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Water sputters from a fountain in front of the euro sculpture at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, central Germany, Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Three weeks away from potential default, Greece saw its borrowing costs spiral higher once again Wednesday, a day after ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the country's bonds to junk status. Stocks around the world tanked after the downgrade by S&P, which also lowered its rating on Portuguese bonds by two notches, indicating Greece's financial troubles are spreading to other eurozone countries. The interest rate gap, or spread, between Greek and benchmark German 10-year bonds spiked to 7.7 percentage points, meaning Greece would face rates of above 10 percent if it tried issuing bonds now. The higher the gap, the less confidence in Greece. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)