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9/11 Repairs at College Are Delayed by Money (New York Times)
There building of The City University of New York s Fitterman Hall, is hung up on money specifically, how much financing is or is not due from New York City.
Meet our Money Mentors: Wisdom earned and shared (USA Today)
Most of us could benefit from a mentor of some kind. Mentors help us make sense of our choices. That surely holds true for money mentors. They can help you bolster your financial security. We’ve assembled a panel of Money Mentors who have volunteered to answer your questions with straight-ahead candor.
No money, so no treatment (HT via Yahoo! India News)
Deepak, 10, cannot sleep still. He tosses and turns on the hospital bed and has to try very hard to breathe. But the doctors at the hospital have decided to discharge him because they cannot treat him for want of money.
MAC: SEND MONEY (New York Post)
A seemingly worried John McCain warned yesterday that Republicans could get swept away by a record-breaking Democratic fund-raising machine this fall unless the faithful help raise money to counter the onslaught. "The Democrats and their liberal…
TUNE MONEY MULLS OVER NEW STRATEGIC INVESTORS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, May 31(Bernama) — Tune Money Sdn Bhd, which operates the no-frills web-based financial services portal Tune money.Com, is entertaining the possibility of selling a stake in the company to strategic investors either local or international.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-30 12:09 Polish finance ministry says sees Q2 GDP growth at around 6 pct (Interactive Investor)
WARSAW (Thomson Financial) - Polish economic growth should stay at around 6 percent in the second quarter and reach 5.5 percent in the whole year, deputy finance minister Katarzyna Zajdel-Kurowska said in a statement on Friday.
Analyst says Gunns needs to move quickly on finance (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance)
A timber industry analyst says he is not sure Gunns’ $2billion pulp mill will ever be built because of delays in securing finance.
Finance Minister: FY08 growth satisfying, FY09 difficult (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s 2007/08 growth rate of 9 percent is a matter of satisfaction and should lead to better fiscal indicators, India’s finance minister said on Friday, but he added the current fiscal year would be "more difficult."
Allco Finance agrees bridge facility extension (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SYDNEY, May 30 - Australian investment firm Allco Finance said on Friday it had reached agreement with banks to further extend a A$250 million bridge facility until June 30.
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National regulator proposal hits brick wall in Quebec as finance ministers meet (Canadian Business)
Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press May 29, 2008 - 8:09 p.m. Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to reporters in Montreal Thursday, May 29, 2008 . Flaherty is meeting with the provincial finance ministers today and tomorrow.
Allco Finance agrees bridge facility extension (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SYDNEY, May 30 - Australian investment firm Allco Finance said on Friday it had reached agreement with banks to further extend a A$250 million bridge facility until June 30.
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Liberia: Finance Minister Gets Top IMF Position (AllAfrica.com)
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Tuesday announced that Finance Minister Antoinette Monsio Sayeh would be assuming the position of Director of the African Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in early July this year.
Accenture Report Identifies What Sets Finance ‘Masters’ Apart from Lower-Performing Corporate Finance Departments (Centre Daily Times)
A new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has identified characteristics that set leading corporate finance organizations, or finance "masters," apart from average or lower-performing corporate finance organizations.
M&I lends $20 million to insurance finance company (Small Business Times)
M&I Bank’s Indianapolis division has agreed to lend $20 million to Oak Street Funding, an Indianapolis-based commercial finance company that offers commission-based capital through lending or purchasing commissions to insurance agents.
HSBC Finance Launches Its First ”Green” Credit Card (Centre Daily Times)
HSBC Finance Corporation’s card and retail services business has introduced a credit card that gives consumers the opportunity to use earned rewards to make a contribution to a variety of environmental causes. The HSBC ecosmart(sm) MasterCard with Plus Rewards leverages HSBC’s commitment to provide environmental-friendly products to a broad consumer base.
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Accenture Report Identifies What Sets Finance ‘Masters’ Apart from Lower-Performing Corporate Finance Departments (Centre Daily Times)
A new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has identified characteristics that set leading corporate finance organizations, or finance "masters," apart from average or lower-performing corporate finance organizations.
MCOT English News : Finance minister fears political problems would affect economy, investment (MCOT - English News By Thai News Agency)
BANGKOK, May 28 (TNA) - Finance Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee expressed concern Wednesday that the ongoing protest and related political problems would negatively impact Thailand’s economy and investment.
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Troubled loans spiking at US thrifts (The Palm Beach Post)
Federally regulated savings and loans set aside a record $7.6 billion to cover losses on problem loans in the first quarter as they felt the brunt of the housing market’s downturn.
Democrats go after Blunt on end of low cost loans (The Kansas City Star)
Attorney General Jay Nixon blasted Gov. Matt Blunt Tuesday in the wake of a decision by Missouri’s college loan agency to eliminate low-cost loans for teachers, police officers and nurses.
Low-rate disaster loans are available (Jacksonville Daily News)
Low-interest loans are available for North Carolina residents affected by the severe storms and tornadoes that occurred May 11.
Auditor: Supervisors Covered Up Risky Loans (NPR)
Millions of people are facing foreclosure because they got loans that should not have been approved. A big unanswered question is whether Wall Street banks knew they were selling garbage loans to investors. One former worker whose job was to catch bad loans says her supervisors covered them up.
Bad loans hurt BMO profits (London Free Press)
TORONTO — Bank of Montreal’s second-quarter profit slipped four per cent to $642 million as the bank set aside more money for potentially bad loans and warned that its full-year loan provisions will be higher than forecast.
Thrifts set aside $7.6B for troubled loans (CNN Money)
Fed-regulated savings and loans, pinched by housing crisis, set record reserves for losses on problem loans.
Khalifa issues law for housing loans (Khaleej Times)
ABU DHABI The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in his capacity as the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, has issued a law restructuring the statutes regulating the housing loans for citizens in the emirate.
Lawmakers Could Tighten Limits On Payday Loans (CBS 2 Chicago)
State lawmakers are looking to tighten restrictions on payday loans after complaints that short-term lenders gouge customers with sky-high interest rates and fees.