01/Jul 2008 | Dollar eases ahead of ECB meeting | Stocks. TOKYO: The dollar was weaker in Asian trade on Wednesday as market players grew cautious ahead of the release of US job data and a European Central Bank (ECB) interest rate decision, dealers s... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Oil rises $1 on supply concerns, eyes on dollar | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil rose more than $1 a barrel on Wednesday, within sight of Monday's record high above $143 on forecasts that global supply will lag demand and expectations the European Central... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Haldiram comes to London bhujias anyone? | London, July 2 (IANS) After decades of feeding insatiable Indians with its savoury bhujiya snacks, Halidram is coming to London with plans to open a chain of its ubiquitous outlets back home. London... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Paulson, Bernanke to Appear at First Hearing on Financial Market Regulatory Restructuring | Contact: Steve Adamske (202) 225-7141 or Heather Wong (202) 226-3314 Washington, DC-House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) today announced that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulso... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Japanese govt bonds end morning mostly up on weak stocks, caution caps gains | Wed, Jul 2 2008, 03:05 GMT .TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese government bonds ended the morning session mostly higher on Wednesday after stocks extended losses, but the upside was capped by cautio... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Tokyo stocks open lower ahead of economic indicators' release | Tokyo - Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday ahead of the US employment reports and the European Central Bank's interest rate decision. The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also down... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Poland to sign Treaty if Ireland ratifies | Lisbon Treaty he will sign this document approved by the Polish parliament. 'I took part in negotiating the treaty and I support it,' Polish news agency . PARIS, July 1 (Xinhua) -- French President N... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Oil rises $1 on supply concerns | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil rose more than $1 a barrel on Wednesday, within sight of Monday's record high above $143 on forecasts that global supply will lag demand and expectations the European Central... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | RPT-UPDATE 1-India's SAIL says holds prices, retail rates rise | MUMBAI, July 1 did not raise steel prices in June, the company said, but the metal has become more costly as traders and other intermediaries have passed on higher input costs to customers. "SAIL wou... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Anatomy of a bank failure: When the liquidators come calling | STAPLES, Minn. on Friday, Mayor Chris Etzler walked through the back door of First Integrity Bank. The lobby should have been closed for the weekend, but dozens of strangers in dark suits were bustlin... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | NYSE Euronext Completes Transaction to Purchase 5% Equity Interest in India s Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) | NYSE Euronext Completes Transaction to Purchase 5% Equity Interest in India s Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) . India and Global Diversification Completed share & fund transfer @ Rs. (NYX), the world ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Permission to Issue Baht-denominated Bonds or Debentures by Foreign Entities in Thailand in the Second Half of 2008 | Permission to Issue Baht-denominated Bonds or Debentures by Foreign Entities in Thailand in the Second Half of 2008 . To strengthen Thailand s financial system, the Ministry of Finance has set up the... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Feature... Boom or bubble? | Dominic Fitzsimmons Media Asia 02-Jul-08, 02:34 Investment is pouring into China's burgeoning digital sector, but many of the companies receiving the cash have yet to turn a profit. Is a second crash ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | FOREX-Dollar steadies after fall vs euro, ECB awaited | Euro supported by expected ECB rate rise * U. employment data eyed before monthly report The dollar steadied against the euro on Wednesday after falling the previous day on expectations for the Europe... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Currency Intervention Won t Halt the U.S. Dollar s Nosedive | Last week the U. Federal Reserve moved one step closer to acknowledging reality. Unfortunately, it didn t let that admission move it from a policy course firmly guided by fantasy - meaning the central... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Tokyo shares edge lower ahead of US data, ECB meeting - UPDATE | TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese shares edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors looked past Wall Street's gains overnight, exercising caution ahead of the release of U. jobs report an... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Three Easy Steps for Picking Stocks | Investing in Chinese Real Estate .. A is for Apple, B is for Billions, C is for China .. Someone just e-mailed me How exactly do you go about finding stocks to buy? And after I read it, I really bega... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Japanese market lower in early trade | Wednesday, despite a positive lead from Wall Street overnight, extending losses for the tenth trading session. Investors remained cautious ahead of the release of the U. jobs data and the European Cen... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | World needs tough monetary policy to cool inflation, says BIS | The world needs higher interest rates to tackle a clear inflation threat, even though economic growth is likely to be hit harder than most observers expect, the Bank for International Settlements said... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | SKorean shares lower in early trade as worries persist | South Korean shares were lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors looked past Wall Street's gains overnight amid worries about record oil prices and the U. employment report for June and the Eur... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Analyst downgrades Tesoro shares to 'hold' from 'buy' | Shares of Tesoro Corp., the refiner whose operations include the biggest refinery in Hawai'i, were downgraded to "hold" from "buy" by analyst Roger Read at Natixis Bleichroeder, Bloomberg News reporte... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Discord marks EU power handover | FT.com | July 1, 2008 Disunity and recrimination marked the start of France s European Union presidency on Tuesday as Nicolas Sarkozy exchanged accusations with the European Commission over world trad... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Profitability elusive for many Valley banks | VarsityXtra. Blogs Blogging with the Devils Bordow's Sports Blog Brownie Bytes Golf: Backspin MLB: Inside Baseball NBA: Rim Shots NFL: Bird Watching. Profitability remains an unattainable goal for muc... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Tokyo shares edge lower ahead of US data, ECB meeting | Japanese shares edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors looked past Wall Street's gains overnight, exercising caution ahead of the release of U. jobs report and the European Central Bank'... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Bush still a popular fundraiser | Arriving at the airport Tuesday, President Bush chats with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Cameron Fox in Jackson, Miss. Money raised by President Bush for himself, the Republican Party and GOP candidates... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Obama and his need to show the love | In his ongoing bid to reassure Americans that he, as an American, really truly does love America, what will Barack Obama feel compelled to do next? Dress up like James Cagney and sing "Yankee Doodle D... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | America is Cooked [+10 | Ok, some of you might be slow on the uptake - and frankly I envy you. But it its very clear at this point, America's economic goose is cooked. Probably, throwing a temper tantrum about the fact that w... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Dollar steadies after fall vs euro, ECB awaited / Rika Otsuka | Wall St. Shares seen flat to lower on oil prices, inflation worries. Shares seen flat to lower on oil prices, inflation worries. Heavy sale cuts central bank s unofficial reserves . Dollar steadies ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Bush raises GOP cash, touts housing efforts | President Bush waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Tuesday and prepares to head to Arkansas and Mississippi. Money raised by President Bush for himself, the Republican ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | BIS Chief Economist Channels his Inner-Austrian | Got Gold Report Comments on Proposed SEC Short Sale Rule S7-08-08 Jul 01, 2008 09:36 PM. Featured Company: Is 3SBio Too Conservative? Jul 01, 2008 09:34 PM. BIS Chief Economist Channels his Inner-Aust... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Egypt fights to stem population growth (Reuters) | Prime-Time Metered Market Monday Ratings: Fox Wins; ABC and NBC Do Not Benefit With Originals (Mediaweek.com - -New is Not Necessarily Better: American Gladiators (NBC), Nashville Star (NBC), The Mole... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | New tools offer iron ore price cushion | Fairfax Media A major raw material for the $800 billion steel industry, iron ore remains one of the few non-exchange traded commodities. Banks and major exchanges are racing to develop financial instr... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Aluminium, zinc higher on China quake aftermath | Prices for most base metals were higher on Thursday, with aluminium and zinc both rising on issues related to the aftermath of the earthquake in China earlier this week. Three-month aluminium added $7... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Base metals prices mixed on news, inventories | In the metals markets on Tuesday, gold was 0.50 per troy ounce, prices again being driven by the drop in the price of crude oil. Base metals were mixed, with copper and aluminium up but zinc, nickel a... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Central Bank Watch: Market Attention Shifts to ECB - Finally Time to Hike? | 21:04- AU Preview: Another Soft Month Expected for Aussie Retail Sales (Repeat) 01/07 17:37 - The Day Ahead Canada & U.: ADP Employment Report, Challenger Job Cuts 01/07 17:34 - The Day Ahead UK and ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Dollar steadies after fall vs euro, ECB awaited | Euro supported by expected ECB rate rise * U. employment data eyed before monthly report By Rika Otsuka TOKYO, July 2 (Reuters) - The dollar steadied against the euro on Wednesday after falling the pr... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Shanghai Can Be Top Finance Hub, Says London Boss | Shanghai deserved to rank among top 10 financial centers, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, David Lewis, said in Shanghai on Tuesday. But to match centers like London and New York, it needed to bo... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Flood victims forced to search for housing in tight markets (at MarketWatch) | Federal Emergency Management Agency has distributed $146 million to people in six Midwestern states affected by massive flooding, but finding enough temporary housing in Iowa is a challenge, a top off... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Construction Loans Hurt Banks | Wall Street is bracing for regional and small banks to fess up to large losses from their mounting volume of soured construction loans made primarily to home builders.8 billion in construction loans o... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Disorderly Dollar Drop Can't Be Ruled Out, BIS Says | Update1) By Kim-Mai Cutler June 30 (Bloomberg) A disorderly decline in the dollar remains a possibility as losses on U. assets pile up and the current-account deficit triggers ``a sudden rush for th... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Obama eager for Bill Clinton's active participation in campaign | ZANESVILLE, Ohio Barack Obama says he had a "great conversation" will Bill Clinton and "absolutely" wants him to campaign for him. Speaking today in Zanesville, Ohio, Obama said he's hoping for the ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | The Bank for International Settlements believes that the causes of the current financial crisis are not so much the product of new inventions but the | We told you so. The Bank for International Settlements has long warned of the dangers of unrestrained credit growth and asset price inflation. In this year s annual report, the last to be prepared un... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Record outflows for developed market funds | United States, Western Europe and Japan equity funds post their largest six-month combined outflows on record; Middle East and Latin America funds are the clear winners. The first half of 2008 was the... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Chinese court freezes Martin Currie assets | The court freezes $6 million in QFII assets over an alleged breach of Chinese trading rules. In the first ever QFII-related lawsuit in China, Nanning Sugar, a company based in Guangxi province, has fi... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Economists are warning policy makers in China to prepare for a reversal in US monetary policy to tightening during the second half of 2008 | Economists are warning policy makers in China to prepare for a reversal in US monetary policy to tightening during the second half of 2008. Market analysts said they expected the US Federal Reserve B... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Federal District Court Denies Request to Issue Injunction Against Contribution Limits Applicable to 527 Groups That Make Independent Expenditures in F | Federal District Court Denies Request to Issue Injunction Against Contribution Limits Applicable to 527 Groups That Make Independent Expenditures in Federal Campaigns . WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | OfferSea 2.0 | Accounting Tools. OfferSea provides all necessary to search for commercial offers from more than 5 million out of 200 countries around the world. It is all you need to specify keywords and press Searc... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Canadian Stock Market Delivers Solid Performance | Markets north of the border are closed Tuesday in observance of Canada Day , a federal holiday marking the joining of the British colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Province of Canada into... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | The Nigerian FDI challenge | Determined to move intandem with the urgent dictates of the deplorable state of the nation s infrastructural needs, Nigeria plans to attract $600 billion in Foreign Direct Investment by the threshold ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | ASX tipped to open stronger on US lead | The Australian share market is likely to open higher today tracking US markets which gained overnight.04am on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index was down eight points to 5130... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Mounting recession fears leave markets reeling | A series of dire economic data released yesterday from rising inflation and falling house prices to rising oil prices sparked a mass sell-off of stocks in London as fears increased that the UK was... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Banker Kinsky dies of heart attack at 43 | Johannes Kinsky, the newly named chief of the esk Spo itelna supervisory board, died of a heart attack at age 43 on Monday night, Mlad fronta Dnes . Kinsky, who was the descendant of one of the cou... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Dollar lower as market doubts factory sector rebound | The dollar lost ground against major currencies Tuesday as skeptical traders paid little heed to a forecast-beating snapshot of US manufacturing activity. The dollar was meanwhile lower against the ye... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | N/Delta crisis portends economic danger - LCCI boss | President of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mr. Solomon Onofowokan, has said that the escalating insecurity in the Niger Delta portends grave dangers for the economy. Onofowokan said i... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Obama's Corrupt Housing Policy | Hugh's Column. Barack Obama's got a big problem now that one newspaper --the Boston Globe -- has begun to scratch the surface of the South Side of Chicago's politico-sleaze culture: But a Globe review... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | She'll be right mate | I think it will be this year, because debt has made the economy very touchy indeed. And if the predictions in the Bank for International Settlements annual report yesterday ( Black from White , June ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Luminent Suspends All Payments to Unsecured Creditors While Analyzing Restructuring Options | Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LUMC) announced on June 24, 2008 that the company is faced with the necessity of restructuring and recapitalizing its balance sheet to place the co... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | USA: The New School Launches First Environmental Studies Program to Focus on New Frontier of Sustainable Design and Urban Ecosystems | USA: The New School Launches First Environmental Studies Program to Focus on New Frontier of Sustainable Design and Urban Ecosystems 01 July 2008 The New School has announced that it is launching a gr... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | IFC makes US$15.6mn equity investment in Grupo Mundial | US$15.6mn equity investment in Panama-based financial group Grupo Mundial , a transaction that increases IFC's stake in the group to 9.9%, the multilateral institution said in a press release. Interna... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | FOREX NEWS-Dollar falls against euro as ECB decision approaches | 20:31:56 GMT: Foreign Exchange Research - Morning Report20:22:33 GMT: FOREX NEWS-Dollar falls against euro as ECB decision approaches17:09:47 . 15:42:57 GMT: Chart of the Day - 7/01/2008 - AUD/USD14:5... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Foreign Exchange Research - Morning Report | The overnight session started out with Dow futures down sharply (around 100pts) and further rumours of impending Israeli air strikes on. This saw the USD soft early and commodity prices bid. However, ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Kiwi slips after Bollard comments | July 02 - Open: The New Zealand dollar slid overnight after comments on the state of the economy by Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard were published overnight. New Zealand's economy will be flat in t... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Wachovia makes changes to pick-a-payment loans | Wachovia Corp. is making changes to its controversial "pick-a-payment" mortgage loans and eliminating loans that can lead to higher loan balances over time for borrowers. The changes effectively spell... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Wall St rebounds in choppy session | US stocks rose as unexpected resilience in General Motors' June sales saved the Dow from the bear market in a big swing. The Dow was down as much as 166 points, and well under the bear market threshol... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Inflation flares in Asia pressure Cbanks | Inflation flares in Asia pressure Cbanks SEOUL: Inflation in South Korea and Thailand accelerated to its fastest pace since the 1998 Asian financial crisis, pressing their central banks to join a regi... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain About 2% and 4 | Euro gold rose to over 596, platinum gained $9 to $2073. rose on IEA reports of minimal excess capacity as ABC News reported that Pentagon officials are concerned that Israel could carry out an atta... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Gold Prices Firm on "Third Oil Shock" as Euro Banking Stocks Sink; Bullion Set to "Double or Triple" Says Citi | Gold Resource Corporation Intercepts 5m of 45.45 oz/t) Gold at El Rey By: Gold Resource Corporation . Gold Prices Firm on "Third Oil Shock" as Euro Banking Stocks Sink; Bullion Set to "Double or Trip... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | EUR/USD Could Break Above 1.5800 On Record Surge in Euro-zone PPI | Canadian Dollar Technical Outlook. Signal Contraction for the Fifth Consecutive Month?.Jun 27 - EUR/USD: Euro-zone CPI May Set the Stage for an Imminent ECB Rate Hike.Jun 26 - US Dollar at a Disadva... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Asian stocks mostly down at closing | Asian stocks closed mostly down Monday to end the first half of 2008 around 13 per cent lower after soaring crude oil prices and fears for economic growth sunk investor confidence. The region's stock ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Steven Weber: Vaudevillainy | As Messrs. Addington and Yoo held the line the other day against any intrusion upon their heavily fortified domain, the question of the administration's fealty to secrecy and proprietary governance be... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | US dollar falls as oil gains | The US dollar dropped to near a three- week low against the euro as crude oil prices rose, adding to concern higher energy prices will weigh on the economy. The Australian dollar weakened as the centr... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Shares left on brink of bear market | Markets. The battered stock market was on the brink of sliding into a new bear market last night as mounting fears of stagflation, sparked by another spate of bleak economic news, sent blue-chip share... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Sugar rises to four-month high on ethanol demand | Sugar futures rose Tuesday to their highest point in nearly four months on concerns that record crude-oil prices will increase global demand for ethanol produced from sugarcane as an alternative. 11 f... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Campaign Financing Still Needs Reforms | Bush's Approval Ratings Hit All-Time Low. WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's decision to forgo public funds will bring joy to opponents of campaign finance reform. But to say that Obama has killed public f... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Dividend Declarations: Delaware Investments(R) Municipal Income Funds Announce Dividends | PHILADELPHIA, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, the following four Delaware Investments municipal income funds, all closed-end management investment companies, declare their monthly income divid... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Official charged in Assessor's office probe | Assessor Bill Postmus' top deputies was arrested Monday and charged with six felonies, including presenting false evidence to a county grand jury and destroying public records. Less than three hours l... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | State is forcing me into poverty | The upside of murky air. State is forcing me into poverty By DeAnn David Oregon demands child support for teenage son who is incarcerated We ve all heard of dead-beat parents who fail to pay child s... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Oligarchs Wield Power In Ukrainian Politics | WASHINGTON, DC -- The leading Ukrainian magazine Korrespondent published its annual list of wealthy Ukrainians. The most surprising new information was the estimate of Donetsk oligarch Renat Akhmetov,... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | EU Preview: Majority of Economists Expect Rate Hike in | News Economic News European Economy EU Preview: Majority of Economists Expect Rate Hike in July After Hint in June . (CEP News) Frankfurt - Following the subtle hint given by European Central Bank... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | NZ dollar slips after Bollard comments | The New Zealand Dollar slid overnight after comments on the state of the economy by Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard were published overnight. New Zealand's economy will be flat in the second quarte... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | With the ISM Manufacturing Index on Tap will EUR/USD Test 1.60? | USD saw bullish momentum against its major currency rivals yesterday. The greenback saw positive trends throughout the trading day as the Chicago PMI rose and beat forecasts and even more importantly,... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | UBS to replace four directors | UBS on Tuesday cleared out one- third of its board of directors, making room for up to four newcomers with significant financial experience to help guide Europe s biggest casualty of the US subprime c... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | How Do You Know a Democrat Is Winning? | Felner Retaliated Against Critics While at UIUC Some Very Important and Powerful and Fancy and Awesome Bloggers Won a Very Important Award . When the Republican Party of Kentucky issues a press rele... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | BTP Deploys New Converged Cisco Voice & Data Network for Peninsula Real Estate Office Launch | NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Business Technology Partners (BTP), Inc., a premier IT consulting firm, announced today that it has successfully integrated, designed and installed a fully converged Cisco... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S. stocks rebound on surprise GM car sales | United States - (Adds close of U. stocks reverse plunge on GM sales, bargain hunting * Oil shy of new record as Mideast, supply concerns weigh * Dollar pares losses on GM sales, manufacturing data Deb... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Microsoft, Powerset confirm deal | Microsoft and Powerset confirmed Tuesday that Microsoft will purchase the search-engine startup. The news comes several days after a rumor about the deal circulated on the Web. Neither company mention... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | TheSubway.com: Early Market Standouts List NPHS NextPhase Wireless Shareholder Annual Update! | M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:01072008 TheSUBWAY: Announces the following stocks to its Stock Market Standouts List: NextPhase Wireless (OTCBB: NPHS), Bank of America Corporation (NYS... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | FOREX-Dollar falls against euro as ECB decision approaches | NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - The dollar fell against the euro and was little changed against the yen on Tuesday in a volatile session as investors debated the outlook for the U. economy while anticipa... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | TheSubway.com: Stock Market Standouts List NPHS NextPhase Wireless Shareholder Annual Update! | TheSUBWAY: Announces the following stocks to its Stock Market Standouts List: NextPhase Wireless (OTCBB: NPHS), Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), Med Gen Inc. (OTCBB: MDIN), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), Spo... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | No worry on external sector | Opinion Poll. For the first time in eight years, India s current account has gone into deficit during the last quarter of a fiscal, i. Normally the last quarter would see both a step-up in current acc... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | OPEC says stabilization in geopolitics and the dollar needed to contain oil prices | OPEC says stabilization in geopolitics and the dollar needed to contain oil prices Tuesday July 01, 2008 15:41:00 EDT . (RTTNews) - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has attributed so... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Oxford Bank Cuts Deal With Regulators | July 1, 2008 (FinancialWire) Oxford Bank Corp.) Oxford Bank unit said it has entered into a formal agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the State of Michigan Office of Financia... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Oil prices rise | National. OIL prices swung back towards record highs today after the president of OPEC said there was uncertainty surrounding future investment in energy facilities that could boost crude output. The ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | BAN APPOINTS ALAIN LE ROY AS NEW UN PEACEKEEPING CHIEF | Alain Le Roy of France as the new head of United Nations peacekeeping, tasked with overseeing almost 110,000 personnel serving in 20 peace operations around the world. Le Roy, 55, will replace Jean-Ma... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | BBNK | BRIDGE CAPITAL HOLDINGS Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and E EDGAR Online . BRIDGE CAPITAL HOLDINGS Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations a... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | OPEC questions investment as prices rise | Oil prices have swung back towards record highs on Tuesday after the president of OPEC said there was uncertainty surrounding future investment in energy facilities that could boost crude output. The ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Global economy faces deep slowdown and deflation threat, BIS warns | Rlated Central bankers on high alert against inflation Hadrian's Town Becomes 'Slum' as Subprime Infects North England A serious word about Mr Dung s dong Global economy faces deep slowdown and deflat... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | "A Valid Warning:" BIS Warns of Worse Crunch To Come | LPAC)--City of London mouthpiece Ambrose Evans-Pritchard of the Daily Telegraph commented on the new annual report of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) today, saying that its aim is to ``fa... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | CyberMatrix Point Of Sale | CyberMatrix Point of Sale is an application for retail sales management. It is designed to run on an ordinary Windows PC with a receipt printer. A keyboard intercept bar code scanner and cash tray are... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | South Indian Bank Bonus Issue 1:4 | The Board of Directors of South Indian Bank (SIB) at its meeting held on Jun. 28, 2008, has recommended issue of bonus shares to the existing shareholders in the ratio 1:4 , i. one bonus share for eve... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Forex - US Session - Mixed Economic Data Sustains Dollar Weakness | 165. The dollar continued its downtrend in European session due to weakness in the US financial markets.58 level overnight, while the UsdJpy traded down to 105. Equity markets traded lower in both the... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Authernative Granted U.S. Patent | Authernative, Inc., developer of user and transaction authentication and identity management technologies, announced that the United States Patent & Trademark Office has granted the company a patent f... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | London- It's balle balle for Indians | The Empire strikes back. A second week into London and India continues to be the flavour of the season. With high profile visits, India-Pakistan summits, cultural pot pourie et al. If at one end there... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Texas faring better in tax revenues | Agencies. 10:26 AM Amid the national economic doldrums, Texas finances are looking downright rosy, according to a report released Tuesday by the Rockefeller Institute of Government . State tax revenu... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | How to Buy a Business | Starting from scratch isn't the only way to get started. Buying an existing business can help you hit the ground running. Starting from scratch isn't the only way to get started. Buying an existing bu... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Geeks On Call Company-Owned Branch To Serve IT Needs of New Arkansas Market | Geeks On Call Franchisees in Dallas & Fort Worth Launch ''PCs 4 Patriots'' Jun 26, 2008 11:20 AM. Geeks On Call Company-Owned Branch Now Provides Professional IT Solutions to Kansas City Metro Area Ju... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Foreign varsities itching for a base in India | International players are increasingly setting up campuses in India. Some have already begun offering courses, mostly in management. However, others are waiting for the passage of the Foreign Educatio... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | That Sinking Feeling -- Already battered by massive job losses from the C suite through the rank and file, Wall Street is likely to see more job cuts | That Sinking Feeling -- Already battered by massive job losses from the C suite through the rank and file, Wall Street is likely to see more job cuts before the worst is over. (Wall Street & Technolo... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | There are many people like myself tha | Mac OS X inched up to a record 7.95% in the market share survey issued Tuesday by Aliso Viejo, Calif. The biggest gain, however, was recorded by the open-source operating system Linux, which jumped mo... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Feds Tackle Subprime Credit Cards' High Fees | WASHINGTON -- Subprime credit cards might be the worst consumer credit product ever marketed. Their high interest rates, costly penalties and high, hidden fees can eat up nearly all the credit availab... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | COLUMN-Markets calling Bernanke's bluff: James Saft | James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own -- By James Saft LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - A surging oil price and a falling dollar show financial markets are giving short shrif... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Mortgage agony mount | Mortgage costs yesterday climbed to their highest level in seven years -- just days before the announcement of yet another interest rate hike. On a day of worsening economic news, interest rates rose ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Could This Emerging Market Fund Beat the Bear? | Frontier Markets .. Global Investing Roundups: Friday, June 13th, 2008. Global Investing Roundups: Friday, June 13th, 2008. A couple of years ago, emerging markets nations in Latin America and Asia co... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Why Getting To Yes Is Most Vital Journey We Face | GETTING to Yes is the seminal work on negotiation by Fisher and Ury. First published in 1983, it has been read by millions of business people, diplomats, lawyers and others around the world and is sta... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Central Bankers Warn of 'Tipping Point' - WSJ.com | BASEL, Switzerland -- The global economy may be close to a "tipping point" that could see it enter a slowdown so severe that it transforms the current period of rising inflation into a period of falli... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Plastinum Announces Results of Stockholder Meeting and Production of Products | Plastinum Polymer Technologies Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLNU) announced that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on July 1, 2008. Jacques Mot, Marcel Rokegem and Pierre Kladny were elected t... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Euro gains on dollar, which gets no lasting boost from US data | The euro advanced on the dollar Tuesday as the US unit was unable to take full advantage of a forecast-beating snapshot of US manufacturing activity. The single European currency in late-day trade was... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | French President Sarkozy's six-month stint at the helm of the EU got off to a turbulent beginning | France's six-month leadership of the EU began turbulently Tuesday, July 1 with President Sarkozy involved in a bitter war of words with the EU's trade chief and Poland refusing to sign the embattled L... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Morning News - Speaking of Oil Edition | Kevin Ganster Gas prices hit a new high yesterday , with a national average of $4. Gas prices are up 3% in the last month and almost 38% from a year ago. Oil is selling for about $140 a barrel, off $3... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | David Spitzley | Greg Ransom writes: Grasping Reality with Both Hands: The Semi-Daily Journal Economist Brad DeLong : Here's a suggestion for Blinder and DeLong. Read some Roger Garrison, and give two seconds to think... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Witching hour passes for second-quarter finances | Midnight came and went Monday without a lot of fanfare. But for those running political campaigns in Missouri, midnight proved a pivotal moment, the end of the second quarter financial reporting perio... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Charts -- Oil and Gold Blast Off! | Oil Rises to Record Above $143 on Concern Iran Supplies May Be Disrupted Crude oil rose to a record above $143 a barrel on speculation the dispute over Iran's nuclear program may disrupt supply from O... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Famous Uncle Al's Hot Dogs & Grille, Inc. Announces Virginia Restaurant Grand Opening | DANBURY, Conn., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Famous Uncle Al's Hot Dogs & Grille, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FDOG) announced today it has scheduled the opening of a new Famous Uncle Al's Dogs & Gri... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Oberdorfer: Seoul's Beef Protests | The U.-South Korea Alliance By Carin Zissis and Youkyung Lee Backgrounder Updated: April 14, 2008. A Conversation with Song Min-Soon [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service] Transcript September 26, 20... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | What Happens To Oil Prices When Refiners Stop Producing? (VLO, WNR, TSO) | Home. AT&T (T): A Dangerous Price Plan For The Apple (AAPL) iPhone . What Happens To Oil Prices When Refiners Stop Producing? (VLO, WNR, TSO). Occidental To Try Enhanced Oil Recovery in Permian Basin ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Finally Cheap Enough? Tractor Supply Company | Finally Cheap Enough? Tractor Supply Company Tractor Supply [NDQ:TSCO] July 1, 2008 : $28. 8, 2007] Recreational farming and ranching has been booming in suburban and rural areas of America. Tractor s... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | ECB Meeting Should Add to Euro Strength | Jawboning the Dollar Higher. Editor s Note: Profit taking by traders is the only thing slowing the dollar s slide against the euro at the moment, says The Daily Reckoning s Chuck Butler. With the mar... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | John Wildermuth: AG Jerry Brown's campaign fund-raising points to a run for governor, not his current job, in two years | Blog:SFGate: Politics Blog: 27744 : John Wildermuth: AG Jerry Brown's campaign fund-raising points to a run for governor, not his current job, in two years . John Wildermuth: AG Jerry Brown's campaign... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | KeyMark Announces New HireTrudy M. Crowley, KeyMark Inc Staff Accountant (Photo: Business Wire) | KeyMark Inc. She is responsible for the accounts payable procedures and serves under the Director of Finance and Legal, Dan Christie. KeyMark is a document management systems integrator located in Lib... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Inflation accelerates in Asia | SEOUL, July 1 (Reuters) - Inflation in South Korea and Thailand accelerated to its fastest pace since the 1998 Asian financial crisis, pressing their central banks to join a regional scramble to conta... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Weaker export orders take a bite of China's PPI | Weaker export orders take a bite of China's PPI .. CHINA'S manufacturing expanded in June at the slowest pace in almost three years as growth in export orders weakened for the third month, a survey of... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | City can be top finance hub, says London boss | City can be top finance hub, says London boss .. SHANGHAI deserved to rank among top 10 financial centers, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, David Lewis, said in Shanghai yesterday. But to match c... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Paulson says discussed global currencies with ECB's Trichet | U. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said he discussed the world's currencies and rising oil and food prices with European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, though he declined to comment on a... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | John Wildermuth: AG Jerry Brown's fundraising points toward a run for governor in two years | Blog:SFGate: Politics Blog: 27744 : John Wildermuth: AG Jerry Brown's campaign fund-raising points to a run for governor, not his current job, in two years . John Wildermuth: AG Jerry Brown's campaign... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Big carmakers say fuel rule plan too strict | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's biggest auto companies told the U. government on Tuesday its leading proposal to boost annual fuel efficiency targets through the middle of the next decade is too ag... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Paris shares end sharply lower on macro, bank fears UPDATE | Share prices ended sharply lower, as gloom about the economy and the financial sector took over again, sparking a major sell-off that put an end to Monday's modest rally, market sources said. 36 CAC-4... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Blog: Can Nicolas Sarkozy save Europe? | THAT, with no hint of irony, was the headline of Sunday's edition of Le Parisien newspaper. It reflects an ambient sense of expectation in Paris about the French presidency of the European Union, whic... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | UPDATE: Treasury Secretary Paulson: Discussed Currencies With Trichet | 17:00 GMT.UPDATE: Treasury Secretary Paulson: Discussed Currencies With Trichet (Adds background, Paulson comments on Iran) FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- U. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday tha... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Lawsuits related to mortgage meltdown could spread beyond financial sector | The litigation tentacles reaching out of the subprime mortgage mess could entwine corporate prey well beyond the financial institutions and individuals blamed for creating the debacle and resulting cr... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Echo Therapeutics | Echo Therapeutics Initiates Clinical Study of Its Symphony(TM) Transdermal Continuous Glucose Monitoring System in Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes FRANKLIN, Mass. (OTC Bulletin Board: ECTE ) ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Look carefully, for the w/ max p | Even as Canada s Rogers Communications and Germany s T-Mobile compete to offer the worst voice and data plans for the iPhone 3G, Hutchison Global Communications on Monday unveiled what may be the best... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Crisis more severe than we think | A report out from The Bank for International Settlement is drawing parallels between the current economic crisis and severe slowdowns like the Great Depression. Stephen Beard looks into more specifics... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | We need Experienced Accountants for our Client | Accounting or Finance, Budget Planning Analyst / Cost Control, Contracts Administration, Audit officer, inventory control,Payroll, day to day accounting control, staff handling . Our Selves: We are o... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | India's trade deficit zooms to $90 billion; external debt tops $221 billion | Mumbai: The country's trade balance for the full financial year 2007-08 almost tripled to $90.17 billion in 2006-07 even as its external debt stood at $221.2 billion as of end-March 2008, recording an... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | TBYH to Postpone 10K Filing | SHANGHAI, China, July 2 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- T-Bay Holdings Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TBYH) today announces that the Company will need more time to prepare its annual report for fiscal year ended Ma... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Canada: Consumer expectations can be more dangerous than inflation | Canada: Consumer expectations can be more dangerous than inflation Ben Bernanke is among a shrinking pool of people who still believe inflation is ebbing. Federal Reserve Board's interest-rate-setting... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | China: Inflation set to ease in a few months | China: Inflation set to ease in a few months Inflation is likely to ease in the next couple of months, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan has said. He did not rule out the possibility of an increase... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Strong Serb GDP growth in Q1 seen overestimated | Strong Serb GDP growth in Q1 seen overestimated Serbia's economic growth remained strong in January-March at 8.2 percent, keeping the same pace of growth posted in the first quarter of 2007, the Stati... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | European close: Banks drop, high oil | Europe s leading exchanges closed sharply lower on Tuesday with financial stocks leading the way down. UBS announced that it is to replace a number of board members as the Swiss banking giant's shares... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | GLOBAL ECONOMY-U.S. factories rebound; Europe, Asia slow | U. manufacturing prices paid highest since 1979 * Euro zone manufacturing contracts; Asian factories cool * UK factories suffer; German unemployment down, sales up (Recasts with U. data) By Emily Kais... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Local Affordable College | With food and fuel prices leading the assault, the family budget is taking heavy fire from all sides these days. And almost everywhere, the rise in college costs a relentless foe in the battle to ma... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Gold, Silver Lackluster, Platinum Gains as Quarter Ends | And Then There s This Thursday, May 8, 2008. And Then There s This Thursday, May 8, 2008. Gold pushed higher overseas, peaking at $935 at the mid-point of London trading, declined from there straight ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | A Guide to Penny Stock Pitfalls and Profits | Editor s Note: This is the second part of a two-part series on below-the-radar stocks. Mike Caggeso says if you ve made a profit from these wild west stocks, you re one of the lucky few. If a pen... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Gold Soars on Iran Attack Fears | ABX AUY Fed Rate Cuts Federal Reserve GFI GLD Gold Etf Gold Prices investing in gold KGC Mike Caggeso Us Inflation Rate . Editor s Note: The dollar s weakness is gold s strength... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Voting for Obama is Economic Suicide | It is no secret; Obama has said it himself. He is going to hike the income tax something fierce. With him simply doing nothing, the tax rates are going to rise to 1994 levels and then he wants to whac... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Blogger: Why I Left Google for Microsoft | Aligning IT & Business Goals NEW: 30. Topic: Business Culture Date Published: 7/1/2008| Date Reviewed: 7/1/2008 . TAKEAWAY: Blogger Sergey Solyanik discusses why he decided to leave Google and go bac... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Wall Street fluctuates on first day of 3rd qu | Oil prices edged higher Tuesday in Asia, staying above $140 a barrel, amid concerns about tensions between Iran and Israel and a weakening dollar. "You have supply-side concerns, such as the rhetoric ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Midday Market Recap: Treasuries Rally as Details of ISM Weaker than Headline | Treasuries sold off and equity markets got a lift when a key index of U. manufacturing improved, but the moves were short-lived because a closer look at the data showed signs of a slowing economy. The... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | U.S. manufacturing figures up for the first t | In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 6.Construction spending underlined the weakness, falling in May for . Price Pressures Lift Manufacturing Index NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- U.... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | OPEC: Couldn't replace Iran oil output | MADRID (Reuters) - OPEC could not replace lost Iranian output should Tehran carry out its threat to stop oil exports if attacked, OPEC President Chakib Khelil said on Tuesday. "It's obvious that if y... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | ECB allots $25 billion at dollar liquidity-providing auction | The European Central Bank (ECB) said it allotted $25 billion at Tuesday's 28-day U. dollar term auction facility, with the fixed rate at 2.com mog/am... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | International Energy Agency sees continued oil market tightness over Medium Term; Developing countries total consumption will equal mature economies b | 5:26: PM. International Energy Agency sees continued oil market tightness over Medium Term; Developing countries total consumption will equal mature economies by 2015 . The International Energy Agenc... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Forex - Dollar gets modest boost from U.S. data | The dollar got a modest lift from a forecast beating snapshot of the manufacturing sector in the world's biggest economy, although gains were limited by a worrying fall off in the employment component... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | London shares remain lower midaf | UK blue chips remained at lower levels midafternoon, dragged down by the banking sector amid fears of profit warnings, with Wall Street lower on the back of ongoing concerns over rising oil prices. 'W... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | ECB Is From Mars, Fed Is From Venus, Deutsche Bank Says: Chart of the Day | European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve are reacting differently to the threat of faster inflation, with policy makers in Europe likely to backtrack after raising interest rates, according to De... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Vietnam economy grows 6.5 pct in 1st half of 2008 | HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam's economy expanded 6.5 percent in the first half of this year, showing growth is slowing amid soaring inflation, the government said Tuesday. Authorities said it still represe... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | UBS Raises '08 Gold Forecast 5% To $895/Oz; Ups Platinum 7.8% (Dow Jones) | DJ UBS Raises '08 Gold Forecast 5% To $895/Oz; Ups Platinum 7.8% SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Swiss investment bank UBS has raised its forecast for gold prices in 2008 by 5% to $895 per troy ounce, citing h... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | As Rio wraps Asia iron ore deals, BHP stands alone (Reuters) | Recasts, adds comment, details) By James Regan SYDNEY, July 1 (Reuters) - Steel mills across Asia followed their peers in China in bowing to a near doubling in iron ore prices from Rio Tinto this year... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Factories hit worldwide as commodity prices soar (Reuters) | Surveys show European and Asian factory activity slowing * Japanese big manufacturers' morale at 5-year low, China firms' output prices rise fastest in four years * British factories suffer too but Ge... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | China Takes Center Stage In Aluminum Price Volatility (Dow Jones) | DJ China Takes Center Stage In Aluminum Price Volatility (This story originally was published on Monday) By Ryan Davis . CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--With China leading the world in both aluminum production a... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Darling raises savers' protection to 50,000 to prevent another bank run | Darling raises savers' protection to 50,000 to prevent another bank run - but says it will come out of public funds . Savers who lose money as a result of a bank going under should receive compensa... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | New tools offer steel price cushion | Humeyra Pamuk - Analysis LONDON (Reuters) - Banks and major exchanges are racing to develop financial instruments to trade steel and iron ore as extreme price volatility prompts producers and consume... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | European govt bonds remain supported by downturn in equity markets | .LONDON (Thomson Financial) - European government bonds remained higher, supported by a downturn in global equity markets, particularly financial stocks, as well as rising oil prices. The trend in ris... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Morgan Stanley Makes Lehmanade - Fast Money Recap (6/30/08) | Market Outlook. ACM / CELG / CVX / DO / ELN / FNM / FRE / GIS / GLNG / GS / HAL / HES / JPM / KOL / LEH / MRK / MS / PBR / PFE / SLB / T / TEVA / UNG / UTX / WM / XLV. Making Lehmanade: Lehman Brother... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Double-amputee sprinter set for first Olympic qualifying race | SLAM! Home. Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, of South Africa, poses prior to the start of the press conference at the official presentation of Athletics International Meeting "Notturna di Mil... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | World Dealing with Crippling Effect of Global Inflation | There is nowhere to hide from inflation. Prices in one in four countries, many of them in emerging markets, are accelerating at a double-digit pace, which puts them at least two and a half times the 4... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | BlackRock: Global Credit Crisis Here to Stay | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Fund manager BlackRock expects the global credit crisis to last another two to four years as a weakening U. economy triggers more writedowns by banks, its chief investment office... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | German data give economists little cheer | German retail sales were shown rebounding and unemployment falling in data on Tuesday, but with food and fuel inflation still squeezing consumers and firms hard, economists saw little reason for cheer... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | I AGREE THE WAR BILL IS HIGH DURING BUSH But defense programs | From today s Everett Herald: Housing slump hits local banks hard Low interest rates, the loss of the home construction boom and investor pessimism all are weighing down on bank stocks, dealing a big b... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Are Bean Counters to Blame? | The pain in the financial industry has rocked the markets and stung shareholders and some prominent names on Wall Street are suggesting that a well-intentioned accounting rule may be partly to blame... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Commentary: It s time to give city budget a brake | 47 votes)By Jon Duckstad As the work intensifies to shape a 2008/09 Eden Prairie city budget, it is a time for the City Council to balance spending and taxes, to examine short- and long-range goals an... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Analyst upgrades: LRCX, DT and FTE | 10:59AM by Eric Buscemi Filed under: Analyst reports , Analyst upgrades and downgrades , New York Times'A' (NYT) , American Express (AXP) . MOST NOTEWORTHY: Lam Research, Deutsche Telekom and France... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | StarTek Wins Contact Center World Awards | InvesTrend Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) June 30, 2008 (FinancialWire) StarTek Inc.) received the Gold Medal for Best Community Spirit in the Americas for its StarTek Cares social responsibility program... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Gold soars 2 pct as oil spikes higher | Jan Harvey LONDON (Reuters) - Gold spiked up more than 2 percent in Europe to a 10-week high on Tuesday as rising oil prices fuelled buying of the precious metal as an inflation hedge. Weak stock mark... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Getting to the Heart of America's Economic Crisis: an Interview with Michael Hudson | Mike Whitney: Before John Kennedy took office, anyone making an income of over $200,000 was taxed at a rate of 93 per cent. Corporations also paid a much higher percentage of the total tax burden than... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Dollar slips against euro; investors await ECB | FRANKFURT, Germany - The dollar edged lower against the euro Tuesday as investors awaited an interest rate decision from the European Central Bank later this week.5759 in European afternoon trading Tu... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | UPDATE 4-Gold soars 2 pct as oil spikes higher | Equity weakness prompts safe haven buying * Dollar strengthens after data but struggles to hold gains (Recasts, updates throughout) . Weak stock markets also increased gold's appeal as an alternative ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Saban lagging in campaign fundraising bid | The candidate Democrats were banking on to topple Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is coming up short on cash, according to campaign finance reports released Monday. Saban to run again for Maricopa ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | BeaconEquity.com Issues TraderNotes on Active Stocks: ORRV, XTLB, SHFL, CWSI, HRB, GVHR, TCHC, ORCL | BeaconEquity.com announces the availability of TraderNotes on stocks making news today. Investors can view all of the daily trading notes for free by visiting: .Today's TraderNotes include: Oceanic Re... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Large Investor Leaves Namibia | WINDHOEK, Mar 10 (IPS) - The Namibian government plans to stay the course with an economic incentive program for corporations -- known as export processing zones (EPZ) -- despite one of the largest of... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | IEA: Oil Output To Be Less Than Expected | MADRID, Spain -- The head of the International Energy Agency said the world is in an "oil shock." A forecast made at an oil congress in Madrid , Spain , said the amount of oil hitting the market will ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Hackers' Next Target Is the 2008 Elections | Political campaigns and voters should brace themselves for Internet fund-raising scams and hacker attacks aimed at undermining candidates. Symantec gathers malicious code reports from over 120 millio... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Preserve Your Savings for Life | Editor's note: This article is adapted from Kiplinger's Retirement Planning 2007 guide. With the first wave of baby-boomers on the verge of retirement, there is escalating emphasis on helping retirees... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | The Upside to the Down Economy | There is no question the economy is struggling. Prices at the pump are way up, and stock prices are down. Every morning we wake to headlines of job cuts and declining corporate profits. But, believe i... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | ECB: Are They About to Become the Most Hawkish (and Unpopular) Central Bank Around? | Top Currency Trading Ideas for the Week of June 30, 2008. Dollar Countertrend Rally Will Present Next Shorting Opportunity . ECB: Are They About to Become the Most Hawkish (and Unpopular) Central Bank... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | BP in talks over TNK-BP visa row | Desperate bid to prevent chief executive and other senior managers being forced to leave Russia as internal war between shareholders escalates Comments (0) . The Financial Times Group has launched a ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | UBS Adds Adult Supervision, People Who Know What They're Doing To Operation | UBS said today that everyone can quit worrying about more writedowns coming out of the Swiss bank. It is assembling a new governing board-- this one with "real supervisory function" as well as "finan... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Latin American economy | Online registration for this event is closed. In light of Latin America s historic vulnerability to even minor tremors in external markets, all eyes in the region are on the current U. subprime credit... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Forex - Pound survives economic gloom to come back from day lows | LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The pound survived a welter of grim economic news from just about every sector of the economy to come back from day lows Early on the pound took a knock after the latest h... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | John Hardy joins Rahaxi Processing advisory board | FreeStar Technology Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: FSRT), an international card payments processor and technology company, today announced the appointment of one of the UK's leading electronic banking exp... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | BUSINESS-USA-ECONOMY-MANUFACTURING-DC | U. factory activity expanded unexpectedly in June but inflation pressures soared, according to a report released. factory activity expanded unexpectedly in June but inflation pressures soared, accordi... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Harper s Free Trade Mantra: Hush, Rush, and Sign | This January, after little more than 6 months of negotiations, the Canadian Government announced the completion of negotiations of the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement at the World Economic Forum in D... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Bullish telecoms sentiment lifts London | 19:00:24 EDT 2008Vodafone was in demand as portfolio shuffling and short covering pulled the London market sharply higher on the last day of the first half.15p as Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS ) strategists... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | EURUSD: U.S. Interest Rates Unchanged. Now What? | On June 25, at 2:15 PM, the Federal Reserve did the expected and left U. interest rates unchanged at 2%, albeit signaling rising worries about inflation risks. (The Wall Street Journal) Going into t... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | L&L Founder Recognized by U.S. Department of Commerce | L&L International Holdings, Inc. company, utilizing its financial skills to focus on the coal industry, today announced that its founder, Mr. Dickson Lee, CPA, received a Certificate of Appreciation f... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Intervention will not | Unfortunately, it didn't let that admission move it from a policy course firmly guided by fantasy. In its policy statement, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke & Co took the important step in noting that in... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Infrastructure's inefficiencies | THE BEAR'S LAIR Infrastructure's inefficiencies By Martin Hutchinson Both The Economist and the Washington Post have recently denounced the poor state of US infrastructure; it is obviously becoming f... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Euroshares near day lows midday | European exchanges were trading near the day's lows midday as fears of profit warnings and write-downs dragged European financial stocks lower, with indications the Dow is set to post further sharp lo... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | THE FALLACY OF A STABLE NAIRA RATE BY: LES LEBA | NIGER DELTA SUMMIT ON DIVERSION Last year, the Federal Government released the N10 billion Lagos State Local Government Funds illegally withheld by the Olusegun Obasanjo Administra . BORISHADE, FANI-... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | As a retired manager and technical director of up | This is exactly the same question that was asked by the World Bank last year and I have recently had the chance to read their subsequent report Unleashing India s Innovation . All in all it was an ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Gold Prices Set to Double or Triple on Oil Shock | GOLD PRICES ticked back towards yesterday's 11-week highs early Tuesday, standing 1.1% above Monday's low as crude oil bounced on the threat of Israel bombing Iran.5800 against the Dollar on the curre... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Copal Partners named #1 Global Investment Research and Analytics KPO by the Black Book of Outsourcing | Business: Accounting & management consultancy services, Banking & financial services, Business services, Financial Analyst Copal Partners named #1 Global Investment Research and Analytics KPO by the B... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Oilsands Quest: Speculation vs. Value (BQI) | Home. Upgrades & Downgrades in Oil & Gas (BHI, SII, HAL, NOV, SLB, WFT, BJS, SE, TTES, NBF) . Upgrades Come to Financials (AXP, COF, CMA, DFS, LEH, PRSP). Does Starbucks (SBUX) New Coffee Taste Like D... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Standard Microsystems Corp. F1Q09 (Qtr End ) Earnings Call Transcript | Semiconductor Majors. Aaron Fisher Senior Vice President Products and Technology Analysts Analyst for Jed Dorsheimer Canaccord Adams Vernon Essi Needham & Co. Presentation Oper... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | FOREX NEWS-Yen broadly higher, euro shrugs off weak data | Dollar down 0.36 yen * Euro shows muted reaction to euro zone manufacturing data * Aussie slips after RBA signals more rate hikes unlikely (Updates prices, changes byline) By Ian Chua LONDON, July 1 (... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Markets sink, Sensex closes below 13k | Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty on Tuesday breached their psychological 13K and 4K levels by losing nearly 500 points and more than 140 points respectively to close at their 16-month low levels on ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Mix ID 34522 | .. Squeeze on homeowners continues [ New Window ] THE SQUEEZE on homeowners continued yesterday as three more financial institutions announced that they would increase mortgage rates just days ahead o... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Senetek Announces Plan for Promotion, Sales and Distribution of Pyratine-6(TM) | Senetek PLC (OTC Bulletin Board: SNKTY), a Life Sciences company engaged in the development of technologies that target the science of healthy aging, today announced that effective with the terminatio... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Interdependence Key Factor in Financial System Stability | Major & Intl. The Bank for International Settlements Annual Report is well worth dipping into. It provides another detailed analysis of the factors and events behind the unraveling of financial market... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Woodward Warns Robinson Over Maze Indecision | Stormont First Minister Peter Robinson faced a challenge from the NI Secretary of State in Parliament yesterday, over the contentious Maze stadium proposals. Mr Robinson was discussing the gifting of ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Kerimov Invests in Western Banks | It is easy to undertsand why Russian businessman and State Duma member from the LDPR Suleiman Kerimov is investing in Western financial assets. Their value has plummeted since the financial crisis beg... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Would It Be So Bad...(Oil/Energy Discussion) | Crude oil briefly rose above a record $143 a barrel before settling back to close at $140 on the NYME.5% compared to 12 months ago and production has fallen off even more down 3. The price of gasoline... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | CBOT Soy Outlook: Mixed; Supply Tightness, New Crop Weather | 13:22 GMT.CBOT Soy Outlook: Mixed; Supply Tightness, New Crop Weather By Andrew Johnson Jr. CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are seen starting Tuesday's day session m... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Q3 Aimed for Rough Start | More Room to Fall: Futures point to a lower open.Oil Jumps: Crude up $2+, returns above $142 a barrel.Rumors In Germany: Deutsche Bank whacked on profit warning talk.European Siren: Major exchanges of... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | European midday: Markets over 2% lower | Selected Credit Cards:. Europe s leading exchanges have lost over 2% midday as fears of new profit warnings and more write-downs had banks sharply lower. Among the worst hit are UBS , down more than 6... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Gold Advances in London, Buoyed by Tensions in the M | MEA By Rachel Graham July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Gold rose in London, after investors bought the metal as a safe haven following tension in the Middle East over Iran's nuclear program. Israel is increasing... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | UBS Laying The Perks On Thick | Stamford office, having been drained of its workers, is in the process of being converted into a giant fish bowl. And that's a major buzz kill, at least on Rohner's end, so in order to turn those frow... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Trade has saved America from recession | By Fred Bergsten The global economy has clearly decoupled from the US and world growth remains close to 4 per cent in spite of the absence of any increases in domestic US demand. Continued expansion a... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Steel and iron ore traders look for new tools | LONDON Banks and major exchanges are racing to develop financial instruments to trade steel and iron ore as extreme price volatility prompts producers and consumers to seek a fixed price. The price ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | ROK Entertainment Group Inc. Reports Annual Results for Fiscal Year 2007 | 08:32 AM. ROK Entertainment Group to Acquire Diamond Mine and Divest Subsidiary Jun 04, 2008 08:24 AM. Global Mobile Entertainment Group Reports Increased Revenue and Strong Operational Performance RO... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Euro hits 1-1/2 month high of 1.6550 versus Aussie | Clos du Bois and Wild Horse. more Ahead of the Bell: JPMorgan is 'cautious' on TV 1 minute ago A JPMorgan analyst said he is "bullish" on the cable TV industry, particularly companies that provide hi... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Peru supply fears fuel copper, aluminium up | Copper rises as Peru strikes raises supply worries *Rising oil pushes up aluminium *Weaker dollar also provides support (Adds detail, official prices) By Raissa Kasolowsky LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - C... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | IndyMac denies that it s close to collapse | Battling rumors that it may collapse, Pasadena-based IndyMac Bancorp acknowledged Monday that its financial position had deteriorated but described the fears as overblown and said it was working with ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Germany's Steinbrueck Hopes ECB Considers Growth When Raising Rates | U., Germany on Same Page Regarding Market Crisis 01/07 03:04 - Estonian Retail Trade Declines 3.0% in May 01/07 02:53 - Swedbank's PMI for Sweden Falls to 50.6 in June 01/07 02:41 - German Unemploym... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Chinese policy makers told: Prepare for U.S. monetary reversal | Economists are warning policy makers in China to prepare for a reversal in U. monetary policy to tightening during the second half of 2008. Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates in the second ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | China Wind Systems, Inc. Completes Construction of New Building in Support of Phase One Expansion | China Wind Systems, Inc. Completes Construction of New Building in Support of Phase One Expansion 20:00 Xinhua PR Newswire . WUXI, Jiangsu, China, July 1 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Wind Sy... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Oil rises on weak dollar and Iran tension | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose about $2 on Tuesday due to the dollar's weakness and concerns over the main Gulf oil shipping route amid lingering tensions surrounding Iran.96 "The market is torn between ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Euro on firm footing against dollar | The euro firmed against the dollar on Tuesday as the foreign exchange market awaited fresh economic data ahead of a likely eurozone interest rate hike later this week. Dealers said worries about the h... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Can Sarkozy save Europe? | THAT, with no hint of irony, was the headline of Sunday's edition of Le Parisien newspaper. It reflects an ambient sense of expectation in Paris about the French presidency of the European Union, whic... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Oil climbs to US$142 a barrel in Asia | BANGKOK, Thailand -- Oil prices climbed to US$142 a barrel Tuesday amid concerns about tensions between Iran and Israel and a weakening dollar. "You have supply-side concerns, such as the rhetoric on ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Oxford Bank signs agreement with regulatory agencies | Oxford Bank, a subsidiary of Oxford Bank Corporation, has entered into a formal agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the State of Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Reg... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Interest rate pain continues | Reserve Bank of Australia held rates steady at 7.25% today citing the higher cost of fuel as a restraint on domestic demand.The widely expected move will offer little relief for home owners reeling f... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Aluminium Prices Are Expected to Soar by More Than 30 | Timesonline - which is used to build cars and aircraft - is struggling to keep pace with demand because producers cannot get access to the vast quantities of electricity needed to create the lightweig... Read » |