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April 14, 2011
The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa said excessively volatile commodity prices pose a threat to the global economy and called for […]
March 15, 2011
The cost of goods imported into the U.S. rose more than forecast in February, led by further gains in commodities that companies are struggling to […]
February 25, 2011
Regulators on Friday shut down a small bank in Illinois, raising to 23 the number of U.S. bank failures this year after the limping economy […]
February 22, 2011
Electricity ratepayers in Ontario, already reeling from soaring prices, should brace for yet another increase.
The Ontario Energy Board is expected to rule shortly on a […]
February 20, 2011
Tiffany Wingo squeezed into a kid-sized desk at one of Marian Middle School’s basement classrooms on a recent Saturday.
No, it wasn’t parents-teachers night. Instead, it […]
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February 17, 2011
Afghan officials said Thursday that an “erroneous” audit and inadequate help from international banking advisers compounded long-running financial problems at the embattled Kabul Bank.
The comments […]
January 19, 2011
Regulators should carry out a “robust implementation” of the Volcker rule that includes requiring banks’ chief executives to vouch for their compliance systems, a U.S. […]
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January 4, 2011
Indonesia’s central bank may keep interest rates at a record low at its first meeting of 2011, delaying an increase even after inflation accelerated […]
November 14, 2010
The Bank of Canada will keep its policy rate unchanged until the second quarter as economic growth slows, according to a Bloomberg News survey that […]
August 7, 2010
The Senate overcame a key procedural hurdle Wednesday to send $26 billion more in federal aid to cash-strapped states.
The measure, which passed by a […]
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