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31 Mar 2010 16:38:42 GMTMidday Glance: Finance companies ( via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are mixed at noon: Bank of America rose $.12 or .7 percent, to $. Citigroup fell $.02 or .5 percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase rose $.29 or .7 percent, to $.
31 Mar 2010 14:24:29 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 .6 percent, to $. Citigroup fell $.01 or .4 percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase fell $.13 or .3 percent, to $.
31 Mar 2010 19:29:00 GMTNational Bank calls notion that it could be taken over 'finance fiction' (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
MONTREAL - National Bank Financial Group (TSX:NA) says it has no reason to believe it could become the object of a hostile takeover, a scenario dismissed by the bank boss Wednesday as "finance fiction."
31 Mar 2010 19:47:05 GMTPort finance director on leave amid review (Galveston County Daily News)
The port’s finance director is on paid leave during an investigation about false documents relating to financial accounting.
31 Mar 2010 18:31:06 GMTSouth Canterbury Finance gets new equity from Torchlight (New Zealand's National Business Review)
South Canterbury Finance is getting $22 million of new equity from Torchlight Fund No. 1 LP, a company associated with Pyne Gould Corp. This takes the amount of money injected into the finance company since December to more than $200m. Allan Hubbard's Southbury Corp continues to own 100 percent of South Canterbury Finance and the Timaru-based businessman is welcoming the investment by Torchlight ...
31 Mar 2010 20:11:53 GMTKerr boosts support for ailing South Canterbury Finance (ShareChat)
George Kerr, a cornerstone investor in Pyne Gould Corp, has boosted his support for the ailing South Canterbury Finance, subscribing to some $22 million worth of secured convertible notes in Allan Hubbard s Southbury Corp.
31 Mar 2010 19:20:42 GMTFinance director boosted his pay by $151K (The Daily Times)
LAUREL -- Former Laurel schools Finance Director William Hitch Jr. paid himself $151,322 more than he was entitled to, according to a state audit that also documents other financial issues in the district.
31 Mar 2010 18:25:30 GMTFinance board members disagree with call to town meeting (The North Haven Citizen)
Byline:  Kyle Swartz Breaking News:  No At the March 17 Board of Finance meeting, board members discussed the financial and legal ramifications of a potential upcoming town meeting about the engineer-two position. read more
31 Mar 2010 14:47:42 GMTTwo men, juvenile charged in armed robbery at finance store (Times Leader)
WILKES-BARRE TWP. - Two men were arraigned on Wednesday on charges they robbed at gunpoint a finance company on Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard.
31 Mar 2010 18:43:02 GMTActon-Boxborough schools select finance director (The Acton Beacon)
The Acton-Boxborough and Acton School Committees recently voted on Donald Aicardi for the Director of Finance position to replace Sharon “Tess” Summers, who will retire this summer.

Economic History


31 Mar 2010 20:23:22 GMTJames Carville to Obama: repackage your economic plan (The Christian Science Monitor)
Democratic strategists Stanley Greenberg and James Carville say the Obama White House needs to do a better job explaining its economic plan as it heads toward the 2010 elections.
31 Mar 2010 12:40:15 GMTChina’s PBOC Says Economic Rebound ‘Further Cemented’ (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 31 (Bloomberg) -- China’s central bank said the nation’s economic rebound has been “further cemented” and managing liquidity in the aftermath of a record credit expansion is “arduous.”
31 Mar 2010 20:54:00 GMTFactory orders rise modestly in February as manufacturing powers economic recovery (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
WASHINGTON - . factory orders rose in February, bolstered by strong demand for industrial machinery and commercial aircraft. It was the 10th increase in 11 months as manufacturing continues to provide crucial support for the nation's economic recovery.
31 Mar 2010 18:51:51 GMTGeithner to discuss economic stability, investment in India next week: Treasury official (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will discuss economic stability, financial investment and building up infrastructure with Indian officials when he visits India next week, a . official says.
31 Mar 2010 07:25:06 GMTCrude Oil Trades Above $82 on Economic Data, Fuel-Product Drop (Bloomberg)
March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil traded above $82 a barrel after rising on signs of increasing global economic growth and as an industry-funded report showed fuel-product supplies declined in the ., the world’s biggest energy consumer.
31 Mar 2010 20:06:49 GMTAUTOMOTIVE ECONOMIC FORECAST AND FINANCIAL FORUM: MAY 10-11 in CHICAGO
Chicago, IL, MARCH 31, 2010 –The Automotive Economic Forecast and Financial Forum — to be held May 10-11, 2010 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown-Magnificent Mile — will provide a fresh perspective on both the current state and future outlook for the automotive industry in the United States.
31 Mar 2010 20:08:40 GMTLAEDC Business Expansion Report Reveals Signs of Economic Recovery in Southern California Five-County Region
Los Angeles — Major business expansions jumped more than 10 percent in the . five-county region, according to a new report released today by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC). A “major business expansion” is defined as a new lease or expansion of at least $1 million in value or of 20,000 square feet or more.
30 Mar 2010 20:26:53 GMTSummary Box: Copper prices rise on economic news ( via Yahoo! News)
COPPER GAINS: Copper prices rose Tuesday amid positive economic reports that could signal improving conditions for the industrial metal. Consumer confidence grew more than expected in March, while home prices inched higher in January.
31 Mar 2010 19:39:52 GMTKS Biomass Plant a Casualty of Global Economic Downturn (Kansas Public Radio)
The economic downturn around the world has stymied plans for a large biomass operation in Lane County. The Prairie Fire BioEnergy Cooperative began in 2007 as a plan to use crop waste for energy and help area farmers. The plant was based in Healy.
31 Mar 2010 14:39:00 GMTFactory orders rise modestly in February as manufacturing powers economic recovery.... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Factory orders rise modestly in February as manufacturing powers economic recovery.
 
 

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