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... or thrity years, I expect future monetary historians looking back on this period of history to frequently misquote Ernest Hemingway: How did the dollar die? First it died slowly —...
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2012/05/26 14:33
2012/05/26 14:33
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MADRID (AP) The president of troubled Bankia tried Saturday to calm fears about the future of the bank, saying Spain's second largest mortgage lender will emerge as a solid financial entity after it...
2012/05/26 13:50
2012/05/26 13:50
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Was the Irish famine caused by a Saharan dust storm and microbes from space? New theories speculate on the origins of the famine-inducing pathogen Could microbes that were swept from the Sahara...
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2012/05/26 08:26
2012/05/26 08:26
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Christine Lagarde says she is more concerned by plight of African children than country facing tough austerity measures. Asked whether it was payback time for debt-crippled Greece and the eurozone,...
2012/05/26 07:41
2012/05/26 07:41
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View of the ABC shopping center on May 24 in Madrid, Spain. Spain's ailing economy struggles to recover with the unemployment rate seen at 24.4 percent according to end-of-March government figures....
2012/05/26 06:06
2012/05/26 06:06
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Xi’an, China • A nationwide real estate downturn, stalling exports and declining consumer confidence have produced what a Chinese Cabinet adviser, quoted on the official government website on...
2012/05/26 03:05
2012/05/26 03:05
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... 19 billion euros ($A24.55 billion) in what would be the largest bank bailout in the country's history. In a statement, the bank said its board had approved a recapitalisation plan which will...
2012/05/26 02:05
2012/05/26 02:05
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... provides a buffer against adverse events.' Photo: James Davies It is not as sexy as spending, but the trend of saving is on the rise - and there is no sign of it abating any time soon. WHO...
2012/05/26 02:05
2012/05/26 02:05
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Investors will grapple next week with major US economic reports and the looming possibility of a Greek exit from the eurozone, which is likely to keep dragging on equities for weeks to come. As...
2012/05/26 00:17
2012/05/26 00:17
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I’m living through something like that, too.” Kjellberg is caught in a generation where gaining economic independence is a longer haul than it was for their middle-class parents — who continue...
2012/05/25 22:55
2012/05/25 22:55
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This column listed a few simple things yesterday that the Coalition could do to create jobs and help fix the economy (while improving its poll ratings) within the limits of its deficit reduction...
2012/05/25 22:55
2012/05/25 22:55
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... 19 billion euros ($24 billion) in what would be the largest bank bailout in the country's history. In a statement, the bank said its board had approved a recapitalization plan which will...
2012/05/25 22:13
2012/05/25 22:13
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A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday: MADRID - The board of directors of Spain's troubled bank, Bankia, has asked the Spanish government for...
2012/05/25 22:03
2012/05/25 22:03
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Commercial banks and savings institutions in the United States are on track to complete three years consecutive quarterly earnings increases, but their lending has dipped for the time in nearly a...
2012/05/25 21:55
2012/05/25 21:55
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By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks and the euro slipped o n F riday as Spain's deteriorating finances and a possible Greek exit from the euro overshadowed an upbeat report on U.S....
2012/05/25 20:26
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By Fiona Ortiz and Nicholas Vinocur (Reuters) - Central banks and companies not bracing for a possible Greek euro exit would be making a grave error, Belgium's foreign minister said on Friday,...
2012/05/25 20:25
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I’ve assess the significance of the Greek elections in an earlier article. However, there is one final element to Greece’s current predicament that is even more important than any of the above items....
2012/05/25 20:24
2012/05/25 20:24
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Bank of America, Barclays sell Archstone stake Friday, May 25 2012 | 2:36 p.m. CDT Bank of America Corp. and Barclays Bank PLC are selling their stake in the apartment building owner Archstone to...
2012/05/25 17:56
2012/05/25 17:56
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The Obama administration on Friday rejected calls within Congress to brand China a currency manipulator, but said its "significantly undervalued" currency was a key brake on global growth. The US...
2012/05/25 17:19
2012/05/25 17:19
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The Office for National Statistics second estimate of GDP growth in the first quarter of this year showed that the economy shrank by 0.3 per cent - down from 0.2 per cent. Labour, left campaigners...