Europe, including the United Kingdom, is in dire straits. So is the US – though it likes to pretend otherwise. Russia, as the principal villain in the ongoing economic crisis, is being held together by oil and gas. Even China is hurting. And all over the world, from Greenland to Australia, temperatures are rising.Â
Franco-German economic engine of Europe stuck in reverse
A proposed budget in a divided France has investors spooked as economic woes plague Europe.