European officials will forge ahead with crafting a long-term plan to tackle ther region’s debt crisis as banking and government negotiators continue trying to reach an agreement that will lighten Greece’s debt bureden.  Click the photo to the left to read the entire article as reported by the Los Angeles Times.

European stocks climed to a five-month high, led by a rally in banks, as Germany and France said Greek debt-swap talks are making progress.  Click the photo to the right to read the entire article reported by Bloomberg.