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Jobless claims fall, trade gap narrows on oil 11 Mar 2010, 4:39 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell only slightly last week, indicating a sluggish return to jobs growth. The U.S. trade gap shrank as oi. […]

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Citigroup sees return to sustained profitability 11 Mar 2010, 4:37 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc Chief Executive Vikram Pandit told investors on Thursday the bank is on track to return to sustained profitability and losses from some of its worst assets should be. […]

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Movie "Avatar" has few fans among mining execs 11 Mar 2010, 4:36 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's enough to make a mining executive grit his teeth or his kids to give him the silent treatment.

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Bank reform talks fail, Dodd to go solo 11 Mar 2010, 4:34 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chances of a broad overhaul of U.S. financial regulation dimmed on Thursday after bipartisan Senate talks collapsed, jeopardizing a top Obama administration priority and boostin. […]

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S&P 500 hits 17-month high as banks lift Wall St 11 Mar 2010, 4:29 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 hit a 17-month closing high as rising bank shares led a late rally that lifted stocks on Thursday, more than offsetting worries China may move to cool its overheating. […]

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Sales growth starts to return in Europe 11 Mar 2010, 3:45 pm

European companies have started to see an increase in sales in the last quarter, providing a tentative boost to corporate confidence

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Data theft hits 24,000 HSBC clients 11 Mar 2010, 3:25 pm

An ex-employee of HSBC stole the details of 24,000 clients from a branch in Switzerland, in a hugely embarrassing theft of data for which the bank apologised unreservedly

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EU hits back at Geithner on regulation 11 Mar 2010, 2:44 pm

Top European Union officials say the bloc's decision to act on hedge funds is in line with a G20 decision to reinforce transparency, after the US Treasury secretary warned they may lead to protectioni. […]

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CBOE in first steps to $300m offering 11 Mar 2010, 2:32 pm

The Chicago Board Options Exchange, the last big member-owned exchange, filed an application with US regulators for an initial public offering, a move that follows years of disputes that have delayed. […]

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End of the affair for AIM and China 11 Mar 2010, 12:20 pm

China's small companies are looking for opportunities away from AIM on Hong Kong and Singapore exchanges which offer higher volumes of share trading and higher valuations

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Archive for February, 2007

Don’t Get on the Bus to Carey Street!

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

I was amazed to hear that personal Bankruptcies and IVA’s have actually fell since the Credit Crunch began. I can’t quite explain how this is occurring at the same time as the Credit Crunch rages on. It’s a bit like Britain entering a war but less deaths being reported in the Armed Forces! Very strange [...]