Olympic fever grips London

Published on Aug 3, 2012 by FinancialTimesVideos

London has caught the Olympic bug. Sceptics have been won over by the opening ceremony, the quiet city centre and Team GB winning gold medals. But with many tourists staying away, Daniel Garrahan reports on why the feel good factor is unlikely to result in a boost for the economy.

For more in depth FT coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games in London go to: http://www.ft.com/intl/london-2012-olympics

US jobs increase in July

Published on Aug 3, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ More jobs were created in July in the US, but the unemployment rate there went up.

US companies hired the most workers in five months -163,000 - which was better than economists had predicted.

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Spain and Italy happy even though ECB fails to take off pressure

Published on Aug 2, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ The leaders of Spain and Italy, meeting in Madrid, welcomed the ECB's promises of help even as Spain's borrowing costs shot up again because there was no imminent concrete action.

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