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24 Feb 2011 15:44:19 GMTFinance board moves on without Tarzia
Bob Kolenberg chairs the Board of Finance meeting in the Government Center where Joe Tarzia's placard marks his vacant seat in Stamford, Conn., Wednesday, February 23, 2011.
24 Feb 2011 18:42:01 GMTPersonal Finance Daily: Will this ?monster rally? end with a crash?
Do the volatility in the equity markets and global political turmoil represent a buying opportunity or are they a signal to lighten up on your stock exposure?
23 Feb 2011 12:53:36 GMTFirms measured about corporate finance revival
CORPORATE FINANCE has proved a big money spinner for firms of all shapes and sizes. Therefore the banking crisis, which led to a liquidity crash and subsequent halt in deals, and finance hit the profession hard.
22 Feb 2011 16:13:53 GMTYahoo! Finance Launches iPad App
Yahoo! Finance MarketDash allows consumers and professionals to track news, market data and changes in the stock market on the popular iPad tablet.
23 Feb 2011 12:51:33 GMTNational Finance Announces Profits Of RO Million For 2010
Muscat, 23 rd February, 2011: National Finance Company National Finance Company SAOG has announced profits of RO Million for the year ending December 31, 2010 following a highly successful year of operations that saw new business disbursals increase by 91% and net investment in finance leases increase by %.
23 Feb 2011 17:42:34 GMTLondon gets jump on New York in Islamic finance
The cavernous ballroom of a London hotel is buzzing with the sound of networking and deal-making between hundreds of bankers, lawyers and investors from the Middle East, Asia and Europe.
24 Feb 2011 07:20:57 GMTNational Finance net up 23 per cent
MUSCAT -- National Finance Company National Finance Company SAOG has announced profits of RO million for the year ending December 31, 2010 following a highly successful year of operations that saw new business disbursals increase by 91 per cent and net investment in finance leases increase by per cent.
24 Feb 2011 05:37:47 GMTFINANCE VIDEO: Clifford Bennett Market Overview: World Will Live With Higher Oil Prices
FINANCE VIDEO: Clifford Bennett Market Overview: World Will Live With Higher Oil Prices
23 Feb 2011 01:22:54 GMTFinance Committee OKs $ in police raises
City Finance Committee members voted unanimously Tuesday to approve another $ million in annual raises for city police officers, a move designed to address high turnover in entry-level positions.
24 Feb 2011 07:09:33 GMTOrange County: Finance clerk rerouted rent
Goshen ? A county finance clerk took it upon herself to redirect $61,000 in monthly rent payments to a financially troubled real estate developer based on a phone call and an e-mail, Orange County officials told the county Legislature's Ways and...

Economic History

24 Feb 2011 18:16:49 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday:
24 Feb 2011 12:06:11 GMTEuropean economic confidence up again
The European Commission has found that confidence over Europe's economic recovery improved further in February, another sign that the impact from the government debt crisis has abated, for now at least.
24 Feb 2011 10:21:38 GMTEurope Economic Confidence Rises More Than Forecast, Propelled by Germany
An index of executive and consumer sentiment in the euro region advanced to from in January, the European Commission in Brussels said today. That?s the highest since August 2007. Economists had forecast a February reading of , the median of 28 estimates in a Bloomberg survey showed.
24 Feb 2011 10:31:07 GMTEuropean Economic Confidence Improves More Than Forecast
European confidence in the economic outlook improved more than economists forecast to the highest in 3 1/2 years in February, led by surging optimism in Germany.
23 Feb 2011 20:41:06 GMTCannon seeks greater economic integration with US
Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon called for greater Canada-US integration to counter Asia's rising economic clout, in a speech to a leading US foreign policy think-tank on Wednesday.
23 Feb 2011 20:57:06 GMTObama Economic Report Says . Recovery Taking Hold Following Recession
The . economic recovery is beginning to take hold after the loss of millions of jobs during the recession, and federal policies must ensure it is broad- based, President Barack Obama said in his economic report to Congress.
24 Feb 2011 05:31:34 GMTObama?s Economic Report Says 2010 Marked Year of . Recovery
The . economy last year continued to recover from the worst economic crisis in more than 70 years, according to an annual White House report to Congress.
23 Feb 2011 16:23:14 GMTQuake blow to economic prospects
Southern economic growth prospects this year may have been crushed following Christchurch's devastating earthquake on Tuesday, in many cases destroying buildings and businesses still under repair from September's quake. read more
24 Feb 2011 16:29:17 GMTEconomist: Fiscal balance to sustain economic strength
While the Philippine economic backbone is primarily fueled by the strong consumption base growth, the government should make complementary efforts to sustain its financial strength in the long term.
24 Feb 2011 08:47:48 GMTSwedish Economic Sentiment Rises In February
(RTTNews) - Swedish economic sentiment increased for a second consecutive month in February and remained at a high level, survey showed Thursday.
 
 

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