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Finance History 2010-02-17 (17 February 2010 ) |
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| South Africa's economy is expected to grow by percent this year, boosted by the football World Cup, but jobs remain a concern after last year's recession, the finance minister said Wednesday. | |
| Hundreds of striking finance ministry and customs employees held a protest rally in Athens Wednesday, as Prime Minister George Papandreou prepared to meet opposition leaders and host a Cabinet meeting to discuss Greece's financial crisis. | |
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Huge numbers of Republicans, Democrats and independents oppose a . Supreme Court ruling loosening campaign-finance rules, a poll released Wednesday showed. | |
| NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are mixed at noon: Bank of America rose $.34 or percent, to $. Citigroup rose $.06 or percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase fell $.01 or percent, to $. | |
| South Africa must foster labor-intensive industries, create jobs for young people and increase investment, savings and exports to recover from the global recession and ensure future growth, the country's finance minister said Wednesday. | |
| NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are up at 10 .: Bank of America rose $.30 or percent, to $. Citigroup rose $.07 or percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase rose $.06 or .1 percent, to $. | |
| Striking Greek finance ministry, customs workers demonstrate as premier meets opposition Greece - European Union - Finance Ministry - Government - Finance | |
| Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Italy’s Guardia di Finanza finance police said in a statement that it’s probing Slovene banks with presence in Italy for violations of communication on client data. | |
| The Bossier City Council dealt with more money matters, hearing good news on their early budget. Joe Buffington, director of finance, delivered his monthly finance report to the council, informing them the city's finances are in good shape after one month. | |
| MONROE -The Monroe Local School Board of Education is conducting a retreat this weekend to focus on learning school finance. |
Economic History
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| President Barack Obama vigorously defended his $787 billion stimulus on Wednesday, insisting it rescued Americans from the worst of the economic calamity and ripping Republican critics who called it a waste. | |
| Will the European Union use Greece's debt crisis to claw more economic power away from its member governments? | |
| The Federal Reserve raised Wednesday its estimates of US economic growth and unemployment for 2010, noting a "moderate pace" of recovery from recession. | |
| Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said the stimulus legislation he signed a year ago helped avert an economic catastrophe and vowed his administration would continue to work on initiatives to lower the jobless rate. | |
| Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian stocks gained, pushing the Bovespa index to its highest level in a month, as commodities rallied and better-than-estimated housing starts in the . eased concern that the economic recovery is faltering. | |
| Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- . stocks advanced, a day after the biggest rally since November for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index , as better-than-estimated earnings, industrial production and housing data bolstered confidence in the economic recovery. | |
| A stream of good news has the stock market back on an upward path. Encouraging corporate and economic reports Wednesday added to hopes that a recovery is taking hold even as big concerns remain about unemployment and bursting budgets in countries like Greece. | |
| Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose to a four-week high as equities increased on higher-than-estimated earnings and . economic data signaled the global recovery is gaining momentum. | |
| Will the European Union use Greece's debt crisis to claw more economic power away from its member governments? With the euro shaken by fears of a possible Greek default, the European Union's new president is seeking more authority over the economic sovereignty of its 27 members -- which could limit member's spending on welfare and curb worker protection. | |
| Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose to a two-week high as equities increased on higher-than-estimated earnings and . economic data signaled the global recovery is gaining momentum. |
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