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| On the Federal Reserve System - Politonomist | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Voice of America- On the Federal Reserve System- Politonomist, Canada- To none, at least none effected, are the costs to living standards acceptable: inflationary policies at the Federal Reserve (and other central banks worldwide) generally encourage a two per cent reduction in the value of money, per year; ...- World poised to fall in lockstep with Fed Globe and Mail- Fed Entry Into Quantitative Easing Makes Bank of Canada Likely to ... CEP News- US Federal Reserve announces massive increase in government debt Center for Research on Globalization- Winnipeg Sun - Financial Postall 5,230 news articles - | |
| Bank crisis spawns new kind of gold rush - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Bank crisis spawns new kind of gold rush- Globe and Mail, Canada- Canadian banks have long offered retail clients exposure to gold through gold-backed certificates, whose value is based on the spot price of gold (minus administrative fees) and can be exchanged by their holders for either cash or physical gold. ... - | |
| Benefits Selling Expo 2009 Announces New Session: How To Recover ... - F... | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Benefits Selling Expo 2009 Announces New Session: How To Recover ...- Free Press Release Center (press release), Canada- About Benefits Selling Benefits Selling?s mission is to provide the research, trends and tactics to help analyze the dynamic products brokers have to sell in today?s world of group, voluntary , consumer-directed health care and retirement options. ... - | |
| Exploring the Roots of Wireless Spectrum Controversy (eComm Panel) - Cir... | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Exploring the Roots of Wireless Spectrum Controversy (eComm Panel)- CircleID, Canada- In the United States, in the 3650 MHz band, there are three radio location repair stations. The band allocation was shared between NTIA and non-government uses. That's why it didn't have to be auctioned off. If it's exclusive use and it isn't ... - | |
| Payday loan rates higher in Nova Scotia - TheChronicleHerald.ca | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| St. Louis Post-Dispatch- Payday loan rates higher in Nova Scotia- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada- By CLARE MELLOR Business Reporter THE CAP on what lenders can charge for a payday loan is much higher in Nova Scotia than in three other provinces that have also set maximum rates. Payday loans are small loans, usually of a couple of hundred dollars, ...- Recession not creating boom in loans, industry says TheChronicleHerald.ca- all 5 news articles - | |
| Station Casinos Faces April Bankruptcy Deadline - Online Casino Sphere | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Station Casinos Faces April Bankruptcy Deadline- Online Casino Sphere, Canada- By Lance Burkhart on March 20, 2009 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Court filings revealed an admissio by Station Casinos that the gaming company may likely file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by April 15th. The gambling operator has defaulted on loan ... - | |
| Petcetera files for bankruptcy protection - The Province | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| CBC.ca- Petcetera files for bankruptcy protection- The Province, Canada- Petcetera, the Richmond-based pet food superstore, has filed for bankruptcy protection ? and launched a massive two-month, cross-Canada sale to dump merchandise and raise money for restructuring. In a company press release issued Friday, Vancouver-born ...- Petcetera intends to file for bankruptcy protection News1130- Petcetera files for creditor protection, initiates immediate ... Canada NewsWire (press release)- BC-based Petcetera files for creditor protection CBC.ca- Opinion250 News - BCLocalNewsall 21 news articles - | |
| Hotel of US presidents, Garland bought for a song - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| The Associated Press- Hotel of US presidents, Garland bought for a song- Globe and Mail, Canada- The Greenbrier luxury resort, the white Georgian-style landmark that has hosted 26 presidents since it opened in 1778, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said Marriott Hotel Services Inc. will purchase it from owner CSX Corp., ...- Historic Greenbrier resort files for bankruptcy protection Globe and Mail- all 458 news articles - | |
| Primus Telecommunications files for bankruptcy - Digital Home | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Primus Telecommunications files for bankruptcy- Digital Home, Canada- Primus Telecommunications Group Inc., the US parent company of Primus Canada, this week announced it had filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In its filing, the US company said that none of Primus' operating companies in the United States, ... - | |
| Bankruptcy takes the pulp out of Marathon - Northern Ontario Business | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Bankruptcy takes the pulp out of Marathon- Northern Ontario Business, Canada- The operation, owned by Tembec and Kruger, owes $50.4 million to creditors and filed for bankruptcy protection, Feb. 13. But the joint venture company announced March 17, it won't be seeking a 30-day extension on its protection. The bankruptcy is being ... - | |
| Hawk Announces Shares for Debt Agreement With Service Providers - Canadi... | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Hawk Announces Shares for Debt Agreement With Service Providers- Canadian Mining Journal, Canada- The completion of the shares for debt settlement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the Exchange). The Company intends to apply to the Exchange for approval of the shares for debt settlement in due course. ... - | |
| Couple face corruption rap - The Province | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Couple face corruption rap- The Province, Canada- After several failed bids to extradite the Chingkoes, the Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) turned to its 1976 tax extradition treaty with Canada in a tactic that could force the Chingkoes to face the charges. The Chingkoes are alleged to ... - | |
| Low Penetration to Drive Chinese Credit Card Market - Free Press Release... | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Low Penetration to Drive Chinese Credit Card Market- Free Press Release Center (press release), Canada- The credit card market in China is expected to grow at a CAGR of 28% in the next few years despite the slowing economic growth. March 18, 2009 (FPRC) -- Chinese credit card market has grown at a rapid pace over the past few years on account of robust ... - | |
| Til Debt Do Us Part relieves domestic credit crises - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Til Debt Do Us Part relieves domestic credit crises- Globe and Mail, Canada- Hence, Mike and Sheila have zero savings and are instead paying off department-store credit cards charging 30-per-cent interest. Sound familiar? A quick accounting reveals Mike and Sheila are overspending at the rate of $3500 per month. ... - | |
| RNCOS Releases a New Report- Indian Payment Card Market Forecast ... - F... | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| RNCOS Releases a New Report- Indian Payment Card Market Forecast ...- Free Press Release Center (press release), Canada- Our new research report, ?Indian Payment Card Market Forecast to 2012?, states that with changing consumer spending patterns and growing income levels, the Indian payment card market, which includes both credit cards and debit cards, has expanded ... - | |
| Coal Stocks Take Their Lumps (BTU, ACI, MEE, CNX, NRP) - Investopedia | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Coal Stocks Take Their Lumps (BTU, ACI, MEE, CNX, NRP)- Investopedia, Canada- (Innovations in energy and consumption grow as companies adopt them to reduce costs; read more in Clean Or Green Technology Investing.) In the backward Bizarro World of Superman Comics, lumps of coal function as currency. In the investment world, ... - | |
| The skinny on principal-protected notes - Morningstar Canada | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| The skinny on principal-protected notes- Morningstar Canada, Canada- The problem is that there is a big difference between investing $100 in something, and investing $20 in a five-times leveraged version of it. First there is the cost of the leverage, which will eat into the investor's returns. ... - | |
| Us past-due auto loans up 17 per cent - CanadianDriver | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Us past-due auto loans up 17 per cent- CanadianDriver, Canada- Combined, these past-due loans accounted for nearly US$29 billion at risk. ?There continues to be a steep climb in the number of people past due on their auto loans, which causes a negative ripple through the industry,? said Scott Waldron, president of ... - | |
| Damaged dealers at sales crossroads - Financial Post | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Financial Post- Damaged dealers at sales crossroads- Financial Post, Canada- Temperatures in Grand Prairie, Alta., where he runs five franchised auto dealerships owned by AutoCanada Income Fund, are climbing back up toward zero. People are trickling outdoors with greater frequency. And Mr. Kaban's sales staff should be gearing ... - | |
| A Look at the Issues Facing carmax - Morningstar.ca | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| A Look at the Issues Facing carmax- Morningstar.ca, Canada- The US government's recently initiated Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility program allows the finance arms of automakers such as Ford F and Nissan NSANY to sell bonds backed by auto loans. CAF may not directly benefit from this program, ... - | |
| New Car Loans Information Site Launched At Talkingcarloans.Com - Free Pr... | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| New Car Loans Information Site Launched At Talkingcarloans.Com- Free Press Release Center (press release), Canada- The subjects covered in the articles are focused on car loans and auto loans. They cover diverse areas such as easier ways to get a bad car loan, mistakes to avoid and hidden costs. The team at TalkingCarLoans.com feels that these and some more ... - | |
| US Federal Reserve announces massive increase in government debt - Cente... | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Voice of America- US Federal Reserve announces massive increase in government debt- Center for Research on Globalization, Canada- Under this plan, hedge funds and other investment firms can receive low-cost loans from the Fed to purchase new securities backed by auto loans, credit card debt and other consumer financing. The Fed and the Treasury plan to enlarge the class of ...- Bernanke Buying Spree: The Good, the Bad, & the Reality Q1 Publishing- Fed to buy long-term US government debt ReportonBusiness.com- With key rate near zero, Fed scopes out options. Lethbridge Herald- ReportonBusiness.comall 5,230 news articles - | |
| First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund Declares ... -... | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| SYS-CON Media (press release)- First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund Declares ...- Stockhouse, Canada- The Fund pursues these investment objectives by investing in senior secured US dollar-denominated floating-rate corporate loans. First Trust Advisors LP, the Fund's investment advisor, along with its affiliate First Trust Portfolios LP, ...- First Trust/FIDAC Mortgage Income Fund Declares Monthly Common ... Stockhouse- all 162 news articles - | |
| Comments are now closed for this story - CTV.ca | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Comments are now closed for this story- CTV.ca, Canada- I think that Ontario/Canada should call in all their loans, seize all Canadian assets and accounts, and make sure every cent of tax they owe is paid back immediately. Then encourage Canadians not to buy any Chrysler product from any Chrysler subsiduary ... - | |
| An Alternative Program for Economic Recovery - Center for Research on Gl... | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Center for Research on Globalization- An Alternative Program for Economic Recovery- Center for Research on Globalization, Canada- A new federal housing agency, a ?Home Owners-Small Business Loan Corp.?, or HSBLC, must be created to provide direct lending to homeowners and small businesses. This is not a ?Reconstruction Trust Corp? recommendation to merely buy up mortgage assets, ... - | |
| US regulators take over two corporate credit unions - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| US regulators take over two corporate credit unions- Globe and Mail, Canada- AP WASHINGTON ? Federal regulators have taken over two large institutions that provide wholesale financing for US credit unions, a move they say was needed to stabilize the credit union system. The National Credit Union Administration said Friday it ... - | |
| EU leaders considering more money for IMF - CBC.ca | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| BBC News- EU leaders considering more money for IMF- CBC.ca, Canada- On Thursday, they refused to sign up to spend more cash to get out of a worsening recession, rebuffing calls by the United States and European trade unions for more aid to bolster jobs. EU leaders said they would be willing to top up a 25-billion euro ...- EU considers more money for IMF Globe and Mail- all 971 news articles - | |
| Insurance Cos. Stick Drug-Cost Needle in Folks Hurting Most - DigitalJou... | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| DigitalJournal.com- Insurance Cos. Stick Drug-Cost Needle in Folks Hurting Most- DigitalJournal.com, Canada- Perhaps the new administration, in reviewing a new health care plan for the nation, will scrutinize insurance companies at all levels and industries, not just AIG's financial bungles, and will help alleviate the burden of drug costs on those who can ... - | |
| Leading Toronto Software Firm Aids Health Administration Program - Excha... | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Leading Toronto Software Firm Aids Health Administration Program- Exchange Morning Post, Canada- Graduates find employment in the offices of health care professionals, as well as in hospitals, clinics, community service agencies and insurance companies. The most recent Conestoga employment report shows a 100 per cent success rate for graduates of ... - | |
| Personal Finance: Retirement planning for small business owners - Calgar... | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Personal Finance: Retirement planning for small business owners- Calgary Herald, Canada- It can be a big headache, but this isn't the time for small business owners to put their personal financial planning and retirement savings on the back burner. A few years ago, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business reported about 70% of small ...- Forget the office for a minute Calgary Herald- all 4 news articles - | |
| Retirement planning: Better late than never - Reuters India | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Retirement planning: Better late than never- Reuters India, India- Following steps taken by him can help late starters in chalking out their desired retirement plan: After deciding that he really wanted to retire, Mr Panchayati analyzed his income and expenses with the help of his advisor to arrive at a desired figure ... - | |
| Retirement planning firm says it will close Lower Allen office - PennLiv... | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Retirement planning firm says it will close Lower Allen office- PennLive.com, PA- by DAVID WENNER, Of The Patriot-News A Lower Allen Township operation that manages employee retirement plans will close, putting as many as 41 people out of work, according to a notice filed with the state Department of Labor and Industry. ... - | |
| Throw money around and hope crisis abates - The Gazette (Montreal) | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Calgary CTV- Throw money around and hope crisis abates- The Gazette (Montreal), Canada- Take for example yesterday's $500 million emergency fund to help "medium and large private and public enterprises." But how? Loans? Equity? The details are to follow. There's a chunk of money for tourism and forestry; details later. ...- Quebec budget predicts 4 years of deficits CBC.ca- all 83 news articles - | |
| Making the upgrade - National Post | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| Making the upgrade- National Post, Canada- "For those receiving a sizeable tax return back from the government, they can combine this with the HRTC and put the money to good use, particularly if they are getting ready to put their house on the market," he says. Earmarking tax refunds to remodel ... - | |
| Obama apologizes for Special Olympics gaffe - CTV.ca | As of: 2009-03-20 |
| New York Times Blogs- Obama apologizes for Special Olympics gaffe- CTV.ca, Canada- If it was Harper or Bush making those remarks, people wouldn't be so forgiving. Anyone who is going to read into this any further than for what it was on the surface, seriously needs to get a life. Its no wonder that the people in power don't seen to ...- Obama defends Geithner, pans AIG in Leno interview CBC.ca- Obama tells Leno he was stunned by AIG bonuses Hamilton Spectator- all 2,547 news articles - | |
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