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20 Jun 2011 16:19:45 GMTBehind the Finance-Hiring Pickup
With the recession's accounting and finance staff reductions now potentially jeopardizing their operations, CFOs seem ready to restore some of those jobs in the...
20 Jun 2011 17:22:06 GMTAfghan finance minister slams IMF
Afghanistan's finance minister accused the International Monetary Fund of "playing games" and said the country was "running out of patience" amid a crisis linked to the collapse of a top bank.
20 Jun 2011 18:33:42 GMTCalif. finance researcher convicted in trade fraud
A California finance researcher who prosecutors said used code words like "recipes," "cooks" and "sugar" to disguise an insider trading scheme was convicted of wire fraud Monday in federal court.
20 Jun 2011 13:38:33 GMTAbacus Finance Launches as a Specialty Finance Company
Focus Will be on Lower Middle-Market Cash Flow Financing for Private Equity-Sponsored Companies
20 Jun 2011 12:30:00 GMTHorizon Technology Finance Receives Commitment for New $150 Million Accordion Credit Facility With Initial $75 Million ...
FARMINGTON, Conn. -- Horizon Technology Finance Corporation , a leading specialty finance company that provides secured loans to venture capital and private equity backed development-stage companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and clean-tech industries, today announced that it has received a commitment for a new credit facility up to $150 million with an ...
20 Jun 2011 14:58:00 GMTFitch Rates NiSource Finance Corp CP Program 'F3'
Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'F3' rating to NiSource Finance Corp.'s (4 commercial paper program . The maximum principal amount which may be borrowed under the program may not exceed $500 million.
19 Jun 2011 09:47:42 GMTEU finance ministers wrangle over Greek debt
The drama over Greece's imploding finances moved Sunday to Luxembourg, where eurozone ministers must approve an immediate loan to keep Greece from defaulting next month but will wrangle fiercely over lending terms for the billions needed in a second massive bailout.
20 Jun 2011 13:16:00 GMTEuro Stumbles as Euro-zone Finance Ministers Reach Impasse
The Euro softened in the overnight as Euro-zone finance ministers failed to reach an agreement that would release a fifth tranche that would prevent Greece for defaulting on its debts.
20 Jun 2011 16:36:25 GMTNorRock Realty Finance Corporation (TSX:)(TSX:) Announces Distributions
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - NorRock Realty Finance Corporation is pleased to announce a distribution of $ per Preferred Share, Series 1 for the second quarter of 2011. The distribution will be paid on July 15, 2011 to Preferred Shareholders of record on June 30, 2011.
20 Jun 2011 13:16:00 GMTGreek Finance Minister Urges Passage Of Austerity
MADRID -- Greece's Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos on Monday urged politicians in his country to approve new austerity measures in order to "stabilize the situation" and get the next installment of bailout funds from the overall ?110 billion package from the European Union and International Monetary Fund. "There is an immediate and urgent need to regain the credibility of the country, as ...

Economic History

20 Jun 2011 16:15:41 GMTThe Economic Growth Gap Revisited
The growth gap is now verging on a growth chasm.
20 Jun 2011 08:00:00 GMTThe Conference Board Leading Economic Index? (LEI) for France Increases
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index?? for France increased percent in April to , following a percent increase in March, and a percent increase in February.
20 Jun 2011 17:01:41 GMTEconomic outlook a little brighter
The economic recovery is looking a little more rosy with a surge in manufacturing, better service sector figures and a residential rebuilding boom ahead.
20 Jun 2011 18:57:38 GMTEconomic news keeps getting worse for Obama
The odds are usually heavily against unseating an incumbent president, but if we're headed into a double-dip recession, that bet's off. Check out this substantive conservative take on the Obama/Carter analogy here from...
20 Jun 2011 17:48:14 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday: ------ LUXEMBOURG -- Eurozone finance ministers failed to agree to release the next bailout loan installment to Greece -- money that is needed to prevent a debt default that could trigger financial chaos.
20 Jun 2011 18:50:54 GMTEconomic corporation takes first step to independence
The unofficial launch of the Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation was marked last week with the resignation of Mayor John Ruttan as chairman, but the new organization mandated with improving the city's business and tourism sectors will still be tethered to city hall.
19 Jun 2011 02:44:19 GMTEconomic Reports for the Week of June 20
Data will include existing and new home sales for May and the final first-quarter ., along with corporate results from FedEx, ConAgra Foods and Oracle.
20 Jun 2011 16:19:40 GMTEconomic issues will not distract from straight path
For nearly a year, President Benigno ?Noynoy? Aquino 3rd has focused on his campaign promise to lead the country along a straight path, saying that fighting graft and corruption will lead to economic growth. In 2010, the President?s campaign team even adopted the familiar slogan ?Change? that was used by US President Barack Obama in [...]
19 Jun 2011 21:46:43 GMTEconomic Outlook Bright for Ghana, If Curse Avoided
Ghana is considered one of the brighter prospects among West African developing nations, thanks in part to its transition to an electoral democracy in the late 1990s and a strong potential to earn to become a middle-income nation, thanks to new oil revenues.
20 Jun 2011 05:57:13 GMTUS charity giving rebounds from economic slump
US charitable giving rebounded in 2010 after a horrific slump stemming from the global economic downturn, a survey showed Monday.
 
 

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