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  • Northern Rock May Cut Its Liabilities, Charcol Says (Update1) - Bloomberg

    Northern Rock May Cut Its Liabilities, Charcol Says (Update1)Bloomberg - 2 hours agoNorthern Rock said yesterday it will offer a 6.79 percent interest rate on a home loan fixed for two years. That rate compares with an average of 6.49 ...
    2008-02-08 07:02:19
  • Odyssey secures $5M loan Tampa Bay Business Journal - Bizjournals.com

    Odyssey secures $5M loan Tampa Bay Business JournalBizjournals.com, NC - 2 hours agoThe deal with Fifth Third has a floating interest rate equal to prime plus 50 basis points, monthly payments of interest only and a balloon payment due Feb. ...
    2008-02-08 07:05:08
  • Governor Rendell Says 'Protecting Our Progress' Plan Holds ... - PR Newswire (press release)

    Governor Rendell Says 'Protecting Our Progress' Plan Holds ...PR Newswire (press release), NY - 1 hour ago... tax credit program and lowering the interest rate charged for key commonwealth economic development program loans to two percent below the prime rate. ...
    2008-02-08 07:33:15
  • In farewell speech, Putin lambasts West and lays out agenda for ... - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

    In farewell speech, Putin lambasts West and lays out agenda for ...PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 1 hour agoAnd he returned to the issue that helped propel him to the presidency _ terrorism in the North Caucasus and his decision in 1999, as prime minister, ...
    2008-02-08 07:54:10
  • Zimbabwe: RBZ At the Heart of Banking Crisis - AllAfrica.com

    Zimbabwe: RBZ At the Heart of Banking CrisisAllAfrica.com, Washington - 1 hour agoBanks make money by charging borrowers more for a loan (a higher percentage interest rate) than is paid to depositors for use of their money. ...
    2008-02-08 08:10:54
  • Q2 2008 Orleans Homebuilders Earnings Conference Call - Final - Insurance News Net (press release)

    Q2 2008 Orleans Homebuilders Earnings Conference Call - FinalInsurance News Net (press release), PA - 57 minutes agoLower interest rates have always helped in the past. The Fed and the government must both remain supportive. We will continue to remain focused and we will ...
    2008-02-08 08:16:40
  • Talk of currency shake-up resurfaces in Bulgaria - Sofia Echo

    Talk of currency shake-up resurfaces in BulgariaSofia Echo, Bulgaria - 53 minutes agoThe sub-prime mortgage situation that plunged the international financial markets to an enduring crisis and caused global investment heavyweights to ...
    2008-02-08 08:20:52
  • MANAGER PROFILE: Staff turnover: what does it mean? - Sofia Echo

    MANAGER PROFILE: Staff turnover: what does it mean?Sofia Echo, Bulgaria - 52 minutes agoHe shuns rankings by assets as conservative because sheer size of assets under management does not automatically translate to prime fundamentals such as ...
    2008-02-08 08:21:04
  • Victor Zubkov's visit is of both Armenia's and Russia's interest ... - PanARMENIAN.Net

    Victor Zubkov's visit is of both Armenia's and Russia's interest ...PanARMENIAN.Net, Armenia - 46 minutes agoAccording to the Russian Prime Minister, Russia is Armenia's main foreign investor. “The total bulk of Russia's investment at the rate of $1 milliard is a ...
    2008-02-08 08:27:22
  • Going Nowhere Fast - Smartmoney.com

    Going Nowhere FastSmartmoney.com - 46 minutes agoEven if that rate halves because of pressure on future reinsurance premiums, Swiss Re's estimated earnings before interest and taxes would be CHF11 billion ...
    2008-02-08 08:27:39
  • More bucks, less bang - Bend Weekly

    More bucks, less bangBend Weekly, OR - 41 minutes agoIt cut short-term interest rates by half a percentage point, just eight days after a three-quarters-point rate cut. Those unusually sharp rate cuts - the ...
    2008-02-08 08:32:54
  • JOB CREATION STRATEGIES, EXPANDED SOCIAL PROTECTION, EDUCATION FOR ... - Media Newswire (press release)

    JOB CREATION STRATEGIES, EXPANDED SOCIAL PROTECTION, EDUCATION FOR ...Media Newswire (press release), NY - 8 minutes agoDisaffected, unskilled, hopeless youth were prime targets for extremist rhetoric, she asserted. MUHAMMAD ALI SORCAR ( Bangladesh ) said it was evident that ...
    2008-02-08 09:05:35
  • Davos power brokers urge coordinated effort against slump (MENAFN)

    Davos power brokers urge coordinated effort against slump
    2008-02-08 06:29:36
  • Gold Traders see thru ECB's "Smoke and Mirrors" (Kitco.com)

    European Central Bank chief, Jean “Tricky” Trichet, likes to operate behind a veil of “Smoke and Mirrors” in managing the Euro zone’s monetary policy, which is designed to fool most people, most of the time.
    2008-02-08 06:31:54
  • France's finance minister praises ECB shift, says euro too high (Channel NewsAsia)

    TOKYO: French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde on Friday welcomed the European Central Bank's more cautious view of the economic outlook but said the euro was still too high for comfort.
    2008-02-08 06:41:02