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3 May 2010 19:52:50 GMTA popular personal finance method applied to meet other personal goals
Snowflaking is a popular method to chip away at debt, but this useful personal finance trick can also help you reach other personal goals.
3 May 2010 19:07:46 GMTMalaysians Finance $-Billion Highway Bid
A group of Malaysian businessmen said they would sell bonds to help finance a potential 50 billion- ringgit ($ billion) bid to take over all the countrys toll- road operators.
3 May 2010 18:44:00 GMTMidday Glance: Finance companies
NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are up at noon: Bank of America rose $.13 or .7 percent, to $. Citigroup rose $.06 or percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase rose $.85 or percent, to $.
3 May 2010 17:58:53 GMTFinance Ministers Issue Statement Welcoming Greece Package
May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Finance ministers from Canada, France, South Korea, the . and the . said today they welcome the strong economic program Greece is putting in place.
3 May 2010 14:15:12 GMTEarly Glance: Finance companies
NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are up at 10 .: Bank of America rose $.05 or .3 percent, to $. Citigroup rose $.04 or percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase rose $.68 or percent, to $.
3 May 2010 12:00:45 GMTFrench finance minister wants ratings agency rules
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde criticized ratings agencies Monday, blaming them for fueling the Greek debt crisis and saying she will authorize France's market regulator to monitor their activities.
3 May 2010 14:11:03 GMTIndian finance cos need cbank nod for investing overseas
MUMBAI, May 3 - India's central bank has asked finance companies to obtain a "no-objection" certificate from it before investing overseas, it said on Monday.
3 May 2010 08:29:47 GMTFrench finance minister wants ratings agency rules
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde says she will authorize France's market regulator to monitor ratings agencies, blamed for fueling the Greek debt crisis. Christine Lagarde - Greece - France - French language - Government
3 May 2010 09:25:58 GMTIslamic finance needs effective system-wide crisis management framework
RIYADH, May 3 (Bernama) -- Islamic finance needs to establish an effective system-wide crisis management and harmonised regulatory framework, in order to keep up with new challenges in the industry.
2 May 2010 13:59:12 GMT finance ministers see asset price, inflation risks
Finance ministers from east Asian countries on Sunday cited rising global asset prices and inflationary pressures and sovereign debt risks' possible impact on capital inflow as the key risks facing their economies.

Economic History


3 May 2010 19:57:49 GMTEconomic outlook is cautious even with spending up
Factories are churning out more goods. Consumers are spending. Government aid is fueling construction activity. But stagnant pay and weak hiring will likely restrain the economic rebound in coming months.
3 May 2010 20:23:28 GMTStronger economic reports pull stocks higher
Investors sent stocks soaring Monday after getting a boost of confidence from the latest economic reports and Warren Buffett's defense of Goldman Sachs.
3 May 2010 19:33:09 GMTStocks rise on economic news, airline merger
The stock market jumped Monday after improved economic reports and a deal to combine United and Continental Airlines raised expectations about a recovery.
3 May 2010 19:44:19 GMTTreasury prices ease on stronger economic reports
Interest rates rose in the bond market Monday after positive economic data and a deal to combine United and Continental Airlines raised expectations about the economy.
3 May 2010 17:42:17 GMTStocks drop on weak economic news, Goldman worries
Stocks suffered a big loss on the last day of April as investors showed their disappointment with two economic reports and worries about a criminal investigation of Goldman Sachs. But the major indexes still had their third straight monthly gain.
3 May 2010 14:53:52 GMTMidwest economic index slips but still positive
The economic outlook for nine Midwest and Plains states remains positive for the months ahead, despite a small drop in April in an index that forecasts business growth, according to a report released Monday.
3 May 2010 11:58:38 GMTDollar climbs ahead of economic reports
The dollar rose Monday as concerns about the debt crisis in Europe lingered ahead of key . economic data due this week.
3 May 2010 11:08:01 GMT analysis: Economic stress drops in most areas
Economic stress declined in March in nearly three-quarters of the nation's 3,141 counties, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis of conditions around the country.
3 May 2010 19:30:10 GMTTreasuries Decline on Bailout for Greece, . Economic Outlook
May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries fell for the first time in three days after European officials announced a rescue package to prevent Greeces debt crisis from spreading and reports showed the . economic recovery is gaining steam.
3 May 2010 17:28:02 GMTA look at global economic developments
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday: ------ BERLIN -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet approved billions in aid to help stem the financial crisis in Greece as the German government acknowledged that letting Greece go bankrupt could send the euro into a tailspin and hurt Germany's own economy.
 
 

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