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RBA says banking competition is cyclical
RESERVE Bank Governor Glenn Stevens says banking competition is cyclical like the global economy. View full post on All Stories
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Bulgarian Banking System Competitive After Crisis, Iskrov Says
By Elizabeth Konstantinova Bloomberg agency Bulgaria’s banks are well capitalized and have set aside enough provisions to cover increasing bad loans, central bank Governor Ivan Iskrov said on Thursday. … View full post on All Stories
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US winning Afghan war, says Obama
President Barack Obama has paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan and assured cheering US troops they are winning the war View full post on All Stories
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Rights Groups Says Southern U.S. “Fails” In Reducing AIDS Cases
New York, NY, United States (NewsBahn) – An international rights organization is accusing state governments in the southern United States of a “public health failure” that has seen the number of HIV/AIDS cases in the region rise the most in the nation because of policies that are ineffective and discriminate against people with the virus. [...]
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Phoenix still faces fiscal challenges, group says
Phoenix celebrated finding more than $25 million in savings through its Innovation and Efficiency Task Force earlier this week, but some say there is still much work to do to keep the city in good fiscal health. View full post on All Stories
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Economy Is Strong, Data Suggest, Regardless of What the Fed Says
Stocks are getting ripped by North Korea and Ireland, with all the fears that go along with those two stories. People should not panic. A lot of good news out there is suggesting a strong economy, regardless of what the Fed says. Third-quarter real GDP was revised up to 2.5% from 2%, including better consumer [...]
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Obama Says New Airport Security Procedures Necessary
President Barack Obama said this weekend that he understands people’s frustrations over new airport security measures, but the screenings are needed to adapt to growing terror threats. View full post on All Stories
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Huntington Economist Says U.S. Economic Growth Will Be Slow & Steady
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Despite employment worries, the U.S. economy continues to show steady, if unremarkable growth, according to George Mokrzan, Ph.D., senior economist at Huntington (Nasdaq: HBAN) (www.huntington.com). “We can expect to see a steady 2 percent growth rate f View full post on All Stories
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Obama says Asian trip fruitful despite lack of ‘home runs’
Seoul, South Korea- The Group of 20 major economies took initial steps to address imbalances in the global economy Friday. But it did not act as assertively as President Barack Obama had hoped, and he left little doubt that he considered one country, China, the primary source of the problem. Scrapping a longtime practice of [...]
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Use Online Rate Tables to Find Great Rates, Protect Personal Information, Says Informa Research Services
CALABASAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Recently, the computer security experts at McAfee published a list of the top ten riskiest places to give your social security number. Many of the places were surprising, with the top five places including hospitals, state and local governments, financial institutions, and universities. Luckily, finding great rates on mortgages, credit cards, savings accounts, [...]