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 Fragile nations worry Moodys
Copenhagen News.Net
A report from Moody's Investors Service has warned that the global economic recovery remains fragile, even in some of the largest economies.
 Lehman executives might see courtroom
Copenhagen News.Net
A court-appointed examiner in the US has released a document on the collapse of the Lehman Brothers investment bank, suggesting some former executives could face criminal charges.
 Indian billionaires double in numbers
Copenhagen News.Net
India’s mega-rich are fast exceeding figures from last year, in which Forbes Magazine said there were 24 billionaires in India.
Asian Stocks Fall After Mixed Us Economic Reports
Sign on San Diego
HONG KONG Asian stock markets sank Monday after mixed economic reports about the U.S. economy inspired caution among investors. Major bourses were down as much as 1 percent after a lacklu...
Biggest Lender Urges Overpaying On Mortgages
Sky News
Lloyds says the majority of people are missing out on the chance to pay less interest on their mortgage and potentially cut years off the term. The bank says overpaying an extra £50 a month, a homeo...
First Solar Sells N.m. Project To Southern, Turner
Fox Business
TEL AVIV -- First Solar Inc., the Tempe, Ariz., producer of solar-energy modules, said on Monday that it sold a 30-megawatt solar-power project to Southern Co. and Turner Renewable Energy. Terms were...
Stock Futures Signal Dip; Eyes On Banks
Reuters
(Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.39 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.38 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0....
How To Help Your Tax Preparer Help You
CBS News
Ray Martin's Money Tips The Early Show money maven offers advice to keep your financial house in order. (CBS) Financial advisor and "Early Show" contributor Ray Martin asked certified public accountan...
Dodd Seeks Financial Regulation Consensus
CBS News
In this May 13, 2009, file photoSenate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, C-Conn., waits to speaks at a news conference on credit card fees on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Tax Rises Hit Greece As Eu To Discuss Debt Crisis
ABCNews
A wave of new consumer price hikes has hit Greece as European Union finance ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss the country's debt crisis. The center-left government has increased the main sa...
Dodd Seeks Difficult Consensus On Financial Rules
ABCNews
FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2009, file photo Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., announces a financial reform package during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. ...
Us Lawmakers Attack China Ahead Of Nov. Elections
ABCNews
(AP) After a lull last year, U.S. politicians jockeying ahead of crucial November elections have stepped up attacks on China as a way to win support from voters worried that the Asian power is taking...
Health Care 101: A Consumer Primer On Obama's Bill
ABCNews
It took lawmakers a year to shape President Barack Obama's health care bill. If it finally passes Congress, it'll take the better part of a decade to write the user manual for consumers and doctors, e...
European Stocks Open On Stable Note
Times of India
LONDON: European stock markets opened on a flat note on Monday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares broadly unchanged at 5,625.19 points. In Paris, the CAC 40 index slid 0.15 pe...
Darling Tells Sky: 'there's All To Play For'
Ananova
Chancellor Alistair Darling has told Sky News "there's all to play for" ahead of his pre-election budget on March 24. Speaking on Sunday Live with Adam Boulton, Mr Darling said: "The polls are closi...
Brown Intervenes As Ba Strikes Row Grows
Ananova
Gordon Brown has intervened personally in a bid to prevent planned strike action by British Airways cabin crew. The Prime Minister telephoned the joint general secretary of the Unite union Tony Wood...
Record Decline In Uk Air Travel
BBC
The UK's airports handled 7.4% fewer passengers last year than in 2008, the biggest annual decline since records began 65 years ago, figures have shown.The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said that wit...
French Connection's Losses Widen
BBC
Struggling fashion retailer French Connection is selling its Nicole Farhi subsidiary as it reported a widening of its annual losses.The company is also closing loss-making stores across the US. The Ni...
Kingdom Holding Bids For Rest Of Kingdom Hotel
Fox Business
TEL AVIV -- Kingdom Holding Co. of Saudi Arabia proposed to acquire the 43.9% of Kingdom Hotel Investments that it doesn't already own for $5 a share cash. The deal values KHI's shares at a total $84...
Lagarde Criticizes German Economic Policy: Report
Fox Business
FRANKFURT -- France's finance minister said German trade surpluses, built on holding down labor costs, may not be a sustainable model for the other countries in the euro zone, the Financial Times rep...
Barclays Capital Reportedly Plans Partner Model
Fox Business
LONDON -- Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of U.K. bank Barclays is looking to recreated the partnership model used by firms such as Goldman Sachs and Lazard before the became listed comp...
French Connection Plans Store Closures, Unit Sale
Fox Business
LONDON -- Fashion retailer French Connection Group said Monday that it will close the majority of under-performing stores in the U.S. and sell its Nicole Farhi business as part of a restructure of th...
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