RBA expected to hold rates amid inflation fears The Australian | THE Reserve Bank is expected to keep the official cash rate at 3 per cent tomorrow, against a backdrop of rising unemployment but more positive forecasts that the Australian economy will avoid a deep growth contraction. | Interest rate markets are convinced that there will be no change to rates, n...
US official in N Korea talks Irish Times | The US pointman for sanctions on North Korea holds talks in Malaysia today, possibly on links banks have to the North's finances, while a report said Pyongyang may have shot mid-range missiles in a series fired on Saturday. | North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles, South Korea's defence min...
RACHEL BECK: Investors should do the math on banks Asbury Park Press | Confused about the state of the banking crisis? About whether good banks are back, or bad banks are multiplying? | You aren't alone. Even Wall Street analysts dedicated to analyzing bank finances can't seem to figure it all out. That's only adding ...
Ailing California financial trouble, economy could prolong U.S. recession Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California faces a $24 billion budget shortfall, an eye-popping amount that dwarfs many states' entire annual spending plans. | Beyond California's borders, why should anyone care that the home of Google and the Walt Disney Co...
US official in N Korea talks Irish Times | The US pointman for sanctions on North Korea holds talks in Malaysia today, possibly on links banks have to the North's finances, while a report said Pyongyang may have shot mid-range missiles in a series fired on Saturday. | North Korea launched s...
IT firms' Q1 revenue may slide on rupee appreciation: Analysts The Times Of India | Text: NEW DELHI: Revenues of major IT firms are expected to be hit by up to 7 per cent in rupee terms in the April-June period as appreciation in the Indian currency against the dollar during th...
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Gov't not keen on taking over Sulpicio Malaya | JUSTICE Secretary Raul Gonzalez yesterday said the government is not keen on taking over the operations of Sulpicio Lines which owns the capsized MV Princess of the Stars. | He s...
S&P affirms RP ratings, stable outlook Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—Credit watcher Standard & Poor Ratings Services affirmed on Friday its non-investment grade rating for Philippine sovereign issues, while maintaining a 'stabl...
Alaska Airlines Inaugurates Portland-Maui Service The Examiner Distributed by Press Release EMAIL ARTICLE PRINT ARTICLE | PORTLAND (Map) - PORTLAND, July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines today will inaugurate service between Portlan...
Globespotters: Rome, Mumbai and Prague The New York Times | Excerpts from recent posts on the Globespotters blog, a travelers' guide to cities around the world. Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This Image Sean Gallup/Getty Images | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. | Get travel news from those in the know. | ROME...
Movement to shut down shark tours in Hawaii grows The Examiner Comments HALEIWA, Hawaii (Map, News) - Three women donned scuba masks and jumped into the waters off Oahu's North Shore, floating inside a submerged cage as about a dozen sharks glided toward bloody fish scraps tossed into the water by a tour company...
North Korea fires missiles in 4th of July salvo The Examiner Comments SEOUL, South Korea (Map, News) - North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied U.N. resolutions and drew global expressions of condemnation and concern. | Th...
China won't press for new global currency at G8 Houston Chronicle | BEIJING - China has no plans to raise its proposal for a new global currency to replace the dollar at the G8 meeting this week but is willing to discuss it, a top Chinese diplomat said, as President Hu Jintao left Sunday for Italy. | China is not one of the Group of Eight major economies but is attending the meeting in the Italian city of L'Aquil...
NAB: Bad-debt levels likely to rise NZ Herald 4:00AM Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 | SYDNEY - National Australia Bank (NAB) chief executive Cameron Clyne says rising bad debt levels will be feature of most banks' results over the "next couple" of half years, particularly if unemployment rises. | Clyne said while Australia was experiencing a milder downturn than other countries around the world, its ban...
