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Home interest rates on hold (Herald Sun)
HOME owners were given an interest rate breather yesterday after the Reserve Bank left its official rate unchanged.
2008-04-01 07:00:00 -
Examiner.com Related Articles: (The San Francisco Examiner)
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 157.23, or 1.28 percent, to 12,420.12. Broader stock indicators also gained sharply. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 17.24, or 1.30 percent, to 1,339.94, and the Nasdaq composite index rose 32.89, or 1.44 percent, to 2,311.99.
2008-04-01 07:06:44 -
OVERVIEW: Kudrin outlines Russia's economic strategy (Interfax)
MOSCOW. (Interfax) At the Economic Modernization and Globalization conference on April 1 Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin spoke of Russia's recent economic achievements as well as challenges for the future.
2008-04-01 07:34:48 -
UAE studies U.S. dollar peg as Gulf grapples with inflation (The Globe and Mail)
BEIJING/ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was studying its peg to the weak U.S. dollar as states across the world's biggest oil-exporting region face soaring inflation.
2008-04-01 07:44:05 -
Examiner.com Related Articles: (The San Francisco Examiner)
Meanwhile, Wall Street got another boost when the Institute for Supply Management said its March index of national manufacturing activity rose to a reading of 48.6 - indicating a contraction, but a slower one than in February and tamer than many analysts had predicted.
2008-04-01 07:53:17 -
We are still with the dollar: Mohammed (Khaleej Times)
BEIJING - Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said on Tuesday a committee was studying the country's dollar peg, although it would be retained for now.
2008-04-01 07:53:59 -
O'Reilly to Acquire CSK Auto for $1.0 Billion (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. & PHOENIX----O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. and CSK Auto Corporation today announced that the two companies have signed a definitive merger agreement under which O'Reilly will acquire all of the outstanding shares of CSK common stock pursuant to an exchange offer, in a transaction valued at approximately $1.0 billion, including approximately $500 million of debt.
2008-04-01 05:30:00 -
AEP Utility Appalachian Power Issues RFP for Renewable Energy Resources (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
American Electric Power subsidiary Appalachian Power issued a request for proposals today seeking long-term purchases of up to approximately 100 megawatts of new renewable energy resources to be operational by the end of 2010.
2008-04-01 05:47:00 -
LCPS ELECTION: Polls open at 7 a.m. for mil levy vote (6:20 a.m.) (Las Cruces Sun-News)
LAS CRUCES — Polls will open at 7 a.m. today for the Las Cruces Public Schools mil levy vote.
2008-04-01 05:52:43 -
Expert Group Adds Credit Repair Services Through Joint Marketing Campaign With Expert Credit Fix USA (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Expert Group, Inc. announced today that the Company is expanding its range of services through a new joint campaign with Expert Credit Fix USA. Expert Group specializes in refinance loans, home mortgage loans, and new home purchases as well as foreign national loans, and now offers a range of credit repair services through its sister company, Expert Credit Fix USA.
2008-04-01 06:00:00 -
Magna Entertainment Corp. Announces Extension of Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Magna Entertainment Corp. today announced that it has extended the maturity date of its $40.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility with a Canadian chartered bank to April 30, 2008.
2008-04-01 06:09:00 -
Defaults among borrowers with PMI dip in February (Providence Business News)
WASHINGTON – Nationwide, 60,911 defaults were reported in February among homeowners with privately-insured mortgages, 11.7 percent fewer than in January, according to the Mortgage Insurance Companies of America.
2008-04-01 06:10:40 -
HUD Secretary Stepping Down (KTRE-TV East Texas)
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced today he will be stepping down as the nation's chief housing officer. Jackson will conclude his government service as the nation's 13th HUD Secretary on April 18, 2008.
2008-04-01 06:33:59 -
Official’s Journey Ends in a Swirl of Accusations (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Housing Secretary Alphonso R. Jackson, who had dismissed accusations of cronyism, did not address continuing investigations in his resignation announcement.
2008-04-01 06:39:59 -
/ CORRECTION - Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Restructures Debt Into a Non Amortizing Facility (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
In the News release,"Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Restructures Debt Into a Non Amortizing Facility," issued earlier today by Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc., we are advised by the company that the second paragraph should read "Effective March 28, 2008 Omega has completed a restructuring of its current debt facility with HSH Nordbank as agent of a syndication of Banks and entered into a ...
2008-03-31 10:28:00