Tag: financial
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November 27, 2009 06:04 AM EST --
TOKYO (AP) — The dollar sank to a fresh 14-year low against the yen Friday as worries about Dubai's debt mountain drove investors to buy safe haven assets like the yen.
Japanese Finance Minister . . .
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November 27, 2009 09:02 AM EST --
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona legislators responded quickly last June when bankers complained that investor-builders were abusing a post-foreclosure protection intended for homeowners.
Within 23 days, . . .
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November 27, 2009 09:02 AM EST --
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An improved 2010 revenue forecast prompted an analyst to slightly increase his profit estimate for Deere & Co. Friday, although he warned that the farm equipment manufacturer . . .
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November 27, 2009 09:02 AM EST --
KITTERY, Maine (AP) — It takes Sgt. Charles Denault barely two minutes to spot a dozen cars with out-of-state license plates parked in driveways and outside houses and apartments.
Driving his . . .
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November 27, 2009 10:04 AM EST --
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Fargo company is seeking investors for a plant in northwestern North Dakota that would make diesel fuel to help run drilling rigs in the state's oil patch, but one oil industry . . .
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November 27, 2009 10:04 AM EST --
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Lottery will take steps next week to bring two casinos online in the state.
The lottery's Gaming Facility Review Board is meeting in Topeka on Tuesday and Wednesday . . .
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November 27, 2009 10:04 AM EST --
WELCH, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota Indian community with a nuclear power plant as its neighbor is holding a rally to voice opposition to a utility's expansion plans there.
Friday's rally by the Prairie . . .
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November 27, 2009 11:02 AM EST --
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A lawyer for the owner of a closed mortgage company being investigated by the state says his client is back in New Hampshire.
Company owner Scott Farah, Financial Resources . . .
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November 27, 2009 11:02 AM EST --
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A group that funds developers of North Dakota farm products is giving money to four projects.
The quarterly grants from the Agricultural Products Utilization Commission, . . .
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November 27, 2009 12:03 PM EST --
NEW YORK (AP) — Casino operator MGM Mirage said Friday that its CityCenter joint venture with Dubai World, the investment arm of the Dubai government, is not affected by Dubai World's request to . . .
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November 27, 2009 12:03 PM EST --
NEW YORK (AP) — The holidays may be starting to crowd your to-do list, but one thing you shouldn't let get buried under the tinsel is your health insurance coverage.
Open enrollment period, the . . .
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November 27, 2009 12:03 PM EST --
MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Holiday shoppers across the state came out in droves on Black Friday, including an unruly crowd at a toy store that drew 20 police officers and delayed the midnight opening . . .
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November 27, 2009 01:02 PM EST --
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Sprint Nextel Corp. has taken another step toward acquiring wireless affiliate iPCS Inc.
The Overland Park-based carrier said Friday that more than 12 million iPCS shares, . . .
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November 27, 2009 01:02 PM EST --
HOUSTON (AP) — Cobalt International Energy Inc., an oil exploration and production company, said Friday it is seeking to raise about $955 million in an initial public offering in the next month. . . .
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November 27, 2009 01:02 PM EST --
The approach of a new decade means a chance for a fresh start with your financial habits. Maybe your loved ones could use a nudge in that direction, too.
Either way, it's time to cast out any idea that . . .
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November 27, 2009 02:03 PM EST --
NEW YORK (AP) — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE:
MGM Mirage, down 45 . . .
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November 27, 2009 03:02 PM EST --
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — One New Jersey lawmaker wants to add a new attraction to amusement parks along the Jersey shore: windmills.
State Sen. Jeff Van Drew is pushing to change state regulations . . .
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November 27, 2009 03:02 PM EST --
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Workers who want to report they've been underpaid or mistreated on the job are getting stronger protection against retaliation by their employers under a new state law that goes . . .
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November 27, 2009 03:02 PM EST --
VERONA, N.Y. (AP) — The Oneida Indian Nation has paid more than $5 million in bonuses split among almost all of its 4,800 employees.
That's $400,000 more than last year. The Oneidas say business . . .
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November 27, 2009 04:03 PM EST --
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is about to wield a budget ax again on programs and services as tax revenues continue to take a beating.
Gov. Jon Corzine expects department heads to identify $400 . . .
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