ABIL dampened by new credit rules IAfrica South African Business News - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago African Bank Investments Limited advised on Tuesday that sales of new loans granted for the three months to end December 2006 were dampened by the tighter credit rules and accordingly grew by 14 percent to R1.7-billion over the equivalent period […]
Laureate Agrees to $3.1 Billion Takeover AP via Yahoo! Finance - 55 minutes ago For-profit education provider Laureate Education Inc. is being purchased by an investor group led by its chairman and chief executive for about $3.11 billion, or $60.50 per share in cash.Save
LEAD: Singapore expects record high spinoffs from new investments Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia […]
More Retirements Get Squeezed By Parent, Adult-Child Care Nasdaq - 17 minutes ago The good news is baby boomers aren’t as selfish as the “Me Generation” label attributed to them might suggest. The bad news is their generosity might force them to work well into their retirement years, according to a new survey of working Americans.Save
British firms, including Barclays, have financial links to Mugabe regime AFP via Yahoo! News - 29 minutes ago Three British firms, including Barclays Bank, are reportedly providing millions of pounds worth of financial support to Robert Mugabe’s regime in Zimbabwe.Save
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TWO FRENCH NATIONALS CONFESS TO BANK CARD FRAUD IN THAILAND The Tocqueville Connection - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago BANGKOK, Jan 27, 2007 (AFP) - Thai police have arrested two French nationals in the eastern seaside town on Pattaya, who confessed to counterfeiting bank cards, officers said Saturday.Save
Effects Of Accounting Rule Dampen Insurer’s Forecast Hartford Courant - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. expects core profits this year of $9.30 to $9.60 a share, an increase from the $9.07 a share for 2006, but a slight decrease from previous guidance because of a new nationwide accounting rule. Save
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Investors push backBoston Globe - Fidelity Investments , Clear Channel’s biggest shareholder, which owns more than 10 percent of the company, reportedly plans to vote against the deal. Keep watching this one. Drug store giant CVS Corp. agreed to buy Caremark Rx Inc. in a $22.3 billion
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Maxim Conference Call for Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results SYS-CON Media - 2 hours, 0 minute ago Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) will be releasing financial results for the second quarter of its2007 fiscal year on Wednesday, February 7, 2007. The results will bereleased over Market Wire at approximately 1:00 PM (PST) after the close ofthe […]