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20 Feb 2010 17:19:01 GMTOusted Russian investor wants to help finance Saab ( via Yahoo! News)
Russian billionaire Vladimir Antonov, forced out of Dutch carmaker Spyker before it bought Saab from General Motors, said in comments published Saturday that he wants to help finance the new company.
20 Feb 2010 19:07:42 GMTGermany Doesn’t Have Plan to Aid Greece, Finance Ministry Says (Bloomberg)
Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s Finance Ministry said it has no specific plans for helping Greece combat its deficit crisis, denying a magazine report that euro-area governments may offer as much as 25 billion euros ($34 billion) in aid.
20 Feb 2010 13:15:43 GMTPersonal Finance Daily: The week's 10 best Personal Finance stories (Market Watch)
In case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of Feb. 15-19:
20 Feb 2010 16:46:45 GMTIceland finance ministry says it has received revised Icesave plan from Britain, Netherlands (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Iceland's finance ministry has received a revised proposal from Britain and the Netherlands on the repayment of $ billion to the two countries following the collapse of the Icesave online bank, a spokesman said Saturday.
20 Feb 2010 22:11:10 GMTCounty considers finance director position (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners reviewed a job description for a finance director this week.
20 Feb 2010 08:45:54 GMTUPDATE: Judge agrees to interim trustee for Fair Finance (Akron Beacon Journal)
Cleveland attorney appointed to protect assets after company put into involuntary bankruptcy Fair Finance attorneys, others oppose move
20 Feb 2010 12:39:33 GMTFormer East Fishkill finance manager named Newburgh comptroller (Mid-Hudson News)
NEWBURGH – Christine Mitchell, who left her job as manager of finance and the comptroller for the Town of East Fishkill, has been named Newburgh city comptroller by Acting City Manager Richard Herbek.
19 Feb 2010 23:04:04 GMTFinal Glance: Finance companies ( via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies were down at the close of trading: Bank of America unchanged at $. Citigroup fell $.01 or .3 percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase fell $.38 or .9 percent, to $.
20 Feb 2010 11:11:15 GMTCCED to finance new Carlisle restaurant (The Sentinel)
Cumberland County Economic Development will finance a new restaurant in downtown Carlisle, the agency announced Wednesday.
20 Feb 2010 13:54:22 GMTTrades People Meet with Finance Minister (Voice of the Common Man)
The province's trade's people want the government to do more to minimize the underground economy and they took part in this week's sessions with Finance Minister Tom Marshall to put forth their cause.

Economic History


20 Feb 2010 22:04:02 GMTGovernors brace for more economic turmoil ( via Yahoo! News)
On the recession's front lines, governors are struggling to chart the road ahead for states staggered by unrelenting joblessness and cut-to-the-bone budgets even as Washington reports signs of economic growth.
20 Feb 2010 20:54:29 GMTGovernors meet, brace for more economic turmoil ( via Yahoo! News)
On the recession's front lines, governors brainstormed Saturday about the road ahead for states struggling with unrelenting joblessness and cut-to-the-bone budgets even as Washington reports signs of economic growth.
20 Feb 2010 21:16:21 GMTGovernors Brace for More Economic Turmoil (ABC News)
With states still reeling from recession, governors try to chart the tough road ahead Recession - Economic - United States - Social Sciences - Forecasting and Consulting
20 Feb 2010 21:40:44 GMTTimes annual survey: Backing away from economic cliff (St. Petersburg Times)
The Tampa Bay business community's painful economic wail from early 2009 has tempered one year later to a more modest, collective moan, say the results of the St. Petersburg Times' annual Business Leaders survey.
20 Feb 2010 20:37:00 GMTSyrian economic progress linked to peace efforts: French PM ( via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Syria can make economic progress by helping Middle East peace efforts, including finding an agreement on Iran's nuclear drive, visiting French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Saturday.
19 Feb 2010 18:41:51 GMTObama defends his economic policies in Las Vegas ( via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama is defending his economic policies, saying his administration has been willing to make unpopular decisions to pull the country out of a recession.
19 Feb 2010 18:06:39 GMTFrench PM in Syria to bolster diplomatic, economic ties ( via Yahoo! News)
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, the first head of state to visit Syria in 33 years, arrived Friday in Damascus on a mission to bolster diplomatic ties and forge new economic relations.
20 Feb 2010 21:17:15 GMTSyria’s economic progress is linked to regional peace efforts, says French PM (Gulf Times)
Syria can make economic progress by helping Middle East peace efforts, including finding an agreement on Iran ’s nuclear drive, visiting French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said yesterday.
20 Feb 2010 14:37:07 GMTCanadian economic indicators up per cent in January
OTTAWA - Canada's composite of leading economic indicators was up % in January, Statistics Canada said Friday. That was less than the % gain expected by economists and the % jump seen in Dec...
20 Feb 2010 20:18:12 GMTEconomic Summit Focuses on Tourism Potential for Glacier Centennial (Flathead Beacon)
There’s a popular saying that insists “you can’t eat the scenery,” but local business owners, tourism officials, members of local government and curious Flathead residents gathered last week to figure out how to do just that as Glacier National Park’s centennial celebrations start picking up pace. The Flathead Economic Summit, sponsored by Pam Holmquist, the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce and ...
 
 

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