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Written by Hamza
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Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:39:24 +0000 Copenhagen climate conference enters a 'new phase' as ministers join in intensive negotiations to deliver an agreement by the end of the week, the president of the meeting says Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:18:47 +0000 President Obama told the US's top bankers that they had a 'special responsibility' to help spur on the economic recovery after they received government bail-outs last year, urging them to increase lending to small businesses and mortgage refinancing Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:03:43 +0000 The chancellor has warned he will not water down his 50 per cent supertax on bonuses or offer special deals after brokers and banks threatened to move staff out of the UK Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:34:23 +0000 Prospects have brightened noticeably since August, when the map was last published, with northern Europe capturing the best of the light. A robust recovery in Germany and evidence of a clear turnaround in France have helped Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:56:51 +0000 The Federal Reserve is unlikely to make any big changes to its monetary policy stance at the conclusion of its December meeting on Wednesday, though there is a chance it could make some alterations to its provision of liquidity Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:53:10 +0000 The Athens stock market lost 1.2 per cent in early trading as investors absorbed news of the Greek government's plan to reduce the country's budget deficit Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:29:44 +0000 Citigroup and Wells Fargo unveiled plans to sell a total of up to bn in stock and return a combined bn to US taxpayers in a move that will free them from heightened government supervision but could hit shareholders Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:14:25 +0000 Business morale improves more slowly in the fourth quarter and large manufacturers surveyed by the central bank plan record cuts in capital spending as a strong yen threatens a fragile economic recovery Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:08:40 +0000 Chinese stock exchanges raised double the amount of money secured by IPOs across the US showing how activity is shifting from west to east Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:16:13 +0000 The first pipeline bringing central Asian natural gas to China opened, underscoring Beijing's importance to the former Soviet republics. China's president, Hu Jintao, joined counterparts from Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for the ceremony Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:20:09 +0000 Developed countries are putting the Chinese delegation under intense and co-ordinated pressure. The harder line has come about partly since they suspect China of using the G77 group of 130 developing nations to advance its agenda Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:53:49 +0000 The US economy will be creating jobs by the spring, the White House predicted for the first as the President prepares to meet chief executives from twelve of the US's largest banks to increase the pressure on them to lend to small business Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:59:55 +0000 No economist alive is unmarked by the work of Paul Anthony Samuelson, who did more than any other theorist to turn economics from a scattered selection of insights into a social science Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:59:58 +0000 Asian economies have been urged to put in place stronger regulatory systems to prevent asset bubbles in equity and property markets wreaking havoc in the wake of the global financial crisis Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:09:11 +0000 Unless Congress votes before Christmas to raise the US government debt ceiling from ,100bn to nearly ,000bn, the US government will have to stop work in a matter of weeks |
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Associated press |
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Written by Hamza
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:17:31 GMT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down.... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:10:29 GMT NEW YORK (AP) -- For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles.... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:07:00 GMT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Treasury Department sank billions into auto finance giant GMAC Inc. without an exit strategy or proof the company was viable - a decision that could cost taxpayers .3 billion, a new watchdog report says.... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:40:55 GMT BEIJING (AP) -- China's inflation spiked higher in February, adding to pressure on Beijing to prevent overheating and keep the recovery in the world's third-largest economy on track.... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:56:08 GMT BANGKOK (AP) -- Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday as China's burst of inflation and Japan's weaker growth tempered confidence in the regional economic rebound.... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:31:06 GMT SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices fell below a barrel Thursday in Asia as traders eyed tepid U.S. crude demand amid an overall economic expansion.... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:24:12 GMT MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Just how fast can India grow? Ask Manal Farooq, who can't make gloves quickly enough.... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:25:32 GMT NEW YORK (AP) -- Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid.... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:27:06 GMT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low Thursday amid international sovereign debt concerns and as the institution prepares for a leadership change.... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:07:18 GMT TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's economic growth was weaker than first estimated in the fourth quarter, underscoring a patchy recovery in the world's No. 2 economy.... |
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