Greek shares close sharply lower, led down by banking sector- UPDATE
Posted by: admin in Today NewsGreek shares close sharply lower, led down by banking sector- UPDATE
Forbes - ATHENS (Thomson Financial) - Greek shares underperformed their European peers throughout the session and closed sharply lower, led down by the banking sector. The ASE general index lost 1.4 pct to 5,133.3 and the blue-chip index fell 1.7 pct to 2,714
Police: Man lied to cops in LSU slayings
Miami Herald - A man has been charged with giving false information to authorities investigating the killings of two graduate students at Louisiana State University, police stated Thursday. Police stated Dallas Joseph Staden, 22, called authorities anonymously on Dec
Borrowers face more rate pain
News.com.au - Westpac is believed to have come under intense funding pressure after losing ground to its major banking rivals in the retail deposits market in the 11 months to the end of November. According to data published by the Australian Prudential Regulation
Asset-Backed Paper Grows for First Time Since August (Update5)
Bloomberg - The European Central Bank on Dec. 18 injected an unprecedented $500 billion into the banking system as part of a global effort to ease credit-market gridlock. Central banks in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Switzerland and the euro region agreed to
Medical pot ban sought for parolees
Miami Herald - Montana’s Department of Corrections is facing stiff resistance to a proposal to prohibit all people on parole or probation from obtaining medical marijuana. At a rules hearing Thursday, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana
Estate agent jobs go as house sales tumble
Daily Telegraph - These contracts have compensated for the significantly reduced activity levels arising from the recent liquidity issues in the banking market.” LSL, which purchased Your Move and the surveying business e.surv from Norwich Union in July 2004, saw its
Ex-Goldman analyst gets prison in insider case
Boston Globe - U.S. prosecutors accused Plotkin and another former Goldman employee, David Pajcin, of trading off of tips leaked by an ex- Merrill Lynch and Co Inc
Voyager Learning retains investment banking firm
MSN MoneyCentral - Voyager Learning Co., a publisher of educational materials, has retained investment banking firm Allen & Co. to explore the possibility of being sold. The company, which employs more than 300 people nationwide, currently is headquarters in Ann Arbor
Wuxi Makes $160 Million Offer for AppTec of U.S. (Update2)
Bloomberg - China Minsheng Banking Corp., China’s first non-state-owned bank, in October announced plans to purchase as much as 20 percent of UCBH Holdings Inc., the biggest lender serving the Chinese community in the U.S. To contact the reporter on this
RAMS completes sale deal with Westpac
News.com.au - Banking: RAMS completes sale deal with Westpac Insurance: QBE buys US-based North Pointe New York: Wall St closes flat, attention turns to data Philippines: Miners facing armed rebel raids Remuneration: Westpac boss discloses $6m in BHP shares Diamonds:
Koetter’s edge: Jaguars find success under offensive coordinator
Miami Herald - First-year Jaguars offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter swears he doesn’t look at the statistics. He does check out the scoreboard, and that’s all anyone needs to see to know Koetter’s offense is rolling heading into the postseason Saturday night at
Staking a claim in the new Singapore
International Herald Tribune - On the economic front, the country also has become an important financial hub for private banking and hedge fund management, luring hordes of well-heeled bankers that splash out on high-end properties. Sentosa Cove is divided into two gated
Your Money Jessica Investigates Personal Finance National Newspaper of
Daily Telegraph - Scottish Equitable restores £6,241 to reader after bungling Jessica Gorst-Williams ensures that AXA pays out an extra £1,362 after a pension transfer, finds that Abbey muddles through, advises that vigilance is needed in the banking
Japan leader apologizes for pension mess
Miami Herald - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda poses prior to his New Year’s press conference at his official residence in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 4, 2008. Fukuda offered an apology Friday for a growing scandal over millions of lost pension records and promised to
Aid group worker killed in Somalia
Miami Herald - A guard working for an aid group in Somalia was killed in a raid on its offices, two German partner organizations stated Thursday. Meanwhile, two foreign aid workers who had been kidnapped by gunmen in Somalia then released unharmed after a week’s
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