AP Source: BofA nearing $8.5B deal on claims
June 29, 2011
Bank of America Corp. was close to finalizing a deal late Tuesday that calls for the lender to pay $8.5 billion to settle claims from […]
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Monthly Archive June, 2011
Yield on Spanish 10-year bonds higher
June 27, 2011
The yield on Spanish debt has shot up to 5.7 percent over fears of contagion from the Greek debt crisis.
The yield has been rising steadily […]
Obama steps into high-stakes debt-limit talks
June 26, 2011
Struggling to break a perilous deadlock, President Barack Obama took direct control Friday of national debt-limit negotiations with both Republicans and Democrats. With the White […]
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No Internet, no thanks, cottage buyers say
June 24, 2011
Rustic, off the grid summer cottages don’t have the romantic appeal they used to, as buyers increasingly demand more features, cottage experts say.
“For many of […]
Lambert tornado repairs to cost at least $25 miillion
June 23, 2011
Rebuilding tornado-damaged Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is expected to cost $25 million to $30 million, the airport’s director said Wednesday.
Lambert Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge said the rebuilding cost […]
Sino-Forest publishes documents to refute fraud allegations
June 19, 2011
Shares of Sino-Forest Corp. (TSX: TRE) fell as much as 11 per cent on Friday but rallied later as the company continued to defend itself […]
Spain’s Repsol in joint venture with Alliance Oil
Spain’s Repsol YPF is forming a joint venture with the Moscow-based Alliance Oil Company Ltd. to seek growth opportunities in Russia, the Spanish energy company […]
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Medvedev: Govt role in economy has to be cut
June 17, 2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday condemned the government’s heavy hand in the economy and the centralization of power at the Kremlin, comments seen as […]
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Honda headquarters is hot for delayed model launch
June 16, 2011
Honda headquarters is sweltering, executives are without ties and reporters are fanning themselves in a scene illustrative of Japan’s struggles to conserve electricity after the […]