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Liberty reports good progress on growth path (Mail and Guardian)
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Liberty Group CEO Bruce Hemphill says the wealth-management group is far better positioned for growth and a return to a longer-term trend of increasing earnings than it was six months ago.
2008-08-06 05:09:05 -
PRESS RELEASE:Fitch:Payment Shock To Still Weigh on Spanish RMBS (Nasdaq)
Fitch Ratings-London/Madrid-06 August 2008: Fitch Ratings says mortgage interest payment shock stemming from rising unemployment and interest rate re- sets will continue to weigh on Spanish RMBS performance and contribute to an increase in negative rating actions in H208.
2008-08-06 05:09:54 -
Commodities drag down TSX - Victoria Times Colonist
The natural resource sector dragged the Toronto Stock Exchange down for a third straight day yesterday, with fertilizer producer Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. leading the way. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 254.33 points, or 1.9 per cent ...
2008-08-06 01:32:00 -
Personal finance chat with Deborah Levenson - Boston Globe
Deborah_Levenson: My name is Debbie Levenson. I'm a certified financial planner and am happy to answer your planning and investment questions. So go ahead and ask! fundfrenzy__Guest_: Hi Deb, I still have my 401K from my old job. I was holding onto ...
2008-08-05 02:19:00 -
Iberia earnings hit by surging fuel costs - Financial Times
Iberia of Spain on Tuesday became the latest airline to feel the impact of high fuel costs and flagging growth rates, reporting a sharp fall in first-half net profits. The flag-carrier, which last week revealed it was in merger talks with British ...
2008-08-05 02:38:00 -
Eurozone July services PMI dips to 5-year low - Financial Times
FRANKFURT August 5 The euro zone’s dominant servicessector slid further into contraction in July, hitting a five-year low, while inflationary price pressures remained near record levels. Final data in a key monthly survey of private sector ...
2008-08-05 02:09:00 -
Euro sees modest rebound ahead of ECB - Marketwatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- With the Federal Reserve's rate-setting meeting out of the way currency traders have turned their attention to the European Central Bank and the Bank of England, which are both expected to leave key rates on hold Thursday ...
2008-08-06 02:01:00 -
Oil price drop, Fed rate pause spur stocks rally - Marketwatch
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets ended higher Wednesday after crude-oil prices declined and the U.S. left interest rates unchanged, triggering a sharp overnight rise on Wall Street. Exporters such as Sony Corp. and airlines like Korean Air Co ...
2008-08-06 03:12:00 -
How Compounding Helps Decide How Much Interest You Pay, Get (Fox News)
How Compounding Helps Decide How Much Interest You Pay, Get
2008-08-04 04:52:13 -
No mob scene at failed bank (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
A few of First Priority's account holders pop in, for reassurance, mostly.
2008-08-04 11:45:24 -
INDICATORS - Lebanon - Updated Aug 5 (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
BEIRUT, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics.
2008-08-05 12:41:49 -
Banks respond to demand for CDs (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Bank failures have caused nervous customers to jump to certificates of deposit, and rates are up.
2008-08-05 03:00:00 -
Rates up as demand for safe CDs jumps (Bankrate.com)
The litany of billions of dollars in net losses in the banking industry can raise troubling questions among customers. What does it mean to them? Will their institutions topple like IndyMac Bank? Will they learn from the news that their bank is considered poorly managed?
2008-08-05 04:02:22 -
For investors, there is no free lunch (USA Today)
Like professional baseball players, investors need to know their clichs. So write this down: There is no free lunch.
2008-08-05 05:18:57 -
Customers Can Access up to $50 Million in FDIC Insurance Coverage at Virginia Commerce Bank (Centre Daily Times)
Months of financial market turbulence, uncertain economic forecasts, and the third largest bank failure in U.S. history have unsettled many people, but consumers and institutions searching for a safe haven for their money need to look no further than Virginia Commerce Bank.
2008-08-05 07:55:39