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Breaking News Mon, 8 Feb 2010
People walk past a luxury apartment under construction at the Central Business District in Beijing, Thursday, July 9, 2009. China's bank lending in June more than doubled from the previous month as Beijing's stimulus drove a surge in credit that has prompted concern about the possible impact of such a rapid increase.
Asia   Bank   China   Economy   Photos  
 China Daily 
China's bank shares set to perform best
| China's banks will outpace their peers in India and Indonesia, the best performers in Asia's banking industry over the past decade, to deliver the highest returns over the next five to 10 years, ana... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
 The Defence Minister & Chariman of Group of Ministers for Crisis Management, Shri Pranab Mukherjee is addressing the media in New Delhi on December 29, 2004.  India                    (rs1)
Bank   Finance   India   Photos   Politics  
 Indian Express 
FM asks banks to use tech for financial inclusion
| Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday asked banks to take the help of modern technology in order to achieve their financial inclusion goals. The reason for this, as cited by the FM, is t... (photo: PIB)
US Dollar - USD - Currency - Money - Forex. (ps1)  The Independent 
Africa's illicit money sent to Western banks
| Several African leaders, their relatives and associates used Western banks, including British ones, to move hundreds of millions of dollars out of their countries and into accounts and companies the... (photo: WN / patricia)
Africa   Banks   Money   People   Photos  
Corporation Bank ATM centre, Pune India  The Hindu 
Corporation Bank records Q3 net profit of Rs. 305 cr.
| Staff Correspondent | Bank registers a growth of 18.9 | per cent | Total business put at Rs. 1,41,121 crore | HUBLI: Corporation Bank has recorded a net profit of Rs. 305 crore for the third quarter... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Bank   Business   India   Photos   Profits  
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A man walks past a screen showing the European stock markets fall in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. The Paris stock exchange briefly suspended calculating the benchmark CAC-40 index on Wednesday amid a massive influx of sell orders that caused it to plummet nearly 8.2 percent, an exchange spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)hg3 Breitbart
European stocks stabilize but debt fears linger
| People stand in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm... | LONDON (AP) - Markets stabilized in Europe on Monday, but fell in Asia and the U.S., as in... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus)
Asia   Greece   Market   Photos   US  
A board at the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the Dow Jones Insustrial Average, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. The misery worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, Wall Street Journal
Financials Push Stocks Lower
By KRISTINA PETERSON | NEW YORK—U.S. stocks opened the week with a modest drop, weighed by financials as investors struggled with nagging concerns over sovereign de... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Banks   Europe   New York   Photos   US  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he delivers his speech at a ceremony honoring the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini at his mausoleum, just outside Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 2, 2008. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday once again turned his fiery rhetoric on Israel and saying that it will soon disappear from the world map. Ahmadinejad was speaking at a ceremony honoring the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on his death anniversar The Star
ANALYSIS - Revolution day will put Iran's disunity on show
| BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iranians are struggling over the legacy and even the legitimacy of an Islamic revolution that triumphed 31 years ago this week. No compromise is in s... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Ahmadinejad   Disunity   Iran   Photos   Revolution  
Brokers are seen under the curve of German stock index DAX at the stock market in Frankfurt, central Germany, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008. Houston Chronicle
European stocks rally despite debt fears
| LONDON - European markets rebounded Monday as investors looked past a slump in Asia and set aside worries about debt problems in countries like Greece and Portugal to b... (photo: AP / Michael Probst)
Debt   London   Markets   Photos   Stock  
A couple look in a shop window in Ermou St. Athens' main shopping district Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Seattle Times
Greece readies tax change to fight crisis
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 ... (photo: AP / Marita Pappa)
Athens   Fight   Greece   Greek   Photos  
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, right, browses through the New York Stock Exchange guest book with NYSE CEO John Thain before he signs it during his visit in New York Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007. CNN
Former Merrill CEO Thain tapped to head CIT
Former Merrill chief tapped to head CIT | February 8, 2010: 4:44 AM ET | LONDON (CNNMoney.com) -- Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain has been tapped to lead struggling l... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Bank   Business   Economy   Finance   Photos  
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Breitbart
Dollar in lower 89 yen in Tokyo, euro seen pressured by financial woes+
woes+ (AP) - TOKYO, Feb. 8 (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar mostly moved in a tight range in the lower 89 yen range Monday in Tokyo after mixed U.S. employment data, while th... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Currencies   Dollar   Euro   Photos   Stock  
building construction business - property - real estate Houston Chronicle
Real estate transactions
Sales | INDUSTRIAL: YH Development has sold the Fallbrook Business Center, a 40,450-square-foot office/warehouse building at 8726 Fallbrook Drive, to Master Flo for its v... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Business   Development   Photos   Property   US  
Automoile industry - cars - vehicles - India Deccan Chronicle
Economic growth predicted at 7.2%
Economic growth predicted at 7.2% | India on Monday forecast its economic growth for this fiscal at 7.2 percent, as against 6.7 percent achieved in the previous fiscal, d... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Business   Economy   India   Industry   Photos  
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Merrill Lynch & Co. John Thain looks on during a photo-shoot in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The Boston Globe
CIT names ex-Merrill CEO Thain as chairman, CEO
| 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 ... (photo: AP / Gautam Singh)
Bank   Business   Finance   Investment   Photos  
Financial Services Industry Credit Unions
- Central bank stance boosts Pakistan sentiments
- Stocks remain tepid as investors play it safe
- India's big gamble on growth
- World sugar supply still hit by lingering drought
Germany's Christian Democratic Union chairwoman Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media about their new ruling coalition in Berlin on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009.
Few Signs of Turnabout in Germany
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- Credit-Card Protester Sticks It To Banks -- With Stickers
- Saints Win Super Bowl; Obama Takes Credit for Victory
- Schumer, Hatch to offer jobs tax credit
- Woman admits stealing $65K from credit union where she was t
A woman places a holiday greeting sign in a shop window on Newbury Street in Boston, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009.
Now is the time to check your credit report
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Mortgages Investments
- Look out for property bubble, face of Cheung Kong
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- Obama prolongs the pain - again
- GSIS’ assumed burden
** FOR RELEASE MONDAY, JUNE 16--FILE ** In this May 7, 2008 file photo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Merrill Lynch & Co. John Thain looks on during a photo shoot in Mumbai, India.
CIT, emerging from bankruptcy, hires Thain as CEO
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- Hainan fears real-estate bubbles -
- VC investments in cleantech fell by half in 2009
- VC investments in cleantech fell by half in 2009
- Japan looks good - but it's not time to invest there yet
Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again
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Insurance Taxes
- Bankers squeeze farmers for loan reimbursement
- All Is Well
- Market Frenzy Over Greece Is Disturbingly Familiar
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Philhealth - Health Insurance Corporation - Philippines
Health insurance awareness low in country, says report
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- Major polluter tax bills introduced in Olympia
- German junior party to challenge Merkel on taxes (News Featu
- Analysis: Teachers back limits on Mo. tax credits
- Roanoke councilman proposes tax increase to support educatio
A couple look in a shop window in Ermou St. Athens' main shopping district Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010.
Greece readies tax change to fight crisis
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Mutual Funds Technology
- Market Frenzy Over Greece Is Disturbingly Familiar
- After Buying Spree, China Owns Stakes in Top U.S. Firms
- Euro zone bond frenzy echoes past battles
- America Not Near To Solving Its Debt Problems
Morgan Stanley Building
After Buying Spree, China Owns Stakes in Top U.S. Firms
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- Wakf refuses land for Hinduja power plant
- Autism underdiagnosed in women, say Brit boffins
- Birds use feathers 'to touch', say experts
- Relationship between HIV-infected kids, caregivers crucial
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Spain's Telefonica may charge Internet search engines like Google for network bandwidth
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