March 2nd, 2010
Indonesia’s inflation held near the fastest pace since May 2009 amid rising commodity and food prices, putting pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates this year.
The consumer price index rose 3.81 percent in February from a year earlier, the central statistics agency said in Jakarta today. That compares with the 3.97 […]
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February 23rd, 2010
President Obama issued an executive order on Thursday that formally creates a bipartisan fiscal commission, a first step to forcing painful decisions needed to get the U.S. debt load under control.
Raising taxes, cutting spending and reforming Medicare and Social Security are all fair game, and thought to be impossible without the backing of both […]
Payday loans no faxing fall on the less risky side simply because the money loaned to you is a percentage of your next paycheck.
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February 12th, 2010
January was a tough month for St. Louis-area casinos, as the recession and cold weather teamed up to tamp down business.
Gambling revenue at the region’s six casinos fell by 4 percent in the month compared to last year, according to figures out Wednesday from Missouri and Illinois regulators. Every casino saw business fall. […]
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February 9th, 2010
WASHINGTON — If the Democratic Party has an stronghold on Wall Street, it is JPMorgan Chase.
Its chief executive, Jamie Dimon, is a friend of President Barack Obama’s from Chicago, a frequent White House guest and a big Democratic donor. Its vice chairman, William M. Daley, a former Clinton administration Cabinet official and […]
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February 6th, 2010
Toyota drivers are feeling mounting confusion and frustration as they attempt to fix their recalled cars. And Toyota dealers are under the gun as they face sometimes angry customers.
"It’s just getting crazy," said Andy Phillips who heads the service department at Sandy Springs Toyota in Georgia. "Well, you know. I’m tired, the phones are […]
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February 4th, 2010
The losses continued for Great Florida Bank in the fourth quarter, but it succeeded in paring down its problem loans.
The Miami Lakes-based bank (NASDAQ: GFLB) suffered a net loss of $15.9 million in the fourth quarter, following a $13.3 million loss in the third quarter, according to its filing with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination […]
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January 11th, 2010
The U.S. auto industry has been decimated in recent years by a rash of plant closings. But according to a survey of top industry executives, more shutdowns could be on the way.
The survey, conducted annually by accounting firm KPMG, found that 88% of top industry executives thought there is still too much capacity at […]
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December 17th, 2009
Customers snapping up electronics and gift cards for the holidays boosted Best Buy’s third-quarter profit, but the nation’s largest electronics retailer said Tuesday that shoppers are focused on prices, particularly of TVs and computers.
Best Buy predicted consumers will stay that way in the fourth quarter, squeezing its profit margin. That forecast sent […]
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December 15th, 2009
Cities and counties in California are losing millions of dollars in sales tax receipts due to slower retail sales, compared with last year.
In the most recent data available from the state Board of Equalization, jurisdictions around the state got $244 million in October, 14.5 percent less than they got in October 2008 as their share […]
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December 4th, 2009
He is Tiger Inc. Hear him roar.
Multi-million dollar contracts. An estimated $100 million (U.S.) in endorsements per year. More than $92 million from PGA career tournament winings. Ballooning PGA ticket sales and TV viewership levels.
Tiger Woods was, until now at least, a thoroughly unpolarizing sponge for corporate money who, according to Forbes magazine, […]
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