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Monthly Archive February, 2011

White House ok with immediate spending cuts

February 28, 2011

Siding with congressional Republicans, the White House voiced general approval Monday for a short-term bill that makes immediate cuts in federal spending while preventing a […]

Uncategorized, technology - Comments closed

Gallagher: Reverse mortgages offers benefits, pitfalls

February 27, 2011

Things have been pretty bad in the mortgage business for the last three years. So, Phyllis Taylor found her paychecks getting slimmer.
Taylor, who works for […]

Uncategorized, technology - Comments closed

Ferry with Americans aboard leaves Libya

February 25, 2011

Rough seas stranded thousands of Chinese workers hoping to be evacuated Friday from the chaos in Libya, but the ordeal of hundreds of Americans and […]

Loans, technology - Comments closed

So 2009 was lousy in St. Louis. Now what?

February 24, 2011

We knew the economy was bad here in 2009.
Wednesday, we found out just how bad.
The most precise measure yet of the impact of the so-called […]

money, online - Comments closed

Icahn offers to buy Mentor Graphics at $17 a share

February 22, 2011

Activist investor Carl Icahn is offering to buy software maker Mentor Graphics Corp. for $17 per share in cash, or about $1.9 billion.
The offer is […]

Banks, news - Comments closed

China, too, ripe for grassroots discontent

February 20, 2011

It was significant but not astonishing news last week that China has eclipsed Japan as the world

Business, money - Comments closed

Malaysia Economy Grows Fastest in Decade, Adding Pressure for Higher Rates - Bloomberg

February 19, 2011

Malaysia’s economy expanded 4.8 percent last quarter, spurring full-year growth to the quickest pace in a decade and putting pressure on the central bank […]

Finance, marketing - Comments closed

Weather, one-time gains push Duke earnings higher

February 17, 2011

Duke Energy says net income grew 23 percent in the fourth quarter, boosted by gains from selling assets and cold weather in its service territory.
The […]

UK, marketing - Comments closed

Del. judge blasts Barclays, halts Del Monte vote

February 16, 2011

A Delaware judge has delayed a shareholder vote on Del Monte Foods Co.’s planned $4 billion acquisition by a group of private equity firms.
In his […]

UK, management - Comments closed

Laffer Curve Pays Billions If Obama Just Asks: Kevin Hasset - Bloomberg

February 14, 2011

The U.S. is about to have the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world because our competitors have noticed that revenue goes up as […]

Lenders, Personal Finance - Comments closed