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25 Jan 2011 09:22:23 GMTIrish finance bill begins passage
A key finance bill is to begin its passage through the Irish parliament later on Tuesday.
25 Jan 2011 14:27:06 GMTFinance Bill debate - As it happened
All D?il business has been set aside this week to facilitate the swift passage of the Finance Bill and allow for an early General Election.
25 Jan 2011 03:30:49 GMTFinance board criticized for rejecting lobbyist contract
STAMFORD -- City officials expressed profound disappointment Monday night with the Board of Finance 's recent opposition to a proposed federal lobbying contract for the city.
25 Jan 2011 14:53:13 GMTStill no personal finance education in schools?
Personal finance education in schools is something many people think is crucial if consumers are going to be able to understand financial products and not get scammed by banks and financial ...
25 Jan 2011 01:07:31 GMTFinance Bill timetable clears way for February 25th election
THE WAY has been cleared for a general election on February 25th following agreement between the Government and main Opposition parties to get the Finance Bill through the D?il and Seanad by the end of this week.
24 Jan 2011 00:39:29 GMTFinance Bill 'at heart of debate'
THE ?DRACONIAN? Finance Bill should not be fast-tracked in advance of the upcoming general election, Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins said yesterday.
25 Jan 2011 20:35:50 GMTPersonal Finance Daily: As mortgage costs rise, focus on your credit score
Mortgage fees are rising, but a buyer?s best hope may be to focus on improving his or her credit score. Read that story, plus find out why more workers are suing their employers in Personal Finance Daily.
24 Jan 2011 00:27:11 GMTGreek Finance Minister Reiterates No Need to Restructure Country's Debts
Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou reiterated that his nation doesn?t need to restructure about 300 billion euros ($409 billion) of debt.
25 Jan 2011 18:46:00 GMTIrish finance law in doubt
Two independent Irish lawmakers threatened on Tuesday to vote against a bill central to an EU/IMF bailout raising the possibility of an immediate dissolution of parliament and accelerating an election.
25 Jan 2011 01:39:41 GMTIreland's finance minister, opposition reach deal on finance bill
Ireland's Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said Monday evening he has reached agreement with opposition parties on a timetable associated with the passage of the Finance Bill 2011 through the parliament.

Economic History

25 Jan 2011 17:42:36 GMTA look at economic developments around the globe
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday: ------ JOHANNESBURG -- Europe and the United States have failed to strengthen the institutions responsible for the global economic crisis, the IMF said in a report suggesting the . privatize mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
25 Jan 2011 13:49:40 GMT. Economic Confidence at Three-Year High in January
Gallup's Economic Confidence Index improved to an average of -21 thus far in January, up from -28 in December, and the most positive score since Gallup Daily tracking began in January 2008. More upper-income consumers (50%) say the economy is getting better than say it is getting worse (45%), for the first time in 16 months.
24 Jan 2011 18:04:13 GMT3 Ways to Play the Economic Data in 2011
BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) -- Since the financial crisis of 2008, economic data have become a mainstream indicator of the world's market pulse. Suddenly, Main Street investors are paying attention to metrics such as housing starts and jobless claims, and the broad market is reacting directly to new data as soon as it hits the street. For investors, that increased interest in economic data is a trend ...
22 Jan 2011 21:46:54 GMTRoyal Wedding One of Several Economic Booms for Britain in Two Years
Despite the economic recovery in early 2011, the royal wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton on April 29 will be less lavish than that of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
25 Jan 2011 17:33:19 GMTPaul Krugman: The Economic Failure Of The Euro
Using a shared currency has made it difficult for Europe to recover from its economic crisis, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman says. He explains why the euro experiment may fail ? and what that would mean for the global trading system.
25 Jan 2011 10:05:30 GMTEconomic Report: British economy unexpectedly shrinks; pound slumps
Britain?s economy unexpectedly contracted in the final quarter of 2010, data show, with the % decrease in gross domestic product attributed in part to heavy snowfall.
25 Jan 2011 00:32:27 GMT. Economic Growth Probably Slowed Before Cameron's 2011 Budget Squeeze
Britain?s economic growth probably slowed in the fourth quarter as the recovery?s momentum ebbed before Prime Minister David Cameron?s government steps up its budget squeeze.
25 Jan 2011 16:05:42 GMTGlobal economic growth will continue, but risks remain, IMF says
Economic growth in developing countries will expand at more than double the rate elsewhere but financial stability is still at risk, the International Monetary Fund said today in its latest assessment in the wake of the global recession.
25 Jan 2011 09:08:44 GMTEconomic recovery, power shift to dominate Davos talks
When the world's political and business leaders gather in this Swiss ski resort on Wednesday through Sunday, a still fragile economic recovery and the ongoing power redistribution will be high on their agenda.
25 Jan 2011 07:26:35 GMTEconomic gloom to stay, but not worsen
Stanislaus County's economic woes won't be over anytime soon, according to just-released projections from the University of the Pacific's Business Forecasting Center.
 
 

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