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9 Mar 2010 17:41:29 GMTGMAC finance chief leaving for private equity job ( via Yahoo! News)
Automotive finance company GMAC Financial Services will lose its chief financial officer to a private equity firm by the end of March, the company said Tuesday.
9 Mar 2010 16:14:49 GMTGreece says finance problems a broader issue ( via Yahoo! News)
Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou proposed on Tuesday a ban of derivative trading techniques which increase the debt costs of countries which struggle to cut their deficits, such as Greece.
9 Mar 2010 16:00:58 GMTGMAC Finance Chief to Leave for Providence (New York Times)
GMAC , the onetime General Motors finance arm that was bailed out by the federal government, said on Tuesday that its chief financial officer, Robert S. Hull, will leave to pursue “another career opportunity.”
9 Mar 2010 18:20:53 GMTMidday Glance: Finance companies ( via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are mixed at noon: Bank of America rose $.14 or .8 percent, to $. Citigroup rose $.21 or percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase fell $.08 or .2 percent, to $.
9 Mar 2010 15:33:24 GMTEarly Glance: Finance companies ( via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are mixed at 10 .: Bank of America fell $.07 or .4 percent, to $. Citigroup rose $.01 or .3 percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase fell $.34 or .8 percent, to $.
9 Mar 2010 22:35:39 GMTGOP critical of finance secretary after he solicits donations for Beshear (Lexington Herald-Leader)
FRANKFORT — State Finance and Administration Secretary Jonathan Miller is soliciting campaign funds for Gov. Steve Beshear’s re-election efforts, a move sharply criticized by the state Republican Party chairman.
9 Mar 2010 18:15:47 GMTGMAC finance chief leaving for private equity job (San Francisco Chronicle)
Automotive finance company GMAC Financial Services will lose its chief financial officer to a private equity firm by the end of March, the company said Tuesday. Robert S. Hull will leave GMAC to become CFO at Providence Equity Partners in early April,... Financial services - Private equity - Business - Chief financial officer - GMAC
9 Mar 2010 15:49:51 GMTGMAC finance chief leaving for private equity job (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Automotive finance company GMAC Financial Services says its chief financial officer will leave at the end of March.
9 Mar 2010 15:42:11 GMTGreece says finance problems a broader issue ( via Yahoo!Xtra News)
WASHINGTON - Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said on Tuesday the country was taking necessary steps to get its budgets under control but said the issue was also a European one.
9 Mar 2010 20:29:55 GMTMayor lauds city finance staff (Sun Star)
ILOILO City Mayor Jerry P. Tre?as has expressed elation over the performance of the city finance staff headed by three women division chiefs in posting a surplus of P70 million in 2009. read more

Economic History


9 Mar 2010 19:13:50 GMTTrucker YRC: not many economic recovery signs ( via Yahoo! Finance)
The CEO of YRC Worldwide Inc. said Tuesday he has not seen consistent signs of an economic recovery, although the trucker's business is improving.
9 Mar 2010 17:30:37 GMTA look at global economic developments ( via Yahoo! Finance)
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday: ------ BRUSSELS -- European officials urged the . to join in a crackdown on speculators who bet against Europe's currency union, warning they might ban some credit default swaps -- opaque financial instruments blamed for worsening the world financial crisis.
9 Mar 2010 16:25:26 GMTJapan's Broadest Economic Gauge Rises Again (BusinessWeek)
Japan’s broadest indicator of economic health rose for a 10th month, extending the longest streak since 1997 as exports fueled the recovery.
9 Mar 2010 22:38:51 GMTEconomic capacity need improvement: RBA (Brisbane Times)
Australia's economic future will be challenged by an under-supply of capacity and housing, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says.
9 Mar 2010 22:37:12 GMTRBA talks on Aust's economic future (Sky News Australia)
Australia's economic future will be challenged by an under-supply of capacity and housing, despite decades of economic reform shielding Australia from the worst of the global downturn, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says.
9 Mar 2010 13:54:17 GMTECB's Weber: German Economic Recovery Intact (Fox News)
ECB's Weber: German Economic Recovery Intact
9 Mar 2010 20:10:21 GMTEconomic insecurity the major roadblock to Obama's agenda (Seattle Times)
The Obama administration and Democrats in general are in trouble, writes columnist Bob Herbert, because they are not urgently and effectively addressing the issue that most Americans want them to: the frightening economic insecurity that has put a chokehold on millions of American families.
9 Mar 2010 19:58:30 GMTEuropean stocks stagnate on economic jitters (The Age)
European stocks ended the day with little change on Tuesday in a bout of cautious trading due to uncertainty over Europe's economic outlook and poor earnings reports, analysts said.
9 Mar 2010 21:09:26 GMTFormer Medellin drug trafficker Evaristo Porras dies at age 62, reportedly in economic ruin (Sun-Sentinel)
BOGOTA — Evaristo Porras, a former high-flying Medellin cartel drug trafficker associated with Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, has died at age 62, reportedly in economic ruin.
9 Mar 2010 20:30:45 GMTPrepare for next economic crisis - IMF (Stuff)
The world needs to prepare for the next economic crisis, even as it begins to recover from the worst recession since the Great Depression, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.
 
 

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