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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-26 03:20 PREVIEW-Thai exports seen falling sharply, inflation down (Interactive Investor)
By Vithoon Amorn
2008-12-25 09:46:00 -
As interest rates fall, more people refinance homes (The Journal Times)
RACINE COUNTY — Until recently, with the housing market in a deep freeze, a mortgage broker’s job was slow at best.
2008-12-25 09:47:35 -
John Stevens: Larry Elliott is wrong on the euro (Guardian Unlimited)
John Stevens: The Guardian economics editor's belief that euro membership would 'make things worse' for the UK economy is nonsense
2008-12-25 09:51:04 -
Markets choppy, avoid tax-saving funds (rediff.com)
Financial planning expert Vicky Mehta offers some valuable tips on financial planning.
2008-12-25 10:11:51 -
Akash Prakash: Fed to the rescue (Business Standard India)
Over the coming months, the Fed will broaden its policy initiatives and widen the range of markets it actively targets.
2008-12-25 10:42:22 -
South Dakota city's downtown area builds on its rich past (USA Today)
The national recession is hitting right during a resurgence of interest in the downtown of South Dakota's largest city.Main Street
2008-12-25 10:49:54 -
M&M: Difficult days ahead (Business Standard India)
Weak tractor and UV sales could hurt the firm’s profits in the current year.
2008-12-25 11:06:24 -
Dairy Crest unveils moves to improve debt position (Guardian Unlimited)
Dairy Crest , the maker of Cathedral City cheese and Yoplait yoghurts, has announced a couple of moves to improve its debt situation. First, its pension trustees have taken out a £150m annuity policy from Legal & General to insure part of its pension liabilities. The company has also made arrangements to reduce the effect of future currency movements on its net debt, by converting €200m ...
2008-12-25 11:08:13 -
Exxon Mobil to profit from the pain (MSN Money Canada)
By hoarding its cash as oil prices soared, the company has positioned itself to take advantage of the coming shakeout in the energy sector. What company -- and what stock -- is the big winner from the plunge in oil prices from $148 a barrel in July to less than $43 a barrel on Dec. 19?
2008-12-25 11:15:31 -
L&T, Reliance, GMR — all want to be highway stars - Hindustan Times
After a temporary lull, the urgency to pump-prime the economy through higher spending, simplified procedures and anticipated higher returns from larger scale of operations have caught the fancy of big corporations. Giants like Reliance Infrastruture ...
2008-12-25 08:56:00 -
Bank CD yields take a sharp drop after Fed's rate cut - Los Angeles Times Blogs
People who waited to lock in yields on bank savings certificates will find much slimmer pickings now, one week after the Federal Reserve slashed its key short-term interest rate to as low as zero. A weekly survey of CD yields nationwide shows the ...
2008-12-22 05:57:00 -
Banking (Forbes)
In 2008, banks suffered their worst year in decades. What do the experts anticipate for 2009?
2008-12-23 12:35:13 -
INDICATORS - Lebanon - Updated Dec 24 (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
BEIRUT, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.
2008-12-24 02:32:27 -
Mortgage refis surge (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Mortgage rates went up this week from near-record lows, as brokers scrambled to keep up with applications.
2008-12-25 05:00:00 -
Symond snatched Wizard from NAB (Sydney Morning Herald)
A LAST-MINUTE intervention by John Symond saw a joint bid by his Aussie Home Loans business and the Commonwealth Bank snatch Wizard Home Loans from the grasp of National Australia Bank, it emerged yesterday.
2008-12-25 06:58:46