Posts Tagged ‘U.S.’
|Debt Ceiling Vote Could Spark First U.S. House GOP Battle
Debt Ceiling Vote Could Spark First U.S. House GOP Battle
A looming revolt against raising the national debt limit has opened the first visible rift between the new GOP leadership in the U.S. House and a faction represented by House Tea Party Caucus leader Michele Bachmann.
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Businesses on hook to pay U.S. $3.1 billion for unemployment benefits
Businesses on hook to pay U.S. $3.1 billion for unemployment benefits
Pennsylvania has borrowed $3.1 billion from the federal government to pay unemployment benefits. The bill is coming due. And businesses are paying up.
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U.S. Fed may raise rates in 2011: analyst
U.S. Fed may raise rates in 2011: analyst
While the market expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to remain on the sidelines in 2011, at least one economist isn’t so sure the central bank won’t raise rates
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Stocks Continuing To Post Strong Gains In The Mid-Afternoon – U.S. Commentary
Stocks Continuing To Post Strong Gains In The Mid-Afternoon – U.S. Commentary
(RTTNews) – Stocks continue to see significant upside in mid-afternoon trading on Monday after opening higher and advancing further in light of upbeat reports on manufacturing sector activity and construction spending.
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BMO Buying Marshall & Ilsley, Shows Canadian Appetite For U.S. Regional Banks
BMO Buying Marshall & Ilsley, Shows Canadian Appetite For U.S. Regional Banks
Bank of Montreal acquires the Milwaukee-based regional bank.
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Special Report: After U.S. failure, HSBC pushes into China
Special Report: After U.S. failure, HSBC pushes into China
Edward Chow remembers the nervous days of the early 1990s in Hong Kong, when tens of thousands of people left the then-British colony, fearful of what would happen when Chinese rule returned.
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First BanCorp. Puerto Rico Gets A Break From U.S. Treasury
First BanCorp. Puerto Rico Gets A Break From U.S. Treasury
First BanCorp. Puerto Rico Gets A Break From U.S. Treasury
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U.S. Stocks Rise as Nike, Salesforce.com Gains Overshadow China
U.S. Stocks Rise as Nike, Salesforce.com Gains Overshadow China
Nike, the largest maker of athletic shoes, gained 4 percent after boosting its quarterly payout to 31 cents. Salesforce.com Inc., the biggest seller of online customer-relationship management software, surged 18 percent after its sales forecast topped estimates following an increase in customers…. Business – Equities – Investing – Stocks and Bonds – Dow Jones Industrial Average
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Racial Predatory Loans Fueled U.S. Housing Crisis-Study
Racial Predatory Loans Fueled U.S. Housing Crisis-Study
A new study published in the American Sociological Review shows predatory lending aimed at racially segregated minority neighborhoods led to mass foreclosures.
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New U.S. Treasury Office May Unlock Secrets of Swaps and Loans
New U.S. Treasury Office May Unlock Secrets of Swaps and Loans
Don’t expect an Elizabeth Warren- style campaign for the first director of the Office of Financial Research, yet another agency set up under the financial system overhaul.
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