Swiss economy shrinks under euro crisis pressure

(Reuters) - The Swiss economy unexpectedly shrank in the second quarter as the euro zone crisis caught up with a country that had seemed relatively immune to its neighbors' woes, providing further justification for the central bank's cap on the strong franc.

Greece starts work on new polls as euro crisis deepens

ATHENS: Greece began preparing Friday for its second election in just six weeks, with increasing alarm over the crisis in the eurozone after the savage downgrading of banks in Spain.