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7 May 2010 17:04:20 GMTMidday Glance: Finance companies
NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are mixed at noon: Bank of America fell $.03 or .2 percent, to $. Citigroup fell $.03 or .6 percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase rose $.02 or percent, to $.
7 May 2010 14:53:56 GMTSlovenia May Sell Bonds to Finance Greek Aid (Update2)
May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Slovenia will sell bonds or seek a loan to fund its portion of the 110 billion-euro ($139 billion) aid package for Greece, Finance Minister Franc Krizanic said.
7 May 2010 15:10:00 GMTFormer Finance bureaucrat pleads guilty
OTTAWA - A former high-ranking bureaucrat from the Finance Department has pleaded guilty to breach of trust by a public official for using insider knowledge of tax changes to profit on the stock market.
7 May 2010 14:48:18 GMTFinance: Lexi Metherell
The latest finance news here and abroad with Lexi Metherell.
7 May 2010 21:24:41 GMTMuery garners most contributions in second finance report
The second campaign finance reports for candidates for The Woodlands Township Board of Directors revealed Position 3 candidate Adam Muery received the most contributions and spent the most money over the last month.
7 May 2010 10:55:09 GMTIndonesia's outgoing finance minister speaks about her resignation
Indonesia's reformer Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has spoken for the first time to a select group of international journalists including the ABC about her resignation to join the World Bank.
7 May 2010 21:50:20 GMTRNC dismisses finance chief
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has asked for the resignation of two senior officials, more fallout from payments for donors at a sex-themed nightclub in Los Angeles.
7 May 2010 19:17:57 GMTHebron finance board cuts budget, blocks all-day kindergarten
HEBRON The overwhelming issue of expanding all day kindergarten forced the board of finance into a special meeting Thursday night at which the board unanimously cut the bottom line of the town budget by $48,500.
7 May 2010 13:33:39 GMTLIC Housing Finance plans foray in banking sector
LIC Housing Finance plans foray in banking sectorLIC Housing Finance plans foray in banking sector
7 May 2010 16:16:59 GMTFormer Finance Department bureaucrat pleads guilty to illegal stock trades
ranking bureaucrat from the Finance Department has pleaded guilty to breach of trust by a public official for using insider knowledge of tax changes to profit on the stock market.

Economic History


7 May 2010 19:02:55 GMTA look at global economic developments
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday: ------ LONDON -- A strong set of . jobs data failed to shore up confidence in world markets as stocks plunged again amid mounting fears that Europe's debt crisis could derail the global economic recovery.
7 May 2010 21:09:16 GMTUS jobs provide hope for economic recovery
US employment grew at the fastest pace in four years in April as businesses ramped up hiring, suggesting the economic recovery was growing less dependent on government aid.
7 May 2010 19:11:11 GMTGold rises as investors seek safety; Platinum and palladium fall on economic worries
NEW YORK - A split in metals trading is continuing as investors seeking safety buy gold, while platinum and palladium are falling on overseas economic worries.
7 May 2010 09:31:00 GMTTaiwan exports surge amid economic recovery
Taiwan's exports surged 48 percent to $22 billion in April as foreign demand for the island's computers and others goods picked up amid the global economic recovery, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
7 May 2010 21:50:09 GMTHow close is Tory and Lib Dem economic policy?
As David Cameron attempts to woo Nick Clegg, Channel 4 News's Business Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy looks at the common ground - or sometimes lack of it - in Liberal Democrat and Tory economic policy.
7 May 2010 07:28:49 GMTEconomic Report: Australia central bank ups GDP, price forecasts
The Reserve Bank of Australia lifts its forecast for inflation and economic growth, adding some support under the central banks current policy tightening.
7 May 2010 15:53:50 GMTDay One at the World Economic Forum on Africa
Does design have a role at the World Economic Forum? Robert Fabricant's second report from Dar es Salaam. My first full day at the World Economic Forum on Africa starts off well. I run into John Ledgard by the elevators at my hotel. John covers Africa for The Economist, and is one of handful of people that I know here. Might be the last semi-familiar face I will see till dinner time. From here ...
7 May 2010 18:59:42 GMTEconomic downturn complicates and intensifies safety issues in domestic violence cases, Senate panel told
Lolita Ulloa Economic downturn complicates and intensifies safety issues in domestic violence cases, Senate panel told By Derek Wallbank | Thursday, May 6, 2010 WASHINGTON A key reason women dont leave abusive situations is because they are financially dependent on their abuser, Lolita Ulloa, the managing attorney of the Victim Services Division in the Hennepin County Attorneys Office, says.
7 May 2010 19:04:46 GMTCan Apple's iPad spur economic recovery?
Can Apple's iPad spur economic recovery? By Laurent Belsie | Friday, May 7, 2010 Back in 1983, the IBM PC became an office staple, a household buzzword and an icon of how a battered economy reinvents itself. Will Apple's iPad do the same for todays economy?
7 May 2010 20:20:12 GMTScranton chamber's Burke to lead state Department of Community and Economic Development
Austin Burke, long-time president of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, has been nominated secretary of the state Department of Community and Economic Development. Governor Ed Rendell expects to make the announcement at a press conference Tuesday.
 
 

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Natural Gas2.729-0.284%12:51
Aluminum2012.330.166%12:51
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