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26 May 2011 14:26:00 GMTAOL Daily Finance Launches New Editorial Team
AOL Daily Finance, a leading source of financial news, personal investment guidance, consumer advice and opinion, today announced a freshly revamped editorial team. AOL Daily Finance delivers an incisive mix of news, commentary and analysis aimed at helping ordinary people wisely manage their money ? from investing for college and retirement, to shopping for groceries and buying new clothes.
26 May 2011 00:46:14 GMTFrance's finance minister wants IMF job
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde announced her bid to become head of the International Monetary Fund Wednesday, after its former managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned in the wake of charges he tried to rape a hotel maid in New York.
25 May 2011 15:54:00 GMTNew Mountain Finance Corporation Completes Initial Public Offering
New Mountain Finance Corporation announced today the closing of its initial offering of 7,272,727 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $ per share for total gross proceeds of approximately $100 million.
26 May 2011 12:16:00 GMTCiti Named Best Global Supply Chain Finance Provider and Best Supply Chain Finance Provider North America and Latin ...
Citi announced that it has once again been named Best Global Supply Chain Finance Provider by Global Finance Magazine, as part of its annual ?Supply Chain Provider? rankings.
26 May 2011 19:32:44 GMTGerman Finance Minister Warns of Risks in Greek Default
Wolfgang Sch?uble?s comments indicate that Germany remains opposed to a restructuring of Greece?s debt.
25 May 2011 12:38:03 GMTFrench finance minister tosses hat in IMF ring
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde on Wednesday launched her bid to lead the IMF, a candidacy that would put the first woman in charge of the scandal-rocked fund .
25 May 2011 16:50:45 GMTFinance Minister urges 'merit-based' race for IMF chief
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Wednesday called for an "open, merit-based and transparent" process for choosing the next head of the International Monetary Fund.
25 May 2011 19:06:00 GMTFrench Finance Minister Lagarde to run for IMF job
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde announced her bid Wednesday to become head of the International Monetary Fund, after its former managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned in the wake of charges he tried to rape a hotel maid in New York.
26 May 2011 06:36:52 GMTFinance House to open up shareholding to foreign investors
ABU DHABI -- Abu Dhabi's Finance House Finance House PJSC has allowed foreign investors to own 20 per cent of its shareholding. The company said it has obtained all 'regulatory approvals' to open up shareholding to foreign ownership.
24 May 2011 13:00:00 GMTEquipment Leasing and Finance Association?s Survey of Economic Activity: Monthly Leasing and Finance Index
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association?s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index , which reports economic activity for the $521 billion equipment finance sector, showed overall new business volume for April was $ billion, up 11 percent compared to the same period in 2010.

Economic History

26 May 2011 18:05:25 GMTEconomic Recovery Is Stronger In States Where People Are More Optimistic
Economic recessions are weaker, expansions are stronger, and economic recovery is faster in . states where people are more optimistic says a new study from the University of Miami School of Business Administration. Further, the effects are stronger in states where people are older, less educated and less socially connected. "Previous studies have shown that economic conditions affect mood ...
26 May 2011 16:24:27 GMTGDP report: Economic growth still weak
. economic growth remained disappointingly weak the first three months of the year, the government reported Thursday.
25 May 2011 17:59:00 GMTEconomic Recovery is Stronger in States Where People are More Optimistic Says University of Miami Study
CORAL GABLES, Fla., May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Economic recessions are weaker, expansions are stronger, and economic recovery is faster in . states where people are more optimistic says a new study from the University of Miami School of Business Administration. Further, the effects are stronger in states where people are older, less educated and less socially connected.
26 May 2011 19:23:13 GMTStocks edge up, shaking off weak economic news
Signs of a sluggish economic recovery sent government bond yields to their lowest level in a year Thursday. But strong earnings and a plea to push Microsoft's CEO aside helped push stocks higher.
26 May 2011 16:24:00 GMTGDP report: Economic growth remains weak
. economic growth remained disappointingly weak the first three months of the year, the government reported Thursday.
26 May 2011 14:17:44 GMTStocks Fall on Weak Economic News
Reports on a weak jobs market and overall sluggish economic growth drag down Wall Street.
25 May 2011 15:00:00 GMTThe Conference Board Leading Economic Index? (LEI) for Mexico Increased in March
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index?? for Mexico increased percent in March, to , following a percent decline in February, and a percent increase in January.
25 May 2011 20:17:58 GMTEconomic recovery is stronger in states where people are more optimistic: study
Economic recessions are weaker, expansions are stronger, and economic recovery is faster in . states where people are more optimistic says a new study from the University of Miami School of Business Administration. Further, the effects are stronger in states where people are older, less educated and less socially connected.
26 May 2011 16:28:56 GMTGreek debt woes, US economic data hurt stocks
Stock markets and the euro fell Thursday on a report that Greece may not get the next installment of its international rescue loans. Weak . economic data further weighed on sentiment.
26 May 2011 08:00:00 GMTThe Conference Board Leading Economic Index? (LEI) for the Euro Area Increased in April
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index?? for the Euro Area increased percent in April to , following a percent decrease in March and a percent increase in February.
 
 

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