Wall Street Lower on Economy and Debt Worries The New York Times | Stocks fell moderately on Wall Street in early trading Monday as investors remain wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt concerns in Europe. | Major indexes have been on a roller coaster lately as investors try to determine whether a nascent global economic recovery is ...
Greece readies tax change to fight crisis Seattle Times ATHENS, Greece - | Greek officials put the final touches Monday on an overhaul of the country's ineffective tax system - part of their urgent effort to fix a debt crisis that has shaken the entire eurozone. | The center-left government, elected in October, has pledged to fight endemic tax evasion an...
Masters of lust Hong Kong Standard The pretty teenager knew it could come to this - having to give herself to a man who looked older than her father. But her mind was on how marvellous life would be when she made it big as a model, so she peeled off her panties and awaited the master'...
Visa: UK fair sees big crowd Deccan Chronicle Visa: UK fair sees big crowd | Feb. 8: With the UK imposing stringent visa procedures for Indian students, several youngsters visited the Education UK exhibition in Bengaluru on Monday hoping to find answers to their queries. | The UK authorities ask...
Centre predicts 7.2 percent GDP growth in 2009-2010 Newstrack India | New Delhi, Feb 8 (ANI): The Centre on Monday estimated that the economy would grow by 7.2 in the current fiscal compared to 6.7 percent growth that was witnessed in 2008-2009. | The projected GDP growth for the current financial year as estim...
Jitters remain on Greek debt crisis Hong Kong Standard Worries about Greek sovereign debt and a potential spillover elsewhere rattled financial markets again yesterday, squelching a tentative recovery by both European shares and the euro. | //--> Tuesday, February 09, 2010 | Worries about Greek sovereign...
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CIT names ex-Merrill CEO Thain as chairman, CEO The Boston Globe | NEW YORK-Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain, who brokered the investment bank's controversial sale to , is taking over as chairman and CEO of as the commercial lender continues ...
CIT, emerging from bankruptcy, hires Thain as CEO The Guardian * Former Merrill CEO replaces interim chief immediately * Thain's experience restructuring NYSE cited in hire * CIT emerged from bankruptcy in December By Jonathan Spicer NEW YORK,...
BSP OKs $655M in soft loans Malaya | The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has approved $655 million worth of official development assistance loans from multilateral institutions in support of fiscal consolidation and soc...
Voters of Costa Rica Elect Their First Female President The New York Times | MEXICO CITY - Costa Ricans elected a former vice president, Laura Chinchilla, as the country's first female president, giving the ruling party a resounding victory. | Ms. Chinchilla, 50, won 47 percent of the vote, and both the second- and third-pl...
Stocks fall as European debt concerns remain Syracuse | (AP) - NEW YORK - Stocks fell moderately in early trading as investors remain wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt concerns in Europe. | Major indexes have been on a roller coaster lately as investors try to determine whether a nascent global economic recovery is sustainable. | Traders are still grappling with concer...
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Israeli forces raid West Bank camp Al Jazeera | Israeli forces have raided a Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank, arresting at least 40 people. | The arrests on Monday at the Shuafat camp in annexed east Jerusalem were part of an operation that Israeli police said was aimed at "putting order" in the area. | Al Jazeera's Elias Karram, reporting from the camp, said: "The raid was...
