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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-12 12:21 German Fin Min to return to office after surgery Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:42AMBERLIN, March 12 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble will return to his Berlin office next week following hospital treatment, a ministry spokesman said on Friday. The 67-year-old was admitted to hospital last month for a planned operation. Complications occurred during the healing process and follow-up surgery was needed. "He's happy that he'll be back in Berlin next week ...
Capital cash helps Haitians rebuild lives and businesses Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:41AMSURVIVORS of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti are being given cash grants to help rebuild their lives thanks to funds raised in Edinburgh.
Booming Residential Solar Market in Arizona Drives Growth, Creates 50 Additional Green Collar Jobs at Leading Surprise ... Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:38AMAs a result of Arizona's booming solar industry, one of Arizona's largest and most successful solar installation companies, Salt River Solar & Wind (http://www.saltriverenergy.com), announced today that the company is planning to hire another 50 new positions in sales, marketing and solar installation jobs as the company struggles to meet the surging demand from ...
Tax staff to be paid $25M in severance, rehired Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:38AMThe Ontario Liberal government will pay severance packages worth as much as $45,000 to more than 1,250 Ministry of Revenue employees who won't lose their jobs, triggering a barrage of criticism from opposition politicians who call the move an "insult to taxpayers."
Gibbons vetoes four-10 work week bill Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:37AMAs promised, Gov. Jim Gibbons vetoed the bill Thursday that would have put state offices on a four-day, 10-hour work week, saying the legislation appeared to be a good idea but, in practice, is unworkable. Gibbons' administration originally recommended the plan, but the governor said he has since concluded it doesn't work. "Instead of creating flexibility for the state's agencies to implement ...
FM rules out rollback of fuel price hike Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:37AMNew Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today ruled out rollback of petrol and diesel price hike saying the nation's fiscal condition did not permit him to do so.
Bulgaria President Calls for Reboot of Anti-crisis Policy Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:35AMBulgaria needs to reconsider its anti-crisis policy and come up with a new package, according to President Parvanov. Parvanov spoke at a special news conference Friday dedicated to anti-crisis policies.
Opposition, ruling MPs play truant during budget debate Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:31AMWhen the Lok Sabha Friday debated the budget for the fiscal 2010-11, the house presented a near empty look at many points of time.
India, China back Copenhagen Accord Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:13AMIndia and China on Wednesday formally backed the Climate Change Accord hammered out in Copenhagen last year calling for voluntary cut in greenhouse gas emissions.
Letters to the editor March 10 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:13AMOn behalf of the Junior Women's Club of Fairfield , we'd like to thank the Fairfield Citizen for its outstanding coverage of the 29th annual Townwide Spelling Bee, one of Fairfield's most anticipated academic events of the year ... at least for fifth graders!
County made recovery zone Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:12AMLA PORTE — County Commissioners have designated La Porte County as a federal recovery zone to access more than $10 million in stimulus bonds.
Aurora to hire fingerprint analysts Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:12AMAldermen on Tuesday gave their stamp of approval to hire two fingerprint analysts as contract employees to speed up investigations.
Racinos for Minnesota? Don't bet on it Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:12AMToday at the Capitol, a proposal to build two so-called racinos will get its first committee vote of the 2010 session. It is also, in all likelihood, the bill's last hearing.
Help for homeowners at risk Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:12AMTUCSON- Homeowners at risk of foreclosure showed up to a free workshop designed to find a solution to their home mortgage problem. The Hope Now Alliance and Obama administration's Making Home Affordable program hosted the event Tuesday on Tucson's south side.
Business briefs Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:12AMAtlanta -- Delta Air Lines says it lost $65 million in revenue because of the repeated winter storms in February, which forced it to cancel roughly 7,000 flights. The airline provided the figures in a regulatory filing Tuesday. Delta, based in Atlanta, also said in the filing that its liquidity at the end of March will be slightly lower than it previously expected. At the same time, it says ...
CCC Seeks Management Company For Front Street Garage Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:11AMCenter City Commission officials are reviewing bids from companies interested in managing the roughly 425-space parking garage at 85 N. Front St. The ....
Tenn. General Fund Collections Fall $44M Short Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:11AMNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - General fund tax collections missed projections by about $44 million in January.General fund collections were $196 million bel....
Andhra Pradesh on course to achieve 9 to 10 per cent growth in 2010-11 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:01AMHyderabad, Mar 5 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today asserted his government was confident of achieving ''double digit growth'' by continuing it thrust on welfare and development.
PRINCETON: Hun grad Greubel chasing Olympic dream Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:01AMWhen Jamie Greubel graduated from The Hun School in 2002, it was the Summer Olympics that seemed like a far off dream for the track star.
Despite salary freeze, some top county workers will get raises, but that's the law Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:01AMMost of the people who work for Weld County government won't be getting a raise this year. Some of their bosses will, however. The raises, according to County Attorney Bruce Barker and County Finance Director Monica Mika, are tied into the Weld County Home Rule Charter, which was adopted in 1976. The charter requires the Weld County Council to set salaries of elected officials. Those raises are ...
Local students bound for national competition Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:01AMThe competition has been fierce and the road long, but 13 local students will soon compete with peers from around the nation.
Roger Barry seeking nomination for treasurer Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:59AMPrimary elections are right around the corner and the race for the title of Harrison County Treasurer may be crowded, including Woodbine’s Roger Barry, owner of R.L. Barry Accounting.
PRINCETON: Boro confronts a 2010 budget gap Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:58AMDeveloping a 2010 operating budget for Princeton Borough, which incorporates no tax increase for property owners for the second year in a row is an achievable goal, but achieving no increase in the actual budget itself is far more difficult, Borough Administrator Robert Bruschi told Borough Council members at their meeting Tuesday evening.
Redbirds worth watching at MVC tourney Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:58AMSt. Louis -- If there's an upset winner at this weekend's Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, Illinois State could be it.
GOP candidates for treasurer square off Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:57AMQualifications and investment strategies were main subjects of contention when the three Republican candidates for Colorado treasurer debated for the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce on March 1.
SCHOOL BOARD RACES: Candidate file in PRSD, WW-P, Montgomery Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:56AMVoters will have no shortage of candidates to choose from in the school elections in April.
Grassley offers internships Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:56AMChuck Grassley encouraged young Iowans interested in government to apply for summer internships in his Washington D.C. and Iowa district offices. The two six-week summer sessions are from May 24 to July 2 and July 6 to Aug. 13.
Greece avoids debt default, raises cash for bond issue Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:59AMAthens, Greece -- Greece raised badly needed cash with a new bond issue Thursday, passing a key test of its ability to avoid a disastrous debt default and dig out of a financial crisis that has shaken the European Union.
Rand Heads for Weekly Advance as Reserves Show No Intervention Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:59AMMarch 5 (Bloomberg) -- The rand headed for its biggest weekly rally in almost four months after a report showed the central bank hasn’t been buying foreign reserves to weaken the currency, easing concern of intervention to stem rand gains.
City steps forward with waste transfer station idea Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:58AMROANOKE RAPIDS — Bringing the idea of a proposed city waste transfer station closer to realization is what Roanoke Rapids City Manager Paul Sabiston is taking steps to do.
Case is made for DPW Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:58AMWESTFORD -- Three months of extensive research into how to upgrade Westford's "superior" public services, while uncovering cost-saving tactics in the process, were compressed into an hourlong presentation last night.
Tigerton to receive state grant for road work Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:58AMGov. Jim Doyle in February Tigerton will receive a $147,000 grant from the Community Development Block Grant-Public Facilities program of the Department of Commerce to fund installation of sanitary sewers, storm sewers, curb and gutter and street improvements in conjunction with the repaving of County Highway J, also known as Grand Street.
Verizon asks cities for $2 million in refunds Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:58AMThe utility says it overpaid its taxes; cities say it’s a bad time to ask for money back.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-05 11:29 Egypt eyes Eurobond mkt for $1-1.5 bln - ministry Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:57AMCAIRO, March 5 (Reuters) - Egypt plans to tap the Eurobond market for $1 billion-1.5 billion in seven to eight weeks, its first such issue since 2007, an adviser to the finance minister told Reuters on Friday. Asked whether there was interest, Mohamed Assaad said: "We believe so because there is decent appetite for Egyptian international papers and because we are not a regular issuer and do not ...
Is 'good debt' a good bet? Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:57AMTEWKSBURY -- When voters head to the polls tomorrow, they will be asked to borrow money through a Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion for the 12th time in 20 years. An expanded sewer system, a new police station, a new library, a new school for fifth- and sixth-graders, a modernized fire station, a renovated middle school, a refurbished senior
UK PM Brown says Iraq War was justified Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:57AMLONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told an official inquiry into the 2003 invasion of Iraq on Friday that going to war had been the right decision and that he had provided the necessary funding for military action.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-05 11:50 Iceland PM says to stay on if Icesave bill rejected Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:56AMREYKJAVIK, March 5 (Reuters) - Iceland's Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said she had no intension of resigning if Icelanders reject the "Icesave" bill prepared by her government in a referendum on Saturday, as opinion polls suggest. "It is a great misunderstanding that this referendum is about the life of this government. We have no intension of resigning," Sigurdardottir told reporters ...
Cash for Corfu - Greece told to sell a few islands Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:29PMDebt-stricken Greece has received some unsolicited financial advice: sell off uninhabited islands and other properties to ease the crisis that has plunged the common currency into the doldrums.
China Plans to Sell $29 Billion of Yuan Debt in 2010, Wen Says Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:29PMThe finance ministry, which will organize the debt auctions, plans to offer three- and five-year securities and channel funds between bondholders and the local authorities issuing the notes, according to a person familiar with the proposal who asked not to be identified.
Interim adminstrator search begins Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:29PMWith City Administrator Mark Watson's letter of resignation in hand, the Yuma City Council will begin looking for someone to fill his position temporarily while searching for a permanent replacement.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-05 00:58 UPDATE 3-BOJ examining easing monetary policy again-Nikkei Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:29PMBy Linda Sieg and Leika Kihara
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-05 01:00 S.Korea fin min sees job market improving in H2 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:28PMSEOUL, March 5 (Reuters) - South Korean Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun said on Friday he expected the job market to improve in the second half of the year as the government was focusing more on job creation and the corporate sector had started hiring. "The government has shifted focus from unemployment rates to improving hiring rates. In general, companies are announcing plans for hiring. (The ...
Protestors block Finance Ministry in Greece Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:27PMHundreds of Greek protesters blocked the Finance Ministry building in Athens on Thursday to protest the government's planned budget cuts.
US House passes $15bn jobless bill Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:27PMThe US House of Representatives has passed a $15 billion bill to help reduce a nearly 10 percent US unemployment rate.
UN names panel to finance climate change technology Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:27PMNew York, March 5 : A United Nations 19-member, high-level advisory group tasked with raising funds to help developing countries counter climate change with modern technology, was announced Thursday.
Snow days have Wise schools studying calendar changes Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:26PMWISE — The Wise County School Board on Monday will consider changes to the current school calendar and grapple with budget and consolidation issues.
Educators Salaries may be Renegotiated Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:26PMThe Idaho legislature's Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee passed a measure Wednesday that would allow school districts to renegotiate teacher contracts.
Lawmakers Looking to Change Credit Checks Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:57PMWith more people stretching their dollars to make ends meet, it could mean your credit history doesn't look as good now as it did in the past. Some state lawmakers are hoping that'll no longer affect your chances of landing a job.
MARKET CLOSE: NZX 50 gains; RBD, SPY, TEL up Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:57PMMarch 4 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand’s benchmark NZX 50 Index rounded out its seventh day of gains after Restaurant Brands said annual profit beat its own forecast and Telecom Corp. climbed from near a record low.
Senate bill may benefit D150 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:55PMProposed legislation could provide Peoria School District 150 with a way to finance construction and help replace some of the district's most outdated buildings.