News Archive for November 2005

Brazil finance min - monetary policy has its costs

Reuters - ... Brazil finance min - monetary policy has its costs Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:27 PM ET PUERTO ... Argentina, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian Finance Minister Antonio Palocci said on Wednesday ...

Wednesday November 30 2005, 08:00AM

Associate of Tom DeLay dropped from campaign finance lawsuit

from campaign finance lawsuit ASSOCIATED PRESS 8:55 ... a campaign finance lawsuit. Judge Lee Yeakel

Wednesday November 30 2005, 08:00AM

BBC announces changes to Finance division

changes to Finance division Category: BBC Date: ... to BBC Finance (BBC's finance division), as ... Starting in 2006/7, BBC Finance is ... new specialist Finance Centre in Ty Oldfield ... in BBC Finance will reduce from around ... within BBC Finance of £20m by 2008 ... Director of Finance Zarin Patel said: "These ... Future Finance is the programme that will ... finance and business in the BBC   ... cost of finance and enhance business decision ... Savings from Finance will be invested in

Wednesday November 30 2005, 08:00AM

State finally gets back into the black

Finance Department Politics Back in black: ... the forecast," Finance Commissioner Peggy Ingison said ... State finance officials said the $701 million

Wednesday November 30 2005, 08:00AM

Earlier: State's budget outlook improving

When finance officials release the state economic ... Finance Commissioner Peggy Ingison declined to give

Wednesday November 30 2005, 08:00AM

Back in black: State budget reaps surplus

State finance officials predicted a $701 million ... 5 billion, and finance officials identified a

Wednesday November 30 2005, 08:00AM

PanAfrica: Continent's Finance Ministers Call for More Debt Relief

African Finance Ministers Call for More Debt ... African finance ministers gathered at a two-day ... ministers for finance and Ministers for Trade ... Business and Finance Speaking at a post-meeting ... Business and Finance Hong Kong Trade Talks ... Thread Continent's Finance Ministers Call for More

Wednesday November 30 2005, 08:00AM

Money Rates

42 Commercial paper by finance company: 30-270

Wednesday November 30 2005, 08:00AM

UPDATE 2-UK's Punch set to clinch Spirit pubs deal -sources

Reuters - ... then InnSpired and Avebury earlier this year and analysts say Punch is likely to finance a deal through debt and equity. ...

Wednesday November 30 2005, 08:00AM

Metris shareholders approve HSBC acquisition

Reuters - ... said on Wednesday that its shareholders approved its acquisition by HSBC Finance Corp., a unit of HSBC Holdings Plc ...

Wednesday November 30 2005, 08:00AM

Finance minister urges Indian pace

Video Autos Finance minister urges Indian pace ... growth, the finance minister said Sunday. "The ... and beyond," Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told

Monday November 28 2005, 08:00AM

Japan to close tax loophole exploited by foreigners

Reuters - ... on corporate bonds issued to finance their businesses in Japan, a Finance Ministry official said on ...

Monday November 28 2005, 08:00AM

Passenger-ferry task force has more queries than answers

in helping finance passenger-ferry service to Vashon ... continue to finance the Vashon route on ... Legislature will finance all five routes. "Of ... to help finance the private operators. "The ... The state ferries continue to finance passenger-ferry

Monday November 28 2005, 08:00AM

Commons Finance chairman promotes tax breaks

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Monday November 28 2005, 08:00AM

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Monday November 28 2005, 08:00AM

Resource Finance and Investment Ltd Announces Assay Results From Mt. Charter And Que River S-Lens

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Monday November 28 2005, 08:00AM

Novartis sells specialist food operations

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Monday November 28 2005, 08:00AM

India can keep 8 percent growth: finance minister

finance minister     India can sustain ... sectors, Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said ... - Indian finance minister says low investment

Monday November 28 2005, 08:00AM

Swisscom stock down on growth, management concerns

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Monday November 28 2005, 08:00AM

Finance minister: India must be more open

Virgin Personal Finance Sci-Tech AP Biz Wire ... Finance minister: India must be more open ... growth, the finance minister said Sunday. "The ... and beyond," Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told

Sunday November 27 2005, 08:00AM

CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-Swiss govt says would block foreign Swisscom buys

Reuters - advertisementif ((!document.images&& navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Mozilla/2.')>= ... Swisscom buys,'please read in para 2'...the finance ministry...'instead of'...the foreign ministry ... at least 12 months, the finance ministry said on Friday, effectively halting ...

Friday November 25 2005, 08:00AM

France Flies Solo On Airline Tax To Finance Aid

Tax To Finance Aid International Donors Meet ... Tax To Finance Aid The French government ... tickets to finance development aid for poor ... the International Finance Corporation, a member of ... Sustainable Energy Finance Deal of the Year ... in sustainable finance and development. The panel ... company Sustainable Finance Ltd. The judges will

Friday November 25 2005, 08:00AM

CORRECTED - Swiss govt says to veto any Swisscom bid for Eircom

Reuters - advertisementif ((!document.images&& navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Mozilla/2.')>= ... any Swisscom bid for Eircom'please read in para 2 ...the finance ministry... instead of ...the foreign ministry ... tie-ups, a spokesman for the Swiss finance ministry said on Friday ...

Friday November 25 2005, 08:00AM

Emerging debt-Risk at record low, thanks to Fed

Reuters - Yield spreads between emerging sovereign debt and comparable U.S. ... rates and some support for Brazil's finance minister. Yield spreads between emerging ... fretting about a possible resignation of the country's Finance minister Antonio Palocci ...

Friday November 25 2005, 08:00AM

Israeli Politicians Court the Downtrodden

as his finance ministers, Silvan Shalom and

Friday November 25 2005, 08:00AM

Brussels warns Brown on public finance deficit

on public finance deficit By Philip Thornton ... its public finance deficit, the European Union's

Friday November 25 2005, 08:00AM

Canada finmin sees no risk of deficit

Brussels warns Brown on public finance deficit" /

Friday November 25 2005, 08:00AM

Ruling Party's Scandals Seem to Fizzle in Brazil

down, his finance minister's fate has been ... fund to finance Workers' Party campaigns 

Friday November 25 2005, 08:00AM

France urges quick Falconbridge response on Koniambo

RIO DE JANEIRO  After five months of shocking revelations and often riveting testimony, one of the worst government corruption scandals in Brazilian history may simply end, as the saying here goes, in a pizza." /

Friday November 25 2005, 08:00AM

League of Women Voters pushing for campaign finance reform

for campaign finance reform Email this story ... over campaign finance reform dragged on at ... Campaign finance reform is one of the ... a campaign finance reform bill, but no ... with campaign finance reform. But she said

Thursday November 24 2005, 08:00AM

Judge in DeLay campaign finance case declines to rule immediately on dropping charges

DeLay campaign finance case declines to rule

Wednesday November 23 2005, 08:00AM

School finance case timeline

School finance case timeline Copyright 2005 ... Hood" school finance law is an unconstitutional ... new school finance plan Nov. 22, 2005

Wednesday November 23 2005, 08:00AM

Court rules state school finance system unconstitutional

Court rules state school finance system ... previous school finance case, ruled that an ... the school finance system. The House and ... in school finance. He said the issue ... The existing school finance law is the

Wednesday November 23 2005, 08:00AM

Top Texas Court Voids School Financing System

S.Lanka president to keep finance, defense portfolios" /

Wednesday November 23 2005, 08:00AM

Texas court rules school fund source unconstitutional

At that point, you can't finance schools ... new school finance package during the last

Wednesday November 23 2005, 08:00AM

Texas property tax ruled unconstitutional

At that point, you can't finance schools ... new school finance package during the last

Wednesday November 23 2005, 08:00AM

S.Lankan president to keep finance, defense portfolios

Reuters - ... Lanka's new president, Mahinda Rajapakse, will keep the finance and defense portfolios for himself when he unveils his ... has never held the post of Finance Minister.'It is only two ...

Tuesday November 22 2005, 08:00AM

S.Lanka president to keep finance, defense portfolios

Lanka president to keep finance, defense portfolios ... keep the finance and defense portfolios for ... post of Finance Minister. Iraq Insurgents Kill ... one is finance," said media secretary Chandrapala ... take over finance himself. "There was probably ... of the Finance Minister because the best ... Former Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama was closely ... retains the finance ministry," Wijayasinghe said. "I

Tuesday November 22 2005, 08:00AM

UPDATE 1--Lula aide says Brazil finance minister here to stay

S.Lanka president to keep finance, defense portfolios" /

Tuesday November 22 2005, 08:00AM

GE Consumer Finance to buy Belk credit card business

Reuters - ... LOS ANGELES, Nov 21 (Reuters) - GE Consumer Finance (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it ... deal, under which GE Consumer Finance will buy and manage the private ...

Monday November 21 2005, 08:00AM

Federal finance minister rejects home province's claims to more energy cash

CNEWS - ... and shouldn't expect a new energy revenue deal any time soon, suggests federal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale ... raised the ire of the finance minister, the solitary Liberal MP in ...

Sunday November 20 2005, 08:00AM

Palestinian Finance Minister, Citing Election Plans, Quits

New York Times - JERUSALEM, Nov. 19 - The respected finance minister of the Palestinian Authority submitted his resignation on Saturday, saying he was considering running in legislative elections on Jan. 25.

Sunday November 20 2005, 08:00AM

City taps line of credit to run, maintain park

Chicago Sun-Times - A $200 million line of credit authorized three years ago to tide the city over when state sales tax payments arrive late has been tapped to finance operations and maintenance at Millennium Park, City Hall acknowledged Thursday. ... contract is expected to start generating excess revenue to finance park operations ...

Sunday November 20 2005, 08:00AM

France confirms growth boost

CNN - ... from a previous projection of 1.5 percent. Finance Minister Thierry Breton is forecasting that 2005 growth will be ...

Sunday November 20 2005, 08:00AM

Italy urges against ECB rates hike

CNN - ... an interview with newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. Finance ministers, business and labor unions have urged the European Central ...

Sunday November 20 2005, 08:00AM

G7'to discuss rising dollar, oil'

CNN - ... LONDON, England (Reuters) -- The Group of Seven finance ministers and central banks will assess in December how ...

Sunday November 20 2005, 08:00AM

Kenyan President Makes Appeal to Voters

AP via Newsday - ... a population of 33.8 million and is a regional hub for trade and finance. However, it has been hampered by corruption. ...

Sunday November 20 2005, 08:00AM

Senate approves pension overhaul plan

Chicago Sun-Times - ... in 1974'when Congress passed legislation to protect pensions, said Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa ...

Sunday November 20 2005, 08:00AM

Senate passes bill to protect pensions

Chicago Sun-Times - ... Congress passed legislation to protect pensions, said Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa).''If you've ...

Sunday November 20 2005, 08:00AM

Palestinian finance minister submits resignation

Reuters - By Wafa Amr RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayyad, who has battled parliament to force it to carry out fiscal belt tightening measures, has submitted his resignation ahead of legislative elections due in January.

Saturday November 19 2005, 08:00AM

Mack: The council runoffs are hard to predict

recent campaign finance report. Lovell raised $107 ... candidate's campaign finance reports. Lovell's campaign didn't

Friday November 18 2005, 08:00AM

Louisiana's Lifeline in Manhattan

New York Times - More than a thousand miles from New Orleans, in an office building on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, part of the recovery of Louisiana is taking shape. There, J. ... creative in an effective way.'Municipal finance and marriage may not appear to go ... complexities and intricacies of municipal finance; they are completely objective and apolitical ...

Friday November 18 2005, 08:00AM

New Issue - HSBC Finance sells $2.65 bln debt

Reuters - New Issue - HSBC Finance sells $2.65 bln debt Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:51 PM ET Nov 17 (Reuters) - HSBC Finance Corp.

Thursday November 17 2005, 08:00AM

Brazil markets up on relief over finance minister

Reuters - The benchmark Bovespa index of the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange rose for the second straight day, advancing 1.23 percent to 30,857 in a broad-based rally. ... early on Thursday, relieved that the finance minister had squelched speculation he would resign ... were underpinned by optimism that Finance Minister Antonio Palocci, a favorite among ...

Thursday November 17 2005, 08:00AM

Brazil's Lula says finance minister good at hearing

Reuters - It was good, it was good. I could not watch because I was working but from what I heard it was good,'Lula told reporters when asked about Wednesday's nationally televised hearing. ... President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday finance minister Antonio Palocci performed well at a senate hearing ...

Thursday November 17 2005, 08:00AM

State GOP agrees to campaign-finance changes

federal campaign finance reports. Texas law prohibits ... groups to finance the GOP "corporate take-over ... The McCain-Feingold campaign finance law, passed in

Thursday November 17 2005, 08:00AM

NZ's PRG says sells finance unit to GE Finance

Reuters - It had ruled out a public share offering because of difficult market conditions. Pacific Retail said it expected to post a NZ$75 million capital profit from the sale. Settlement expected on Dec. 31. ... Thursday it will sell its consumer finance arm to GE Finance and Insurance, a unit of General ... number of indicative bids from the finance industry and private equity companies ...

Thursday November 17 2005, 08:00AM

Brazil markets rise as finance minister holds firm

Reuters - The Brazilian real firmed 0.27 percent to 2.204 to the dollar, recovering some of the previous session's losses, while the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange's benchmark Bovespa index climbed 0.87 percent to 30,482. ... as the country's market-friendly finance minister defended himself against corruption allegations ... The gains came as Finance Minister Antonio Palocci testified before a Senate ...

Wednesday November 16 2005, 08:00AM

CORRECTED - (OFFICIAL)New Issue-Opera Finance offers multi tranche MBS deal

Reuters - CORRECTED - (OFFICIAL)New Issue-Opera Finance offers multi tranche MBS deal Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:08 AM ET (Page 1 of ) In item'New Issue-Opera Finance offers multi tranche MBS deal'the Lead Manager has amended the terms originally given.

Wednesday November 16 2005, 08:00AM

Brazil markets edge up, await finance minister

Reuters - The Brazilian real firmed 0.63 percent to 2.196 to the dollar, recovering some of the previous session's losses, while the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange's benchmark Bovespa index rose 0.22 percent to 30,288. ... waited for the country's market-friendly finance minister to defend himself against corruption ... The gains came as Finance Minister Antonio Palocci prepared to testify before ...

Wednesday November 16 2005, 08:00AM

Finance industry closes on GBP100bn

Printable version Finance industry closes on £100bn ... by Guernsey's finance industry will break the ... Latest figures from Guernsey Finance reveal that ... of Guernsey Finance, said he believes it ... trial retires Finance industry closes on £100bn ... trial retires Finance industry closes on £100bn

Tuesday November 15 2005, 08:00AM

A'necessary'lesson in personal finance

A 'necessary' lesson in personal finance ... more personal finance literacy next year, under ... -based Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Finance Literacy ... House Bill 492 requires "personal finance literacy

Tuesday November 15 2005, 08:00AM

Unfolding Scandal Nears Finance Official in Brazil

New York Times - RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. ... pillar of stability: Antonio Palocci, the influential finance minister. After briefly lying dormant, a barrage ... in a plot to illegally finance the 2002 election that put Mr ...

Tuesday November 15 2005, 08:00AM

UPDATE 2-HSBC Finance Q3 hit by U.S. bankruptcies, Katrina

Reuters - ... Research) (0005.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) consumer finance arm said profits in the third quarter fell ... U.S.-based HSBC Finance Corp., the former Household business bought by ...

Tuesday November 15 2005, 08:00AM

UPDATE 3-HSBC Finance hit by U.S. bankruptcies, Katrina

Reuters - ... bank HSBC's (HSBA.L: Quote, Profile, Research) consumer finance arm said profits in the third quarter fell 40 ... U.S.-based HSBC Finance Corp., the former Household business bought by ...

Tuesday November 15 2005, 08:00AM

Japan must curb government bond issuance

Virgin Personal Finance Sci-Tech AP Biz Wire ... Ministry of Finance figures. That's about 160 ... In August, the Ministry of Finance had ... Treasury undersecretary for domestic finance, has said ... borrowing to finance government operations. Japan's annual ... Ministry of Finance estimates. MARKETPLACE Jobs Autos

Tuesday November 15 2005, 08:00AM

Juan Gonzalez: Watchdog bites unions

Has the city's Campaign Finance Board run ... the Campaign Finance Board from adopting a ... to campaign finance limits. Two of the ... the Campaign Finance Board initially adopted this ... The Campaign Finance Board is not treating ... the Campaign Finance Board for several years

Tuesday November 15 2005, 08:00AM

UPDATE 1-HSBC Finance Q3 hit by U.S. bankruptcies, Katrina

Reuters - ... bank HSBC's (HSBA.L: Quote, Profile, Research) consumer finance arm said profits in the third quarter fell 40 ... U.S.-based HSBC Finance Corp., the former Household business bought by ...

Monday November 14 2005, 08:00AM

Roy Komack, CFP, answered your personal finance questions

their personal finance questions. Below is the

Monday November 14 2005, 08:00AM

Election in January? That's goal

Finance minister faces opposition roadblock The Conservatives ... to block Finance Minister Ralph Goodale's fiscal ... to the finance committee," said Monte Solberg ... finance critic. The document, originally designed to

Sunday November 13 2005, 08:00AM

GOP's legislative agenda losing steam

Kansas City Star - ... leaving Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee without a majority to advance ... back hurricanes'that have cost billions. The Finance Committee chairman, Republican Sen ...

Sunday November 13 2005, 08:00AM

Analysis: Whither the GOP's legislative lineup?

the Senate Finance Committee without a majority ... The Finance Committee chairman, Republican Sen. Chuck ... on campaign finance charges. DeLay's legal difficulties

Sunday November 13 2005, 08:00AM

Elaine Agather and Ron Kirk: Prop 1 would make City Hall accountable and efficient

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Sunday November 13 2005, 08:00AM

Cox financed judge targeted by Fieger

state campaign finance laws. Cox revealed Wednesday ... Michigan Campaign Finance Network, a nonpartisan watchdog

Sunday November 13 2005, 08:00AM

WashPost: House Budget Reconciliation Bill Is Pulled (11/11/05)

the Senate Finance Committee forced Republicans to ... Meanwhile, the Senate Finance Committee broke up

Sunday November 13 2005, 08:00AM

'Iron Lady'on cusp of presidency

Now, Liberia's former finance minister could become ... 67-year-old former finance minister - wants to ... Johnson-Sirleaf was Tolbert's finance minister. She escaped

Sunday November 13 2005, 08:00AM

Bush may call on Texas pal Evans

election campaign finance chief, would move into ... Evans has led finance efforts for all

Sunday November 13 2005, 08:00AM

Manhattan Tries On a Cowboy Hat

music and finance together, and about how

Sunday November 13 2005, 08:00AM

Political Web sites take on Shays over campaign finance bill

over campaign finance bill Email this story ... that campaign finance rules apply to political ... promoted campaign finance reform, of seeking to ... of campaign finance laws when they are ... from campaign finance regulations. Shays, R-Conn., and ... lobbied supporters of their campaign finance law ... Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform law that was ... somehow campaign finance law will restrict their ... for campaign finance regulation is preventing corruption ... scenario campaign finance reform banned." ___ Information

Sunday November 13 2005, 08:00AM

Fannie Mae hires MCI finance chief to help it'rebuild'

Fannie Mae hires MCI finance chief to ... Blakely was finance chief at MCI when

Saturday November 12 2005, 08:00AM

Finance industry can create jobs

Printable version Finance industry can create jobs ... of Guernsey's finance industry looks promising, according ... Peter Niven of Guernsey Finance said he ... of the finance sector which are doing ... STORIES Select Finance industry can create jobs ... States of Guernsey Guernsey Finance Financial ... STORIES NOW Finance industry can create jobs

Thursday November 10 2005, 08:00AM

The New York Times Newspaper Names Roland A. Caputo Chief Finance Officer and Liam J. Carlos Controller

Caputo Chief Finance Officer and Liam J ... degree in finance and applied economics from

Thursday November 10 2005, 08:00AM

MCI Finance Chief to Join Fannie Mae

In a move to return cash to shareholders and boost its stock price, chip-maker Intel Corp. said Thursday it will increase its quarterly dividend by 25 percent and buy back up to $25 billion in common shares." /

Thursday November 10 2005, 08:00AM

Former finance minister edges closer to victory in Liberia

Access Former finance minister edges closer to ... MONROVIA, Liberia  A former finance minister

Thursday November 10 2005, 08:00AM

Treasury Secy urges more open finance industry

finance and investment, commercial exchanges, trade ... from India's Finance Ministry said. Copyright 2005

Thursday November 10 2005, 08:00AM

Republican tax plans meet obstacles in the Senate

tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, lacking enough Republican ... No progress," Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles ... The Senate Finance Committee this week proposed ... Senate Finance Committee: finance.senate.gov/

Thursday November 10 2005, 08:00AM

Fannie Mae hires MCI finance chief, confirms $11 billion restatement of earnings

hires MCI finance chief, confirms $11 billion ... Blakely was finance chief at MCI when

Thursday November 10 2005, 08:00AM

Republican Tax Plans Hit Snag in Senate

Senate Senate Finance Committee Lacks Republican Votes ... tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, lacking enough Republican ... No progress," Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles ... The Senate Finance Committee this week proposed

Thursday November 10 2005, 08:00AM

UPDATE 1-Mexico global bonds jump on exchange warrant plan

Republican Tax Plans Hit Snag in Senate" /

Thursday November 10 2005, 08:00AM

Fannie Mae names CFO; more accounting errors found

Republican Tax Plans Hit Snag in Senate" /

Thursday November 10 2005, 08:00AM

Finance Chiefs Warn ECB on Rate Rise

7, 2005 Finance Chiefs Warn ECB on ... Belgium EU finance ministers from the 12 ... EU finance ministers said in September they

Tuesday November 08 2005, 08:00AM

Pakistan earthquake toll'jumps'

after a finance ministry adviser, Iqbal Ahmed ... seeks Indian finance reforms Many missing after ... seeks Indian finance reforms News Alerts E-mail

Tuesday November 08 2005, 08:00AM

UPDATE 1-Tanigaki says closely watching Japan bond market

The Pakistani government disputes reports that last month's earthquake death toll has jumped to 87,000." /

Tuesday November 08 2005, 08:00AM

UPDATE 2-Hiscox rights issue to fund Bermuda insurer

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Tuesday November 08 2005, 08:00AM

Pakistan disputes earthquake toll

after a finance ministry adviser, Iqbal Ahmed ... seeks Indian finance reforms Many missing after ... seeks Indian finance reforms News Alerts E-mail

Tuesday November 08 2005, 08:00AM

Estimated toll in South Asia quake rises

Pakistani finance ministry official Iqbal Ahmed Khan

Tuesday November 08 2005, 08:00AM

South Asia quake's death toll at 87,350

in the finance ministry said. India has

Tuesday November 08 2005, 08:00AM

Daimler considers sale of structured finance unit

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Monday November 07 2005, 08:00AM

AmeriCredit to buy Bay View auto finance unit

Your guide to Polk County and Central Florida, including daily news from The Ledger in Lakeland

Monday November 07 2005, 08:00AM

Eichel criticises EU Commissioner comments on tax

Finance Change Edition United States Japan United ... Germany's acting finance minister on Monday accused ... euro zone finance ministers, German Finance Minister ... as Irish finance minister," Eichel told reporters ... former Irish finance minister said. Ireland's corporate ... Eichel, Germany's finance minister since 1999, is

Monday November 07 2005, 08:00AM

Daimler mulling sale of part of finance unit: press

Reuters - FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German carmaker DaimlerChrysler (DCXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to sell DaimlerChrysler Services Structured Finance GmbH, a part of its finance unit, industry newspaper Automobilwoche reported on Saturday.

Saturday November 05 2005, 08:00AM

Daimler mulling sale of part of finance unit-press

Reuters - FRANKFURT, Nov 5 (Reuters) - German carmaker DaimlerChrysler (DCXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to sell DaimlerChrysler Services Structured Finance GmbH, a part of its finance unit, industry newspaper Automobilwoche reported on Saturday.

Saturday November 05 2005, 08:00AM

Polish finance minister seeks more social spending

Earnings Personal Finance Real Estate U.S ... by  Polish finance minister seeks more social ... country's new finance minister in a Financial ... of a finance minister, Teresa Lubinska also ... Past finance ministers have grappled with Poland's ... • Polish finance minister seeks more social

Saturday November 05 2005, 08:00AM

House Debates Bill on Poli-Blogs

by campaign finance law, House lawmakers said ... and campaign finance regulations are not appropriate ... championed the 2002 campaign finance law that ... federal campaign finance and spending limits to

Saturday November 05 2005, 08:00AM

Perry names one-time rival to lead school finance panel

lead school finance panel New school may ... lead school finance panel Associated Press AUSTIN

Saturday November 05 2005, 08:00AM

For the City's Democrats, a Grim Future Could Last Long Beyond Tuesday

New York Times - ... New York politics - such as term limits, campaign finance reforms and evolving demographics - that are really shaking ...

Saturday November 05 2005, 08:00AM

No plan yet for return of power to New Orleans

Katrina and finance operations over the next

Saturday November 05 2005, 08:00AM

John Bennett named VCU vice president for finance

president for finance Email to a Friend ... John Bennett, Virginia's secretary of finance, has ... president for finance.The school announced today ... president for Finance and Administration. Timmreck will ... Bennett was appointed secretary of finance for

Saturday November 05 2005, 08:00AM

Kenyas Central Bank to vet the use of Finance, Bank

of words "Finance or Bank" as part ... bank" or "finance" or any of its ... minister for finance. On Friday, Central bank ... the Agricultural Finance Corporation and member-based societies

Saturday November 05 2005, 08:00AM

Political blogs new focus of campaign-finance laws

SiliconValley.com - WASHINGTON - Democrats and Republicans agree that the online threads spun by political bloggers should not become tangled in complex federal campaign-finance rules. ... of''public communications''in federal campaign-finance regulations. Their first attempt failed ...

Friday November 04 2005, 08:00AM

House to vote on exempting Internet from campaign-finance rules

Kansas City Star - WASHINGTON - There's broad agreement among Democrats and Republicans that the Internet writings of political bloggers shouldn't be tangled in complex federal campaign-finance regulations. ... of'public communications'in federal campaign-finance regulations. Supporters say the change ...

Thursday November 03 2005, 08:00AM

House defeats bill on political blogs

from campaign finance law, the House decided ... championed the 2002 campaign finance law that ... and campaign finance regulations are not appropriate ... federal campaign finance and spending limits to

Thursday November 03 2005, 08:00AM

House declines to exempt political Web sites from spending rules

from campaign finance law, the House decided ... championed the 2002 campaign finance law that ... and campaign finance regulations are not appropriate ... federal campaign finance and spending limits to

Thursday November 03 2005, 08:00AM

House declines to exempt political websites from spending rules

from campaign finance law, the House decided ... championed the 2002 campaign finance law that ... and campaign finance regulations are not appropriate ... federal campaign finance and spending limits to

Thursday November 03 2005, 08:00AM

U.S. brings back 30-year Treasury bond

for domestic finance, told reporters that Treasury ... borrowing to finance government operations once the

Thursday November 03 2005, 08:00AM

Unilever Q3 net dips

Finance Director Rudy Markham said quarterly net

Thursday November 03 2005, 08:00AM

Chretien returns fire over inquiry

Martin -- finance minister at the time

Thursday November 03 2005, 08:00AM

UPDATE 2-Unilever Q3 net dips, weaker margins hit shares

Former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien, bristling with defiance, emerged from the political twilight on Tuesday to attack the head of an inquiry who blamed him for a government kickback scandal.

Thursday November 03 2005, 08:00AM

Candidate pays for his campaign mistake

a campaign finance report on time. John

Thursday November 03 2005, 08:00AM

GE finance unit to start bank card outsourcing

Reuters - By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters) - General Electric Co.'s (GE.N: , , ) consumer finance unit on Wednesday said it plans to enter agent banking, hoping to win business from retail banks seeking to outsource their credit card businesses. ... a $35 billion transaction. GE's finance unit is betting that banks won't ...

Wednesday November 02 2005, 08:00AM