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American Opinion - American Reporter
LONDON -- The collapse of Carlyle Capital and the $2-a-share buyout by JPMorgan Chase of Bear Stearns Cos. may go down in history as the key events signaling the end of the "roaring '90s", which have lasted into the 21st century. We've seen nearly ...
2008-05-01 09:14:00 -
Asia Day Ahead: U.S. Stocks Rise; Drake Shut Largest Hedge Fund - Bloomberg
May 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose to the highest level since January as a rally in the dollar and better-than-estimated technology earnings prompted investors to shun commodities and shift into shares of banks, retailers and computer companies ...
2008-05-01 02:12:00 -
LIVE: Prime Minister's Questions - BBC UK News
Asked about an upcoming Varney report on the Northern Ireland economy, Mr Brown said it was important to bring new investment and "increase the attractiveness" to companies. The prime minister said Chancellor Alistair Darling had made it "absolutely ...
2008-04-30 04:11:00 -
The only message being sent is of cowardice and stupidity - Guardian Unlimited
Next week, we are reliably told, Gordon Brown will reclassify cannabis as a class B drug rather than a class C. This obscure decision, taken in defiance of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, is a vignette of modern British government. Brown ...
2008-05-01 09:43:00 -
'US subprime to have marginal impact' - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Despite subprime loan crisis in US and tightening of liquidity by Indian government and RBI to contain inflation, India will maintain its economic growth at 8.5% in 2008-09, said CEO and MD of ICICI Bank KV Kamath, who has taken over as ...
2008-05-01 03:30:00 -
Hint that welfare faces means test - News.com.au
THE Federal Government has not ruled out introducing means tests for some welfare benefits after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gave his strongest hint yet that it may do so. Mr Rudd told Fairfax radio his focus was on helping people on incomes of around ...
2008-05-01 06:58:00 -
Thailand pitches cartel of rice-producing nations - Newsday
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, said Friday that it wants to form an OPEC-style cartel with four of its Southeast Asian neighbors so they have has more control over rice prices, which have tripled this year. Commerce ...
2008-05-01 10:18:00 -
High-earners could lose baby bonus - News.com.au
FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan will not rule out means-testing certain government benefits, such as the baby bonus, when he delivers his first Budget the week after next. He also sought to dampen speculation the surplus would be as high as $21 billion ...
2008-05-01 06:58:00 -
Share market higher on US lead (Perth Now)
THE share market has opened higher this morning on the back of a strong lead from Wall Street overnight.
2008-05-01 05:46:00 -
Advertisement starts (Tiscali)
market is set to decline markedly this year in spite of the Bank’s ambitious plan to ease the lending squeeze. "The series is pointing to continued falling house prices for a considerable period," said Alan Clarke, an economist at BNP Paribas.
2008-05-01 07:35:44 -
Scoring a Private Loan for College (BusinessWeek)
Thanks to the subprime mess, the market is drying up. Here are some tips for finding student loans at banks
2008-05-01 08:15:00 -
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-02 04:59 Hong Kong shares sharply higher on Wall St rally, US data - UPDATE (Interactive Investor)
HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices were sharply higher in a broad rally following strong gains on Wall Street overnight after better-than-expected US economic data, a rise in the US dollar and a drop in oil prices.
2008-05-01 09:22:36 -
Turkish stock market lures Mideast investors (MENAFN)
Turkish stock market lures Mideast investors
2008-05-01 10:51:12 -
PPL pushing legislation on phased-in rate hikes (Times Leader)
On April 9, PPL Corp. was unhappy the state Public Utility Commission tabled the company’s plan to phase in drastic rate increases expected in January 2010.
2008-05-01 10:52:04 -
American Federal Mortgage Deploys Del Mar DataTrac's DocumentTrac - Forbes
Del Mar DataTrac(R), Inc. announced today that Flanders, N.J.-based American Federal Mortgage Corp. has implemented the company's electronic imaging platform, DocumentTrac(TM). Del Mar DataTrac provides solutions that empower small- and medium-sized ...
2008-05-01 07:02:00