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4 Mar 2010 22:56:41 GMTFinal Glance: Finance companies ( via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies were up at the close of trading: Bank of America rose $.03 or .2 percent, to $. Citigroup rose $.03 or .9 percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase rose $.39 or .9 percent, to $.
4 Mar 2010 08:31:40 GMTGreek protestors occupy finance ministry ( via Yahoo! News)
Hundreds of communists from Greece's All-Workers Militant Front on Thursday staged a sit-in at the finance ministry to protest against austerity measures announced by the government.
4 Mar 2010 07:51:36 GMTUnion activists occupy finance ministry in Athens ( via Yahoo! News)
Members of a labor union occupied Greece's finance ministry building in central Athens early Thursday, hanging a massive banner from the top to protest harsh new austerity measures designed to pull the country out of its financial crisis.
4 Mar 2010 18:54:17 GMTMidday Glance: Finance companies ( via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are up at noon: Bank of America rose $.07 or .4 percent, to $. Citigroup rose $.04 or percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase rose $.43 or percent, to $.
4 Mar 2010 15:41:35 GMTEarly Glance: Finance companies ( via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are up at 10 .: Bank of America rose $.09 or .6 percent, to $. Citigroup rose $.01 or .1 percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase rose $.41 or percent, to $.
4 Mar 2010 09:33:56 GMTGreek Unionists Occupy Finance Ministry to Protest Budget Cuts (Bloomberg)
March 4 (Bloomberg) -- Greek demonstrators took over the Finance Ministry building in central Athens and blocked streets in the city center as union groups stepped up protests against government deficit cuts announced yesterday.
4 Mar 2010 21:58:35 GMTLimiting nuclear liability may affect safety standards, Finance Ministry said (The Hindu)
New Delhi: Questioning the logic of limiting the liability of private companies in the nuclear field, the Finance Ministry suggested that a “formula-based limitation be considered which matches the liability regime for the operator to the types of accidents that may occur so as to incentivise adherence to the higher safety standards, limit negligence and encourage the practice of the highest ...
4 Mar 2010 15:41:49 GMTPuea Thai MPs slam finance minister (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
The remark by Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij yesterday that the court should have seized all the assets of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was totally inappropriate, Puea Thai MP for Chiang Mai Surapong Towichakchaikul said on Thursday.
4 Mar 2010 19:40:41 GMTMANATT ADDS CORPORATE & FINANCE PARTNER THOMAS LEARY IN ORANGE COUNTY
COSTA MESA , CA – March 4, 2010 – Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced today that Thomas J. Leary has joined the firm’s Orange County office as a partner in the Corporate and Finance practice group.
4 Mar 2010 17:16:00 GMTHSBC’s new co-head for Islamic finance (Business Times (Malaysia))
HSBC has appointed William Ross as co-head of Islamic Finance, Global Markets, with immediate effect. In his new role, Ross is responsible for managing the liability side of the Islamic finance business, providing liquidity and risk management services. Ross is based in Hong Kong, and reports locally to Stephen Williams, head of Debt Capital Markets, Asia-Pacific, and functionally to Mukhtar ...

Economic History


4 Mar 2010 17:02:16 GMTEconomic crisis saves Bulgarian brown bears ( via Yahoo! News)
Bulgarian brown bears have been thrown a life line by the economic crisis as hunters can no longer afford the high cost of shooting them, a newspaper reported Thursday.
4 Mar 2010 10:33:53 GMTEurope's economic recovery stalls: EU ( via Yahoo! News)
Europe's economic recovery has stalled, new data showed on Thursday, with heavyweight Germany grinding to a standstill in the fourth quarter of 2009 despite gains for France and Poland.
4 Mar 2010 19:48:31 GMTA look at global economic developments ( via Yahoo! Finance)
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday: ------ ATHENS, Greece -- Greece says it has raised badly needed cash with a new bond issue, passing a key test of its ability to avoid a disastrous debt default and dig out of a financial crisis that has shaken the European Union.
4 Mar 2010 20:01:41 GMTA Look at Global Economic Developments (ABC News)
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Stock market - Economy - Business - Investing - Stocks and Bonds
4 Mar 2010 15:55:32 GMTMagazine: Ohio tops for economic development ( via Yahoo! Finance)
For the fourth year in a row, a magazine has named Ohio the No. 1 state for economic development. Site Selection says it determined that Ohio had 381 corporate expansion projects in 2009, more than any other state.
4 Mar 2010 14:41:52 GMT’s Cocker Says Economic Recession Boosted Gas Hub Liquidity (Bloomberg)
March 4 (Bloomberg) -- AG, Germany’s biggest utility, said the economic crisis has boosted liquidity in European natural gas trading hubs. “Demand destruction has meant more gas floating around, and therefore more liquidity on hubs,” Tony Cocker , chief executive officer of Energy Trading, told delegates today at the Flame conference in Amsterdam.
4 Mar 2010 20:20:46 GMTA look at global economic developments (Seattle Times)
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday:
3 Mar 2010 22:28:21 GMTHighlights from the Fed's latest economic survey ( via Yahoo! News)
Highlights from the Federal Reserve's survey of economic conditions nationwide. The survey, released Wednesday and known as the Beige Book, is based on information collected from the Fed's 12 regional bank districts.
4 Mar 2010 18:28:50 GMTBusiness leaders see potential for $100 million to tackle region's economic needs (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
The benefits of a reformed county government and new casino could yield up to $100 million annually for economic priorities, like a redeveloped lakefront, business leaders say.
3 Mar 2010 20:11:30 GMTFed sees continued economic improvement (CNN Money)
The economy continued to show modest signs of improvement in recent weeks, although growth was hindered somewhat by bad weather, according to the latest Federal Reserve snapshot of regional economic conditions.
 
 

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