Do You Expect Europe's Problems to Affect Your Business? June 7, 2012, 9:42 am This week The Times reported that an increasing number of American companies are warning that sales in Europe are slowing - and that the situation could get much worse. "Prospects for the European economy darkened in recent days," Nathaniel Popper wrote, "as surveys showed that manufacturing across the euro zone contracted in May and the unemployment rate climbed to a record 11 percent." The story noted that manufacturing has also slowed in India and China. Perhaps most ominously, it added that a weaker Europe has meant a stronger dollar - "making American products more expensive. Do you do business in Europe? If so, have you seen an impact? If not, are you concerned that the European crisis could affect your business anyway?