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20 Jan 2010 20:20:32 GMTMicrosoft, Partners Launch Social Finance Site ; Incubated Out of Citigroup ( via Yahoo! Finance)
Microsoft , Morningstar and Citigroup are backing , a new social finance site, which the three companies are pitching as a resource for consumers who want to see how their spending lines up with their peers.
20 Jan 2010 18:09:24 GMTMidday Glance: Finance companies ( via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are mixed at noon: Bank of America rose $.22 or percent, to $. Citigroup fell $.07 or percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase fell $.39 or .9 percent, to $.
20 Jan 2010 16:06:44 GMTShriram Transport Finance to Sell Shares to Large Investors (Bloomberg)
Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Shriram Transport Finance Co. plans to sell shares to large investors for at least rupees each, a sale document posted on the National Stock Exchange of India’s Web site showed.
20 Jan 2010 15:45:33 GMTEarly Glance: Finance companies ( via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are mixed at 10 .: Bank of America rose $.11 or .7 percent, to $. Citigroup fell $.01 or .4 percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase rose $.10 or .2 percent, to $.
20 Jan 2010 18:15:46 GMTSupreme Court schedules unusual Thursday session, campaign finance decision possible (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will meet in an unusual session on Thursday to issue opinions, raising the possibility that a closely watched campaign finance case could be handed down.
20 Jan 2010 15:44:02 GMT'Final warning': Delray Beach commissioners unhappy with manager, finance director (The Palm Beach Post)
'Final warning': Delray Beach commissioners unhappy with manager, finance director
20 Jan 2010 14:48:49 GMTUPDATE: Greece Considering All Financing Options -Finance Min (Nasdaq)
(Updates with details throughout.) ATHENS -(Dow Jones)- The Greek government is considering a range of financing options to meet its borrowing needs this year, including the possibility of issuing a so-called popular bond for Greek retail investors, the finance minister said Wednesday.
20 Jan 2010 22:43:42 GMTNew program for residents to finance renewable energy (The Milpitas Post)
Milpitas City Council voted unanimously Jan. 5 to adopt a resolution authorizing the city to join the CaliforniaFirst Program to allow residential property owners to finance renewable energy, energy efficiency and water efficiency improvements on their properties.
20 Jan 2010 15:57:18 GMTEarly Glance: Finance companies (INO News)
(:NEW YORK) Shares of some top finance companies are mixed at 10 .: Bank of America rose $.11 or .7 percent, to $. Citigroup fell $.01 or .4 percent, to $.
19 Jan 2010 15:18:31 GMTCanada PM shuffles cabinet, finance minister stays ( via Yahoo! News)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, but as expected left Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in his post.

Economic History


20 Jan 2010 17:02:52 GMTCSX CEO sees economic improvement, but weak coal ( via Yahoo! News)
The nation's third-largest railroad is expecting a slow but steady economic recovery this year, but warned that coal demand might undermine its profit.
20 Jan 2010 16:36:19 GMTCanadian economic recovery still weak, data shows ( via Yahoo! News)
Canada's economic recovery remained choppy in the fourth quarter, according to data that revealed a lack of inflationary pressure in December and a still-struggling manufacturing sector in November.
20 Jan 2010 14:46:06 GMTEconomic Stimulus a Mixed Blessing for China (New York Times)
While a huge stimulus program and agressive bank lending have helped China to weather the economic storm in flamboyant style so far, it may prove costly yet.
20 Jan 2010 20:20:23 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe ( via Yahoo! Finance)
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday: ------ HONG KONG -- China will slow its massive lending spree and step up monitoring of banks as it tries to prevent speculative bubbles in real estate and other assets while keeping the country's economic recovery on track, a top regulator said.
20 Jan 2010 21:24:28 GMTEconomic Collapse Forces Iceland Rethink (NPR)
With the bursting of the economic bubble in Iceland at the end of 2008, many people have been thrown out of work. Lines now form every week at a soup kitchen that hands out free food, and there is a growing acknowledgment that Icelanders need to get back to their core industries such as fishing and agriculture.
20 Jan 2010 07:30:44 GMTGlobal slide in '09 economic freedom holds risks ( via Yahoo! News)
Economic freedoms were sharply reduced last year on massive spending and bailouts during the financial crisis, a trend that could imperil future economic prospects, the .-based Heritage Foundation said on Wednesday.
20 Jan 2010 18:55:07 GMTVenezuela Economic Growth Estimate Cut on Devaluation by Fitch (Bloomberg)
Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuela’s economic growth estimate was lowered by Fitch Ratings, which cited the effects of the government’s devaluation.
20 Jan 2010 16:15:28 GMTEconomic watchdog leery of Israeli poverty ( via Yahoo! Finance)
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says Israel has successfully weathered the global financial crisis but high poverty and unemployment rates tarnish its achievements.
20 Jan 2010 20:48:42 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe (Seattle Times)
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday:
20 Jan 2010 18:29:34 GMTInfographic: Which Communities Are Slipping the Economic Hardship Chokehold? (Fast Company Magazine)
To your growing list of indices, please add one more: The Economic Hardship Index. The above caption gives you the nuts and bolts on how the Index is measured and what it means for the likes of you, me, baby boomers, the nation's farmers, Mormons, the young and educated, and just about everybody else. In short, the EHI tracks changes in the economy that actually mean something to most people's ...
 
 

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