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Delta, American investment in JAL put on ice: source (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 3:25 am Delta, American investment in JAL put on ice: sourceTOKYO (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines and American Airlines will not be invited to invest in Japan Airlines until after new management has been put in place, if ever, a person familiar with the matter said.Source: Reuters: Business News | 10 Jan 2010 | 3:25 am China 'becomes largest exporter'Chinese exports rose 17.7% in December, suggesting it has overtaken Germany as the world's largest exporter, say reports.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 10 Jan 2010 | 3:05 am Google apologises to Chinese writers over book flapInternet giant Google has issued a public apology to Chinese writers and admitted that it scanned books under Chinese copyright for its Google Books digital library project. A copy of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 10 Jan 2010 | 2:53 am China exports, imports surge in DecemberBEIJING (Reuters) - Growth in China's exports and imports last month blew past expectations, providing fresh evidence of the vigor of the economy and strengthening the case for Beijing to let the yuan start climbing again.Source: Reuters: Business News | 10 Jan 2010 | 2:42 am China exports, imports surge in December (Reuters)Reuters - Growth in China's exports and imports last month blew past expectations, providing fresh evidence of the vigor of the economy and strengthening the case for Beijing to let the yuan start climbing again.Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 2:42 am China will likely spend full amount of stimulusChina's government will likely spend the full amount of its planned stimulus in 2010, the finance minister said Sunday, despite improvements in its economy and efforts to control bank...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 10 Jan 2010 | 2:34 am China December exports, imports surge on economic strengthBEIJING (Reuters) - Growth in China's exports and imports last month blew past expectations, providing fresh evidence of the vigor of the economy and strengthening the case for Beijing to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 10 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am UPDATE 2-Delta, American investment in JAL put on ice-source* Delta or American ties to come after new management-sourceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:41 am Venice condos have juicy past -- and viewsThe boardwalk building once housed a juice bar and apartments but has been converted into two condominiums by a former renter.This contemporary condominium on the Venice boardwalk offers up-close ocean views through floor-to-ceiling glass walls and a rooftop deck that overlooks the beach. Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Going to sell the house? Don't wait for 'spring' in FebruaryThe busiest season for home sales traditionally begins the day after the Super Bowl. But putting off getting the word out about your property would probably be a mistake, some experts say.It's nearly spring -- at least that's the case in the parallel, slightly weird universe of real estate. Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Risk-based pricing notices could cut mortgage fees and interest ratesRules finalized by the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve will require lenders to alert loan applicants when a problem with their credit files might trigger excessive costs. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am 529 college savings plans are good option for manyThese state-run accounts allow contributions to grow tax-free for college and are treated favorably in financial aid calculations.Dear Liz: I have twin boys and have been looking for a college fund to set up for them. Most bank saving accounts don't pay much interest. The only thing I have found that is halfway decent is a certificate of deposit. My grandmother set up a trust for me, but I don't know whether that's a good idea these days. Do you have any ideas that would help? Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Investors may feel relief but no joy in 2009 market recoveryStock funds post stunning gains for the year. But with nerves still frayed after the financial meltdown, many investors have retreated to the perceived safety of bonds.For mutual fund investors, a year of harrowing losses in 2008 gave way to a year of spectacular recovery in 2009. Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Risk-based pricing notices could cut mortgage fees and interest ratesRules finalized by the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve will require lenders to alert loan applicants when a problem with their credit files might trigger excessive costs.For mortgage applicants and home buyers, it's been a six-year wait, but the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve finally have come out with consumer credit protection rules first required by Congress in 2003. Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Venice condos have juicy past -- and viewsThe boardwalk building once housed a juice bar and apartments but has been converted into two condominiums by a former renter. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am How to hire a tax preparerPaying a pro won't guarantee that your return is accurate, nor will it absolve you of liability if he or she makes a mistake. So it's crucial to find knowledgeable and honest help. Here are ways.Do you pay someone to prepare your annual tax return? If so, you've got plenty of company. Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Look, Ma, nearly no yieldAssets pour out of money market funds, Vanguard comes out ahead and other highlights of 2009.The plug got pulled on money market mutual funds in 2009. Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am NMLS Consumer Access website may help protect mortgage shoppers from unscrupulous loan originatorsThe database of companies and individuals will tell consumers whether the person they're working with has had his or her license suspended or revoked in another state, for example.Mortgage shoppers will have a new tool that will go a long way toward protecting them from being ripped off by unscrupulous loan originators when they gain admission this month to a growing nationwide database of companies and individuals who offer home loans. Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am NMLS Consumer Access website may help protect mortgage shoppers from unscrupulous loan originatorsThe database of companies and individuals will tell consumers whether the person they're working with has had his or her license suspended or revoked in another state, for example. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am How to hire a tax preparerPaying a pro won't guarantee that your return is accurate, nor will it absolve you of liability if he or she makes a mistake. So it's crucial to find knowledgeable and honest help. Here are ways. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Look, Ma, nearly no yieldAssets pour out of money market funds, Vanguard comes out ahead and other highlights of 2009. The plug got pulled...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am 529 college savings plans are good option for manyThese state-run accounts allow contributions to grow tax-free for college and are treated favorably in financial aid calculations. Dear...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Going to sell the house? Don't wait for 'spring' in FebruaryThe busiest season for home sales traditionally begins the day after the Super Bowl. But putting off getting the word out about your property would probably be a mistake, some experts say. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Investors may feel relief but no joy in 2009 market recoveryStock funds post stunning gains for the year. But with nerves still frayed after the financial meltdown, many investors have retreated to the perceived safety of bonds. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am China vows to keep "hot money" out of property marketBEIJING (Reuters) - China vowed on Sunday not to let foreign speculative investment affect the property market, the latest expression of official concern that real-estate prices are racing ahead too fast.Source: Reuters: Business News | 10 Jan 2010 | 12:01 am China vows to keep "hot money" out of property market (Reuters)Reuters - China vowed on Sunday not to let foreign speculative investment affect the property market, the latest expression of official concern that real-estate prices are racing ahead too fast.Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 12:01 am Eurozone growth, debt in focus as ECB mulls ratesThe European Central Bank is widely expected to keep its key interest rate at a record low 1.0 percent on Thursday, with the focus on eurozone economic prospects and how the Greek debt...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 9 Jan 2010 | 11:55 pm Britain to shrug off wintry economic chill: analystsThe British economy, forecast to emerge soon from recession, will likely shrug off the most brutal winter in decades as many Britons simply delay purchases and work from home to beat the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 9 Jan 2010 | 11:49 pm Venezuelans rush to buy imports after devaluationThousands of Venezuelans descended on local shops, hoping to buy imported goods before a currency devaluation ordered by President Hugo Chavez ramps up prices. The firebrand leftist...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 9 Jan 2010 | 11:30 pm Argentina appeals court ruling on Central Bank chiefThe Argentine government appealed a court ruling to reinstate the central bank chief a day after President Cristina Kirchner ordered him removed in a brewing crisis over external debt...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 9 Jan 2010 | 11:25 pm China exports up 17.7 percent in December: state TVChina's exports rose 17.7 percent in December to hit a monthly high for 2009, state television said on Sunday, cementing the Asian power's new status as the world's biggest exporter. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 9 Jan 2010 | 10:49 pm China overtakes Germany as biggest exporterChina has overtaken Germany as the world's biggest exporter after December exports rose 17.7 percent despite weak global demand. Chinese state media said Sunday the country's total 2009...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 9 Jan 2010 | 10:28 pm As 401(k) accounts spring back, calls for reform recedeAs the worst bear market since the Great Depression sent her 401(k) account into a downward spiral, Cathy Coleman would shudder when her quarterly statement arrived.Source: L.A. Times - Business | 9 Jan 2010 | 8:50 pm As 401(k) accounts spring back, calls for reform recedeAs the worst bear market since the Great Depression sent her 401(k) account into a downward spiral, Cathy Coleman would shudder when her quarterly statement arrived.Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 9 Jan 2010 | 8:50 pm China's 2009 revenues up 11.7 percent, above targetBEIJING (Reuters) - China's 2009 fiscal revenue was expected to have increased by 11.7 percent to 6.8477 trillion yuan ($1.0 trillion), Finance Minister Xie Xuren was reported as saying by Xinhua on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Business News | 9 Jan 2010 | 7:21 pm LG confirms LCD TV sales target, eyes more marketSEOUL (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No. 2 TV brand, said on Sunday it aimed to increase its global market share in LCD TVs to 15 percent this year from 11 percent last year by boosting unit sales by 54 percent.Source: Reuters: Business News | 9 Jan 2010 | 6:45 pm Cable will cost you even moreYour cable bill is going up this year -- and next year, and the year after that -- with no end in sight.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 9 Jan 2010 | 6:20 pm Japan's high debt not a problem short-term: IMFTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's public debt is very high but is not a serious problem in the short-term as private savings are abundant and investors continue to buy government bonds, a senior International Monetary Fund official told the Nikkei newspaper.Source: Reuters: Business News | 9 Jan 2010 | 6:13 pm Fed's Rosengren sees mortgage rate rise in springNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. home loan rates could rise by as much as three-quarters of a percentage point in the spring as the Federal Reserve ends its mortgage bonds purchase program, a top Fed policymaker said in an interview published on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Business News | 9 Jan 2010 | 5:30 pm Fed's Rosengren sees mortgage rate rise in spring (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 9 Jan 2010 | 5:30 pm Steve Lewis, chief executive of Majestic WineThe boss of Majestic Wine is a blokeish enthusiast with a curious scar on his bearded cheek. It looks like a bird’s claw has scratched out a small chunk.Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm I’m victim of witch-hunt by stock exchange, says Frank TimisTHE controversial businessman Frank Timis has lashed out at London Stock Exchange regulators, labelling them a “kangaroo court” and accusing them of waging a “witch-hunt” against him.Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm Buyers line up for RBS sell-offTHE Royal Bank of Scotland has fired the starting pistol on the sale of more than 300 branches, giving potential bidders until the end of the month to express an interest.Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm Tax at 50% is a good way to kill the golden gooseThough it was given a bit of excitement by the coup that never was (and maybe never will be) against Gordon Brown, this election campaign already has a depressing feel to it. We feared the debate would be reduced to the lowest common denominator and that is what we are getting.Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm City confident UK will avoid ratings downgradeLEADING City firms, including some of the biggest dealers in UK government bonds - gilts - say a downgrade of Britain’s AAA sovereign debt rating remains unlikely this year.Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm Ideal time for Osmond’s distressed asset fundIt’s interesting that Hugh Osmond, the financier, has decided to list Horizon, his £500m opportunity fund, on the stock market. Such vehicles, if they are successful, have a habit of producing an unpleasant aftertaste for those they are buying from.Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm Bankers to face £1m bonus trapBANKERS earning more than £1m a year are to be hit by a new bonus clampdown laun-ched by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm Marc Bolland jets back for talks on Morrison exitMARC BOLLAND will begin crunch talks with Wm Morrison this week about when he can start as chief executive of Marks & Spencer.Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm Who can stop Jobszilla?IN its 43-year history, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has become the showcase for everything new that ever needed a plug or a battery.Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm Banking armada flies Spanish flagFOR years staff at the Abbey branch on Kensington High Street viewed their neighbour, Bradford & Bingley, with suspicion. From tomorrow, customers will be able to walk between the two banks through a hole knocked in the wall.Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm Pets At Home sale-or-float plan could put £800m in the kittyPotential buyers of Pets At Home have been given a final bid deadline of January 25 by the pet retailer's private equity owner Bridgepoint Capital.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:58 pm Compromise deal in battle for Omega 'likely to fail'The battle for control of Omega Insurance will intensify this week as an attempted boardroom coup - led by Invesco Perpetual's star fund manager Neil Woodford - heads towards a special general meeting in Bermuda.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:53 pm Bank CEOs to answer for financial crisisAs lawmakers start trickling back to Washington next week, a panel tasked with investigating the financial crisis is set to make its first big splash.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:52 pm Retailers to build on bumper ChristmasHouse of Fraser will reveal tomorrow that it had its best ever Christmas trading performance, while Primark, the fast-fashion retailer, is expected to report buoyant like-for-like sales growth of around 5pc on Thursday.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:48 pm Google boss warns UK over debt mountainThe chief executive of Google, Eric Schmidt, has given warning to the UK and other western Governments that reducing their massive deficits will be far harder than in America because of the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:42 pm JAL bankruptcy could kill off BA connections in AsiaJapan Airlines could be forced into bankruptcy within the next two weeks resulting in a threat to British Airways' ability to provide connecting flights in Asia.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:33 pm Cadbury scornful of Kraft's ability to raise offerCadbury believes that Kraft will struggle to make a "materially" better offer for the British confectionery firm following Warren Buffet's attack on the amount of stock the American giant was planning to issue as part of the bid.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:28 pm NewsWatch: U.S. stocks next week: The return of profit growthWith earnings season beginning to kick in, it may become known as the comeback quarter.Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 3:05 pm 'Taxing City is ruining UK plc'The UK's finance industry could see up to 9,000 top executives move overseas because of the increase in taxes on bank bonuses, according to estimates from the Mayor of London's office.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:43 pm Record bonus pot at JP MorganJP Morgan Chase is set to defy calls for constraint over bonuses and deliver an £18bn compensation pot for its executives.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:27 pm Pension switch clears way for sale of Northern RockNorthern Rock has moved its £350m pension scheme into the so-called "bad bank" alongside £80bn of questionable assets to remove any obstacles to a speedy sale of the good part of the business.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:09 pm After positive start, Wall Street eyes retail data, earnings (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:07 pm 'Taxpayer will be rewarded for rescue of Northern Rock'Ron Sandler tells of his ongoing efforts to sell troubled Northern Rock bank and of his vision for its future.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 9 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm FSB’s Draghi says financial system still fragileThe financial markets are in much better shape than could have been expected a year ago but substantial fragility remains, the head of the Financial Stability BoardSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 9 Jan 2010 | 1:20 pm Stocks to Watch: Alcoa, WD-40, Target in focusAmong the companies whose shares are likely to see active trading Monday are Alcoa, WD-40 and Target.Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 12:40 pm Karzai unveils new cabinet line-upHamid Karzai, Afghanistan’s president, sought parliament’s approval for a new cabinet line-up, choosing little-known technocrats to replace an initial slate that was mostly rejected by law-makers last week.Source: Financial Times - US homepage | 9 Jan 2010 | 12:23 pm Star fund manager in pot-and-porn disputeSource: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 9 Jan 2010 | 12:12 pm Obama reiterates pitch for health care planPresident uses weekly Internet-radio address to try to build support.Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 11:29 am Brett Arends' ROI: How Steve Jobs could really help shareholdersInstead of unveiling yet more new gadgets, the Apple boss could unveil ... a dividend.Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 10:49 am Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks next week: The return of profit growthWith earnings season beginning to kick in, it may become known as the comeback quarter.Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 10:08 am CIA bomber video calls for attacks on USThe Jordanian suicide bomber who killed seven Central Intelligence Agency staff has appeared in a posthumous video to urge more attacks on the US to avenge the death of the former leader of Pakistan’s Taliban movementSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 9 Jan 2010 | 10:04 am Top Ten: MarketWatch's top stories of the week, Jan. 4-8U.S. stocks end the first week of the year with decent gains as investors shrug off the December payrolls report.Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 10:01 am NewsWatch: Dollar seen strengthening in early 2010But long-term outlook is hazy, depending on the strength of U.S. and global economic recoveries, and fatfe of government sdtimulus measures in U.S.Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 10:00 am Horizon Bank is the first to fail in 2010The first bank to fail in 2010 is Horizon Bank, based in Bellingham, Washington.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 9 Jan 2010 | 9:55 am 'Slow' recovery for South AfricaSouth Africa's President Jacob Zuma warns his country's recovery from the global economic crisis will be slow.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 9 Jan 2010 | 9:10 am Man arrested, released after airport incidentHe allegedly breached security at the Newark, N.J., airport.Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 9:05 am Get happyThe death this week of Britain's youngest lottery winner Stuart Donnelly has reignited the perennial debate about the link between money and happinSource: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 9 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am From frittering to flying highA year ago, high-earning Auckland couple Stephanie and Rod* faced financial reality: despite salary increases and having no dependents, they were going nowhere.In fact, they were going backwards, says Hannah McQueen, the financial...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 9 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Michael Lang : Volatile road ahead until we've cut debtThe credit crunch turned into a global financial crisis last year, but markets shrugged off a recession and finished higher than they started. All's well that ends well, right? Wrong.For the crisis to be over, we need to solve...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 9 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Will internet kill the video store?The movie rental business is under threat from faster broadband speeds that allow consumers to download films without leaving home.Australian economists predict the movie rental industry in their country will lose up to $20 million...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 9 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Sale tests waters of luxury marketAn exclusive Auckland clifftop property is up for sale for the first time in 20 years, with an asking price of just under $10 million.And one expert believes the Hanene St, St Heliers, site will show whether the luxury, high-end...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 9 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am France's Kiwi not fair dinkumThe vineyards of France have long regarded themselves as the toast of the wine world.But, in a humiliating blow to Gallic pride, a winemaker has been accused of trying to pass off its bottles as New Zealand produce to cash in...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 9 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Bernard Hickey : Tangle created by top tax rateSome describe the past decade as the "naughty noughties" because of the amount of debt accumulated through the Western world that triggered the global financial crisis.It was also a naughty time for New Zealanders, particularly...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 9 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Amotz Asa-El's View from Jerusalem: Keep government away from newspapersIf it's up to some Israeli publishers and politicians, the Jewish State will finally reward journalism, the profession in which its founding prophet, Theodore Herzl, won his bread.Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 8:45 am The Unusual Suspects (AA, INTC, JPM, BRK-A, CYCC, GENZ, IMMU, MNKD, QCOM, SWC)There are quite a few companies that deserved to be on this weekend’s slate of unusual suspects that have key current developments to watch in this coming week. Some are unusual trading activity, some are earnings related, and some are event related. This week’s unusual suspects are Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 9 Jan 2010 | 8:23 am Iceland poll shows most plan to vote against Icesave dealREYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Six out of 10 Icelandic voters plan to reject a bill on repayment of more than $5 billion owed to Britain and the Netherlands in a referendum on the so-called Icesave deal, according to a poll published by an Icelandic daily on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Business News | 9 Jan 2010 | 8:05 am Dollar seen strengthening in early 2010But long-term outlook is hazy, depending on the strength of U.S. and global economic recoveries, and fatfe of government sdtimulus measures in U.S.Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 9 Jan 2010 | 7:58 am Consumer Credit In Record Drop, Biggest Since 1943Consumer borrowing took a breath-taking and record-breaking fall in November according to figures released yesterday by the Federal Reserve. Revolving consumer credit dropped almost 18% from a year earlier fueling a $17.5 billion drop in borrowing and credit card balances in October. The AP reported that the string of ten consecutive months in falling credit waw a record and [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 9 Jan 2010 | 7:52 am Change bank 'for faster payments'Customers are being advised to move their accounts if their bank does not offer faster payments.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 9 Jan 2010 | 7:44 am Can we fix the 401(k)?Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 9 Jan 2010 | 7:41 am Dubai's Arabtec says Aabar to acquire 70 percent stakeDUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai-based Arabtec confirmed on Saturday that Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments is looking to finalize a deal on January 13 to acquire a 70 percent stake in the company for $1.7 billion.Source: Reuters: Business News | 9 Jan 2010 | 7:16 am 7 New Year's resolutions for your careerSource: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 9 Jan 2010 | 7:07 am Super Bowl ads hit $3 million a spotBuy your Super Bowl ads while you still can, because spots are filling fast.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 9 Jan 2010 | 7:00 am PIN fraud: refunds first, questions afterThe Financial Services Authority says it is monitoring the PIN fraud refund policies of UK banks.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 9 Jan 2010 | 6:22 am JAL, One Of The World’s Largest Airlines, Set To Go UnderJAL is not only the flagship carrier for Japan; it is one of the largest airlines in the world. JAL ranks among the top ten in the industry both in passengers and revenue. JAL recently warned that its loss for the year could be $13.3 billion. There have been hopes of a bailout for the airline [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 9 Jan 2010 | 6:18 am Out For Smokes or Alien Abductions… The Shrinking Labor ForceThe Great Recession has taken its toll on America. The New-Normal in America economic data and jobs is starting to look like more and more like Europe every day, except that none of us get five-weeks off nor have we guarantees of real retirement income nor anything resembling assured healthcare even after the new legislation [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 9 Jan 2010 | 5:11 am
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