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Monthly Archive August, 2009

Meirelles ‘Anchor’ of Brazil Growth Ponders Politics:Week Ahead

August 31, 2009

Banco Central do Brasil President Henrique Meirelles’ political ambitions are raising concern among some investors as he seeks to pull Latin America’s biggest economy […]

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Busch slips off stage despite positioning for role in InBev spotlight

August 30, 2009

Nine months ago, a historic meeting was breaking up in the ballroom of a Secaucus, N.J., hotel. Anheuser-Busch shareholders had just agreed to sell […]

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Panel backs Missouri Baptist patient towers

August 29, 2009

Next up for Missouri Baptist Medical Center’s 30-year development plan is Board of Aldermen consideration of the hospital’s proposal to add patient towers, a […]

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Banks add ‘pay czar’ clause to contracts - source

August 27, 2009

Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp. and AIG are forging new employment contracts that let them void compensation agreements if they are challenged by […]

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42 million clunkers to go

August 26, 2009

As Cash for Clunkers motors through its final day, it’s time to ask the question: Just how effective was the government rebate program in […]

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Germany urges calm over Opel row as unions threaten

August 25, 2009

The German government sought to calm a growing transatlantic row over the fate of carmaker Opel on Monday as unions threatened “spectacular measures” to […]

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Jobless claims in surprise rise

August 22, 2009

The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance rose last week, the government said Thursday, surprising economists.
There were 576,000 initial jobless claims filed […]

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Broadband stimulus bids ‘overwhelming’

August 21, 2009

Wiring the nation for high-speed Internet access is an ambitious plan…so ambitious that the the government’s servers slowed to a crawl last week from […]

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Another setback for troubled Colonial Bank

August 18, 2009

Southern regional bank Colonial Bank is on the verge of failure, a federal judge said in granting a request made by Bank of America […]

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Hong Kong Recession Ends as China’s Recovery Bolsters Exports

August 15, 2009

Hong Kong climbed out of a yearlong recession after declines in exports slowed, adding to signs that the global economy is recovering.
Gross domestic […]

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