No Thanksgiving rest for retailers in sales race (at Reuters)
News | www.reuters.com | 1 hour 35 minutes ago
* U.S. shoppers rethink spending as holiday starts * More stores open on Thanksgiving Day * 2009 holiday season to test consumer resilience By Michele Gershberg NEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - U.S.
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Fannie Mae to tighten lending standards-report
News | uk.reuters.com | 1 hour 40 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Fannie Mae plans to raise minimum credit score requirements next month and limit the amount of overall debt that borrowers can carry relative to their incomes, The Washington
Bolton to manage new Fidelity China fund
News | www.ft.com | 2 hours ago
The surprise move by Fidelity’s president of investments, scheduled to take place early next year, will mark a return to portfolio management for Mr Bolton, one of the most successful investors of his generation.
Taiwan Approves $123.9 Bln Infrastructure Plan
News | www.foxbusiness.com | 2 hours 17 minutes ago
HONG KONG -- Taiwan's cabinet approved Thursday an 3.99 trillion New Taiwan dollar (123.90 billion U.S. dollar) infrastructure spending plan over eight years, according to a media report. The government will budget NT$2.79 trillion for the projects while NT$1.
Asia Markets: China Minsheng's Hong Kong debut disappoints
News | www.marketwatch.com | 3 hours 9 minutes ago
Shares of China Minsheng Banking Corp. make a tepid debut in spite of heavy subscriptions for Hong Kong’s largest initial public offering of 2009, as the bank’s high valuations and an overhang of policy tightening in China’s banking industry damp investor sentiment.
Eternal Energy Corp. Announces Proposed Acquisition by Ryland Oil Corporation
Press Release | www.prnewswire.com | 8 hours 46 minutes ago
Eternal Energy Corp. Announces Proposed Acquisition by Ryland Oil Corporation.
EU proposals rattle UK private equity
News | business.timesonline.co.uk | 9 hours 2 minutes ago
UK private equity companies reacted angrily last night after a European parliamentary committee proposed widening the scope of a controversial directive for alternative fund managers.
BANK RAYAT INDONESIA TO ISSUE US$321 MLN BONDS - Zibb.com
News | www.zibb.com | 6 hours 43 minutes ago
State-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) is set to issue subordinated bonds worth Rp3 trillion (US$321 million) next month to finance its credit expansion. The fixed rate bonds consist of series A and series B, each maturing in 5 years and 10 years, according to the bank`s prospectus published on
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Worst of crisis over, tech giant says
News | www.theglobeandmail.com | 13 hours 12 minutes ago
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UK GDP's slighter contraction fuels FTSE shares | Company Comment...
News | www.hemscott.com | 13 hours 14 minutes ago
The UK’s benchmark index recouped the previous day’s losses to close comfortably higher on Wednesday, thanks to encouraging economic data from both the UK and US, a number of upbeat earnings reports on home soil and a fresh bout of investor confidence. The FTSE 100 index closed 40.
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