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13 Apr 2011 17:35:54 GMTBehavioral Finance Funds Misbehave
Behavioral finance is the study of the influence of psychology on the behavior of investors and the
13 Apr 2011 10:59:13 GMTAustrian finance minister quits
Austrian Finance Minister Josef Proell quit on Wednesday for health reasons, in a fresh blow to his conservative OeVP party whose popularity has slumped following a spate of recent corruption scandals.
14 Apr 2011 17:53:54 GMTFinance officials at IMF/World Bank meetings
Below are highlights of comments on Thursday from officials attending the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings.
13 Apr 2011 10:17:20 GMTAustrian finance minister announces resignation
Austrian Finance Minister and deputy chancellor Josef Proell announced his resignation on Wednesdsay for health reasons.
14 Apr 2011 18:12:16 GMTFinance awards 'biggest and best to date'
This year's INFINZ Awards are shaping up to be "the biggest and best to date", says the boss of the industry body that organises the of Finance Professionals New Zealand (INFINZ) executive director Paul Hocking...
14 Apr 2011 18:47:27 GMTPersonal Finance Daily: File your tax returns from your smartphone
There are several useful smartphone apps for when you?re doing your taxes ? including one that will actually let you file for return right from the phone.
13 Apr 2011 18:00:09 GMTIslamic Finance Coming to Russia
Islamic finance may debut this year in the Tatarstan republic in the form of sukuk, or a bond that, in accordance with Islamic law, does not charge interest, experts said at a World Islamic Economic Forum round-table discussion Wednesday.
13 Apr 2011 18:07:26 GMTFinance stocks lead KL bourse's rebound
The recovery was led by gains in finance stocks and blue chips such as Petronas Chemicals and British American Tobacco.
13 Apr 2011 19:30:30 GMTMarket Emerging for Islamic Finance
Islamic finance may debut this year in the Tatarstan republic in the form of sukuk, or bonds that, in accordance with Islamic law, do not charge interest, experts said at a World Islamic Economic Forum round-table discussion Wednesday.
13 Apr 2011 10:55:09 GMTAustrian finance minister resigns
Austrian Finance Minister and deputy chancellor Josef Proell announced his resignation today for health reasons.

Economic History

14 Apr 2011 15:53:31 GMTObama defines economic debate: Cut-to-grow vs. ?shared prosperity?
By Jim Tankersley National Journal Long before he chaired President Obama's Council of Economic Advisors, back in his professorial salad days at the University of Chicago, Austan Goolsbee wrote a seminal academic critique of what economists call the "Laffer Curve" ?
14 Apr 2011 17:26:41 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday:
13 Apr 2011 21:02:15 GMTThe Economic Reasons Behind Nuclear Power
Overall, the economic challenge of nuclear power generation is to ensure that the large upfront cap
14 Apr 2011 13:58:37 GMT analysis: US economic stress eased in February
Thanks to lower unemployment and fewer bankruptcies, the nation's economic stress edged down in February as all but five states strengthened from January, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis.
14 Apr 2011 01:47:25 GMTEconomic Report: Singapore tightens monetary policy
Singapore tightens up on monetary policy after posting very strong economic growth for the first quarter. The Singapore dollar jumps in trading against its . counterpart.
13 Apr 2011 16:34:26 GMTEconomic Plan for Missouri Published
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has published his vision for a five-year economic plan.
14 Apr 2011 00:00:12 GMT. Economic Optimism Plummets in March
PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' optimism about the future direction of the . economy plunged in March for the second month in a row, as the percentage of Americans saying the economy is "getting better" fell to 33% -- down from 41% in January. It is also down three points from the 36% of March 2010.
14 Apr 2011 01:44:13 GMTBRICS countries set up liaison group to boost economic, trade co-op
Economic and trade ministers of the BRICS, a mechanism that groups the world's five emerging economies, have decided to set up a liaison group to intensify cooperation.
14 Apr 2011 19:10:34 GMTJapan economic priority is supply chain: BOJ
Companies shift production to non-affected areas. 14 Apr 2011 2:56 PM
13 Apr 2011 23:02:17 GMTEconomic Report: RBA chief calls for multilateral approach
Glenn Stevens, head of the Reserve Bank of Australia, says multilateral approach to solving policy differences is key.
 
 

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