 2010 - Stocks plunged around the world Tuesday as fears spread that Europe's attempt to contain Greece's debt crisis would fail. The dollar spiked against the embattled euro, sending prices for oil and other commodities sharply lower.

ATHENS, Greece - May 6, 2010 - Greek bank workers walked off the job in a 24-hour strike Thursday to protest the deaths of three colleagues trapped in a bank torched by protesters during massive demonstrations against the government's new harsh austerity measures.

LISBON, Portugal - May 5, 2010 - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet on Thursday downplayed market fears that Portugal and Spain could need bailouts after Greece, but failed to announce any new measures to help ease the debt crisis that is engulfing the eurozone.

WASHINGTON - May 5, 2010 - As a special panel delves into the financial crisis, the executives who led Bear Stearns Cos. before the big Wall Street firm's implosion two years ago are saying they did all they could to keep it afloat before it fell victim to an unstoppable run on the bank.

ATHENS, Greece - May 5, 2010 - Flights to and from Greece were grounded, trains and ferries suspended their routes and public services were paralyzed Wednesday as angry Greek workers went on strike to protest harsh new spending cuts aimed at saving their country from bankruptcy.