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{ Monthly Archives } November 2009

BOJ meeting weighs on yen, Asia stocks steady

HONG KONG (Reuters) – The dollar recovered early losses on Tuesday as the yen came under pressure ahead of a special central bank meeting while Asian shares were steady as investors paused after Monday’s bounce. See original here: BOJ meeting weighs on yen, Asia stocks steady

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BOJ meeting weighs on yen, Asia stocks steady (Reuters)

Reuters – The dollar recovered early losses on Tuesday as the yen came under pressure ahead of a special central bank meeting while Asian shares were steady as investors paused after Monday’s bounce. See original here: BOJ meeting weighs on yen, Asia stocks steady (Reuters)

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Tortilla Machine Maker Is Starving For Credit

In California’s San Gabriel Valley, Chip Masters, a company that assembles tortilla-making machines, has reduced its employees from 55 to nine to make ends meet. The company has also changed its business model and now repairs machines in addition to building new ones. E-Mail This Add …

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Dubai World $26 billion debt plan soothes contagion fears (Reuters)

Reuters – Efforts by Dubai World to restructure about $26 billion in debt out of the estimated $59 billion it owes reassured investors that the emirate’s debt problems can be contained, helping global markets edge higher on Tuesday. Read the original: Dubai World $26 billion debt plan soothes contagion fears …

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Dubai World $26 billion debt plan soothes contagion fears

DUBAI (Reuters) – Efforts by Dubai World to restructure about $26 billion in debt out of the estimated $59 billion it owes reassured investors that the emirate’s debt problems can be contained, helping global markets edge higher on Tuesday. Read the original post: Dubai World $26 billion debt plan soothes contagion …

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Obama to lay out long-awaited Afghan plan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to announce on Tuesday that he will send about 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in a long-awaited war strategy shift that he hopes will defeat the Taliban and allow for a U.S View original post here: Obama to lay out long-awaited Afghan plan

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West Point A Familiar Setting For Obama War Speech

A presidential speech at West Point — the oldest of the service academies — carries a certain weight. It puts the focus on the role of commander in chief in a special way. Seven and a half years ago, President Bush used the venue to present an optimistic view of progress in Afghanistan and to introduce his “war on terror.” » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

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Financial Overhaul On Track In House, Lags In Senate

The House Financial Services Committee will likely vote Wednesday to send a sweeping financial overhaul bill to the full House. But hurdles remain in the Senate, and there’s concern that as the economy stabilizes, the urgency for action will fade. » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

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In Dubai Debt Crisis, a Test of Law and Islamic Banking

Dubai’s debt crisis is about to test one of the fastest-growing areas in banking — Islamic finance — and is likely to put the emirate’s opaque judicial system on trial. Visit link: In Dubai Debt Crisis, a Test of Law and Islamic Banking

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Obama sets new Afghan strategy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday was prepared to announce he will deploy about 30,000 more U.S. Read the rest here: Obama sets new Afghan strategy

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