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Wyoming schools plan to offer high school students associate's degrees Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:45AMWyoming will require high school students to complete some college-level coursework to graduate. A two-year college degree would be possible with a fifth year of high school and no debt.
Daily Pfennig 9/03/10: Jobs Jamboree Friday Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:44AMIn This Issue…. * Range trading currencies... * ECB leaves stimulus in place... * If Chuck were king for a day... * Happy Labor Day! And Now... Today's Pfennig!
Experts warn US and developed world face significant risk of double-dip recession Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:44AMCERNOBBIO, Italy - Is the global economy out of the woods?
Cult Stocks: Analyzing Sirius Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:43AMThe Sirius story is well known, but is this satellite radio play worth your investment dollars?
Research on Emerson Electric and Parker Hannifin -- Acquisition Is the Name of the Game Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:43AMJOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA--(Marketwire - 09/03/10) - www.wallstreetequityresearch.com offers world class analysis on industrial equipment & components companies Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR - News ) and Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH - News ). Sign up today at www.wallstreetequityresearch.com to receive free research reports on ...
Thai Airways to issue 1 billion new shares Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:42AMshares to raise an estimated 484 million dollars for plane purchases and other improvements.The public offering is to be made on September 16 and 17 at Bangkok Bank and Krung Thai Bank branches nation...
Bruker Energy & Supercon plans $100M IPO Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:42AMBruker Energy & Supercon Technologies Inc., a division of Bruker Corp. that provides technology for equipment such as MRI machines, plans to raise $100 million through an initial public offering.
Citigroup Sets Bank Meeting on Tomkins Buyout by Canada Pension Plan, Onex Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:42AMCitigroup Inc. will meet with potential investors next week to discuss the financing for the acquisition of Tomkins Plc , according to a person familiar with the transaction, as new merger and acquisition transactions keeps the primary-debt calendar busy.
State declares village in fiscal emergency Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:41AMLAKEMORE — The Ohio Auditor’s Office declared Lakemore Village to be in fiscal emergency Aug. 31 after conducting a fiscal emergency analysis of the village as of May 31, 2010.
Official: Harrisburg Can't Pay $3.3M Bond Payment Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:41AMHarrisburg officials continue to work on ways to solve the city's debt problem.
Pinal board to consider extensions Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:40PMFLORENCE — The Pinal County Board of Supervisors will meet today in executive session to review applications for the position of county manager and create a short list of candidates to be interviewed.
Court Square Capital Partners To Acquire Fibertech Networks Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:39PMFibertech Networks, a leading regional provider of fiber optic bandwidth services, recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which Court Square Capital Partners ("Court Square") would acquire Fibertech
Vacation's over and the school buses are rolling Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:39PMBordentown Despite a defeated budget last April, no staff cuts were necessary for the Bordentown Regional School District. Superintendent Constance Bauer attributed this to several unanticipated retirements. The middle schoolâs interscholastic varsity teams, which had been cut, were restored over the summer. Ultimately, no programs were cut.
Japan Pension Boosting Asset Sales to $48 Billion Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:38PMJapan’s public pension fund, the world’s largest, will increase asset sales by more than five times to about 4 trillion yen ($48 billion) this fiscal year as payouts rise with the nation’s population aging.
City saving residents money by refinancing bonds Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:38PMEnglewood’s decision to take advantage of lower interest rates and refinance two series of bonds means that Englewood homeowners will pay about $500,000 less in property taxes over the life of the bonds.
Developers withdraw annexation application from Elizabeth Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:35PMThe property owners of a 98-acre parcel west of Elizabeth have withdrawn their application for annexation into the Town of Elizabeth. On Aug. 13, town representatives were informed by Elizabeth 86 LLC, the property owners. The news was troubling for the town.
Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:35PMNEW ORLEANS - An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed.
Judge: Iowa faring better than most Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:34PMWith the busiest part of the campaign season just ahead, Lt. Gov. Patty Judge said Thursday she and the governor are just beginning to spread their message.
End of an era in Tacoma Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:34PMCheney Stadium hosted its last minor league baseball game Thursday night before a planned renovation and hundreds of people turned out to share memories.
Dealogic league table roundup, Sept 3 Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:32PMPing An Insurance lifts the equity capital markets, while the the debt capital markets get more active with five deals.
Goldman Sachs Asset Says Australian Stocks to Rise This Year on Earnings Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:31PMAustralian stocks should end the year higher as a rebound in business profits overshadows global economic growth concerns, according to the head of Australian equities at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
International Monetary Fund Warns G-7 on Debt Levels Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:31PMThe world’s most developed economies face record levels of debt as a result of the 2008-9 financial crisis and have little room to maneuver, the I.M.F. warned.
Los Gatos murder-for-hire trial begins with bloody photos, desperate text messages Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:30PMPaul Garcia thought he was above suspicion. No one would ever believe he was capable of ordering a murder -- and certainly not because he felt jilted by a beautiful brunette bartender who loved another man, Santa Clara County Prosecutor Jeff Rosen told a jury Wednesday.
N.Y. Pension Fund Is in Crisis, a Candidate Says Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:28PMHarry J. Wilson, a Republican running for state comptroller, argues that rosy numbers released annually by Albany are an illusion.
Town says ABC funding plan is OK Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:25PMTideland News Writer Cape Carteret Mayor Ron Harkless said Friday he is pleased that the Carteret County ABC Board indicated earlier in the week that his town might soon begin receiving income from sales at the town’s store.
Large banks earning billions Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:23PMWASHINGTON -- U.S. banks are making money again, although a split picture of the industry has emerged since the financial crisis.
Treasury costings scant on NBN details Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:23PMYou might have expected that the Treasury's costings of the two major party's election policies -- released to the Independents and the media late yesterday -- would contain a fair amount of detail about how much each party's wildly differing broadband policy would cost. You might have expected that the Treasury’s costings of the two major party’s election policies — released to the Independents ...
Exoprise Floats with $1M Offering - cbl Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:21PMBy citybizlist StaffLINCOLN, Mass. -- Exoprise Systems Inc., a start-up focused on cloud computing, ...
Bligh rubbishes asset referendum Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:20PMThe Queensland government has rubbished repeated opposition calls for a referendum on privatisation plans, saying budget decisions do not go to the people.
High Court throws out Bridgecorp chairman's appeal Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:17PMThe High Court in Wellington threw out an appeal by Bruce Davidson, the former chairman of failed finance company Bridgecorp, to have his directorship ban lifted.
Euro inflation retreats to 1.6% in Aug: EU Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:14AMEuro inflation retreats to 1.6% in Aug: EUEuro inflation retreats to 1.6% in Aug: EU
Hey banks: This woman is alive! Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:13AMJudy Rivers went to the bank with a simple request in April: She wanted to open a safe deposit box. The response, while equally simple, was a complete surprise. The bank turned her down. Why? She was dead. At least that's what the bank's security systems indicated. Sorry, a bank official said, we can't open an account for you. Rivers asked more questions but got only vague answers. An outside ...
Eurozone inflation eases in August to 1.6 percent Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:12AM(AP:LONDON) Inflation in the 16 countries that use the euro fell in August, official figures showed Tuesday, reinforcing market expectations that the European Central Bank will not be raising borrowing costs this year.
Appeal seeks to halt state’s money grab Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:12AMManteca (Calif.) Bulletin Manteca stands to lose another $1.3 million in redevelopment agency funds next year to Sacramento unless the Third District Court of Appeals overturns a $2.05 billion raid of RDA funds from agencies up and down California. The California Redevelopment Agency (CRA) submitted its initial brief Monday in a bid to appeal the May 2010 Sacramento Superior Court ruling that ...
Freeholders honor Roxbury Army veteran Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:12AMROXBURY TWP. — George W. O’Dell of Roxbury was among eight veterans who received the Morris County Distinguished Military Service Medal during a ceremony Aug. 11 in Morristown.
However you slice it, this has been no garden-variety recession Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:11AMAll the indicators and behaviour suggest the economy is experiencing something closer to a depression
Silt mayor unsure on tax-cutting initiatives Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:10AMSILT, Colorado — A trio of state ballot initiatives aimed at bringing tax relief for state and local taxpayers may be too extreme even for Tea Party-minded Silt Mayor Dave Moore.
Sorry, Glenn Beck, but King's ‘dream' is on the march in Detroit Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:08AMToo bad about Glenn Beck.
Waldron Energy Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial and Operational Results Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:08AMCALGARY, ALBERTA-- (Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2010) - Waldron Energy Corporation ("Waldron" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:WDN) announces financial and operational results for three and six months ended June 30, 2010. These reports are available for review at www.sedar.com and on the Corporation's website at www.waldronenergy.ca .
Government debt even higher than own targets Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:07AMGovernment borrowed 100 million euro more than it had planned by the end of July, although it no longer paid subsidies on water, electricity and gas and no longer subsidised the Drydocks, said Labour finance spokesman Charles Mangion.
Americans Households With Life Insurance Hits 50-Year Low Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:42PM30 Percent Have Coverage The number of American households with individual life insurance has hit a 50-year low, according to the Windsor-based trade research firm Limra.
Nine O'Clock Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:41PMLibyan leader set to meet with Berlusconi, business in focus. ROME - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s attempt to convert dozens of young women to Islam during a visit to Italy led to an angry reaction from Italian media on Monday.
Banks Step Up Ramadan Marketing Campaigns to Spur Growth: Islamic Finance Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:40PMEmirates NBD PJSC of Dubai is waiving payments on personal loans for the holy month of Ramadan . Maybank Islamic Bhd. in Kuala Lumpur started automating charitable donations. Jakarta-based PT Bank Syariah Mandiri sponsors a television slot teaching Islamic banking.
Commentary › BOJ shows limit of policy options Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:37PMThe Bank of Japan showed a limit in the number of policy options that it could take in order to address the yen's rise and…
SCB offers 1% for first year Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:37PMSiam Commercial Bank is offering a fixed-rate for home loans to attract new customers and help ease financial costs for homebuyers when interest rates are on the upward trend, says executive vice-president Rungruang Sukkirdkijpiboon.
Home market prepares for frantic finish Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:36PMCompetition in the housing market for the final four months is heating up as big developers announced numerous projects and their intention to acquire new plots of land.
Gold Hawk Files Second Quarter Financial Results Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:36PMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 30, 2010) - Gold Hawk Resources Inc. ("Gold Hawk" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:GHK) announces today that it has filed on SEDAR.com its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.
Funemployment: Making the best of forced downtime Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:51AMFor Matthew Brogan of St. Paul, getting laid off in February turned out to be a "blessing in disguise." Armed with severance, he was able to spend time in Michigan helping his parents prepare to move from their longtime home, visit his sister who had surgery, and go to all of his daughter's fast-pitch softball games.
Skipping out on mortgage can be risky Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:50AMSome homeowners underwater on their home loan -- meaning they owe more on the mortgage than the home's current value -- are turning to "strategic defaults" in which they simply walk away from mortgage debt.
BOJ eases policy to fight yen rise, impact seen slim Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:50AMTOKYO: The Bank of Japan buckled under government pressure and eased monetary policy at an emergency meeting on Monday, Aug 30 in an effort to curb a rise in the yen that is threatening a fragile economic recovery. The yen bounced back to day highs after the central bank expanded a scheme supplying cheap fixed-rate loans to banks, a move seen by investors as a symbolic gesture that will do ...