Strikes Expand in Greece; Hedge Funds Bet on Debt Default
Strikes Expand in Greece; Hedge Funds Bet on Debt Default
Taxi drivers walked off the job for 24 hours in the latest protest against the government’s austerity program.
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Credit union raises funds for March of Dimes
Credit union raises funds for March of Dimes
SCHERERVILLE | Ask a parent-to-be for their fondest wish, andmost will tell you, “We just want a healthy baby.”
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Riverside County office offers job training funds
Riverside County office offers job training funds
The Riverside County Office of Education announced an on-the-job training program for more than 100 young people with federal stimulus money for employers to cover training costs. The Transition Partnership Program offered by the county is a partnership with the Department of Rehabilitation and finds jobs for young people who recently completed high school and have learning or physical …
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Emerging-Market Stock Funds Post Outflows on Greece (Update2)
Emerging-Market Stock Funds Post Outflows on Greece (Update2)
Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) — Investors pulled the most money from emerging-market equity funds in 19 months as Greece’s debt crisis escalated and the Federal Reserve laid the groundwork for exiting its record credit expansion.
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Fed Seeks Help From Money Funds to Drain $1 Trillion
Fed Seeks Help From Money Funds to Drain $1 Trillion
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve is in talks with money-market mutual funds on agreements to help drain as much as $1 trillion from the financial system as policy makers prepare for the first interest-rate increase since June 2006, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
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Kenyan Banks Lose Enterprise Funds to Saccos
Kenyan Banks Lose Enterprise Funds to Saccos
Nairobi — Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies have emerged winners in the drawn-out battle between the government and commercial banks over the cost of lending.
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Macquarie caught on funds
Macquarie caught on funds
Macquarie Group is expected to return to credit markets before the expiry next month of the government funding guarantee, in an attempt to roll over more than $2 billion worth of funds that are due to expire this year.
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Global pension funds return to stocks in 2009
Global pension funds return to stocks in 2009
LONDON, Feb 1 – Recovering share prices attracted pension funds in 2009, reversing a trend in favour of bonds in the wake of the credit crisis, a study by consultant Towers Watson said.
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