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Finance History 2010-05-21 (21 May 2010 ) |
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| NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies were up at the close of trading: Bank of America rose $.69 or percent, to $. Citigroup rose $.12 or percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase rose $ or percent, to $. | |
| Thailand, battered by the worst political violence in its modern history, may hold fresh elections, possibly as early as November, the country's finance minister said on Friday. | |
| European Union finance ministers met in Brussels Friday in an attempt to find common ground on how to coordinate fiscal policy and strengthen budget discipline across the 27-nation bloc in the midst of a sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone. | |
| NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are up at noon: Bank of America rose $.57 or percent, to $. Citigroup rose $.14 or percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase rose $ or percent, to $. | |
| Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will confer with finance officials in Britain and Germany about ways to restore global confidence in the financial system on a trip to Europe next week. ... | |
| NEW YORK -- Shares of some top finance companies are up at 10 .: Bank of America rose $.10 or .7 percent, to $. Citigroup rose $.01 or .3 percent, to $. JPMorgan Chase rose $.89 or percent, to $. | |
| The executive European Commission received broad support from European Union finance ministers on Friday for its ideas to strengthen EU budget rules, Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said. | |
| Thailand's finance minister said Friday that early elections are a possibility, but the government isn't bound by its offer to hold them by November because antigovernment protesters never accepted the deal. Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij also said turmoil surrounding the protests that shut down central Bangkok for six weeks has dealt a "disastrous" blow to the vital tourism industry and may ... | |
| Margaret Anderson Kelliher, the DFL-endorsed candidate for governor, is expected to name former state finance commissioner John Gunyou as her running mate at a 1 . news conference at the Capitol. | |
| A gathering of finance ministers from the EU's 27 member nations met in Brussels Friday to find a way to share more fiscal responsibility and calm jittery markets. |
Economic History
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| A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday: | |
| US stocks dived Friday amid fears over eurozone finances and the global economic recovery, driving the blue-chip Dow below 10,000 for the first time since its "flash crash" two weeks ago. | |
| Gov. Jay Nixon turned Friday to corporate executives to help develop a five-year plan for expanding Missouri's economy. Nixon selected four business leaders for the "executive advisory board" of his new economic planning initiative. | |
| A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday: ------ BRUSSELS -- European Union finance ministers backed tougher sanctions to prevent them running up too much debt in the hopes of winning back market confidence and getting a handle on the debt crisis that is threatening the euro. | |
| . stocks suffered their worst one-day losses in more than a year on Thursday as unfavorable news about unemployment and the prospects of economic growth in this country piled onto deepening angst about the debt crisis in Europe. | |
| . stocks suffered their worst one-day losses in more than a year on Thursday as unfavorable news about unemployment and the prospects of economic growth in this country piled onto deepening angst about the debt crisis in Europe. Dow Jones Industrial Average - Business and Economy - United States - United States Treasury security - Standard & Poor | |
| A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday: ___ BRUSSELS _ European Union finance ministers backed tougher sanctions to prevent them running up too much debt in the hopes of winning back market confidence and... | |
| . stocks suffered their worst one-day losses in more than a year on Thursday as unfavorable news about unemployment and the prospects of economic growth in this country piled onto deepening angst about the debt crisis in Europe. Social Sciences - Economics - Current Events - Business and Economy - Dow Jones Industrial Average | |
| Agreeing on a $1 trillion safety net may prove the easy part of saving the euro now the European Union's leaders are turning to the divisive issue of tightening economic policy coordination. | |
| The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week by the largest amount in three months, and a key index of leading economic indicators dropped % in April, the first decline in more than a year. |
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