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9 May 2010 15:54:19 GMTGreece warns against default as EU finance chiefs meet
Greece's finance minister warned Sunday of the catastrophic results that a debt default would have for his troubled nation as the government prepared to announce an overhaul of the pension system.
9 May 2010 14:53:50 GMTCrisis EU finance talks under way
Crisis talks between the EU's 27 finance ministers began in Brussels on Sunday, hours from a deadline set by eurozone leaders to create a firewall for the euro before markets reopen in Asia.
9 May 2010 04:00:00 GMTWe're flunking personal finance
The financial teaching grade is in for teachers -- and it's not good. Financial Services - Business and Economy - Business - Government - Finance
9 May 2010 13:53:49 GMTCzech Finance Minister Forecasts Higher Bond Yields This Year
May 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Czech Republic will see higher yields on its government bonds this year as countries across Europe increase debt sales to finance fiscal deficits and Greeces budget crisis increases market volatility.
9 May 2010 13:25:34 GMTEU Finance Chiefs Race to Ready Euro Stability Fund (Update1)
May 9 (Bloomberg) -- European Union finance ministers meet today to hammer out the details of an emergency fund to prevent a sovereign debt crisis from shattering confidence in the 11- year-old euro.
9 May 2010 20:03:01 GMTEuro Finance Chiefs Debate Rescue Fund
European finance chiefs are holding emergency talks to find a way to restore the euro's credibility before the world financial markets reopen.
9 May 2010 19:56:07 GMTFinance ministers locked EU crisis talks
With markets gripped by fear of Greeces economic woes spreading across the eurozone, EU finance ministers are meeting in Brussels to thrash out how they can prevent a run on the single currency.
9 May 2010 13:47:00 GMTHighlights: EU finance ministers' meeting on crisis mechanism?
The following are comments by European Union finance ministers and other officials on Sunday ahead of their meeting to agree on a mechanism aimed at preventing Greece's debt turmoil spreading to other countries.
9 May 2010 20:25:38 GMTGerman finance minister hospitalized in Brussels
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was hospitalized on Sunday in Brussels after an apparent allergic reaction to a medication. He was unable to take part in an emergency meeting on Europe's debt crisis.
9 May 2010 05:05:33 GMTOman Investment Says in Talks to Buy Stake in National Finance
May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Oman Investment & Finance Co., a utility billing company, said its in talks to buy a stake in National Finance Co. Currently the discussions and negotiations are at a very preliminary stage, the company said in a statement to the Muscat bourse today.

Economic History


9 May 2010 05:29:04 GMTObama 'very concerned' about Greece's economic crisis
President Obama is "very concerned" about Greece's economic crisis, sees mounting threats against the United States from non-state actors and wants to resolve the dispute with Russia over adoptions, he said in an interview released Saturday by the White House.
9 May 2010 20:33:03 GMTWillie's Place Faces Uncertain Economic Future
Gas Station Named After Central Texas Music Legend faces uncertain economic future after foreclosure, bankruptcy filings.
9 May 2010 14:38:29 GMTObama 'very concerned' about Greece's economic crisis
Washington (CNN) - President Obama is "very concerned" about Greece's economic crisis, sees mounting threats against the United States from non-state actors and wants to resolve the dispute with Russia over adoptions, he said in an interview released Saturday by the White House. "I am very concerned about what's happening in Europe," Obama told the [...]
9 May 2010 14:27:00 GMTECB advises Spain to make tough economic reforms
Spain needs to make difficult economic reforms to stimulate growth, European Central Bank Executive Board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said in an interview on Sunday.
9 May 2010 13:46:59 GMTEU Economic Ministers Work on Euro Rescue Plan
EU economic ministers meet to draw up financial rescue plan to try to halt growing debt crisis National fiscal policy response to the late 2000s recession - Business - European Union - United States - International Monetary Fund
9 May 2010 20:59:38 GMTTough Economic Times: Dad Says Raise Taxes to Keep Programs
Tough economic times continue for all of us as state and local governments as well as private companies continue to slash spending.? Thats exactly what school districts are doing too.? In the past 3 years, the Savannah-Chatham County school district has sliced and diced their budget.? Back in 2007, the districts budget was $350 million.? The current budget being drawn up is $280 million.? That ...
9 May 2010 21:06:18 GMTEU economic ministers work on euro rescue plan
European Union finance ministers are considering a euro500 billion ($645 billion) defense package for the embattled euro, hoping it will suffice to keep markets from targeting the eurozone's weaker members, EU sources said.
9 May 2010 18:26:12 GMTHouse candidates spar over economic stimulus law
HONOLULU Last year's federal economic stimulus law so far has steered about $584 million into Hawaii's economy, paying for transportation projects, unemployment benefits and other expenses the state and its four counties could not otherwise afford.
9 May 2010 12:05:56 GMTEconomic impact of Gulf of Mexico oil spill varies by industry
As days turn into weeks, the tight grasp of the economic fallout from the Gulf oil spill far off
9 May 2010 18:56:58 GMTChavez threatens "bourgeoisie" for economic woes
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is promising tough measures against "bourgeois" speculators whom he blames for the OPEC member nation's runaway inflation and ever-weaker bolivar currency.
 
 

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