| BOJ's Fukui Says Keeping Rates Too Low Is `Risky' (Update2) http://www.bloomberg.com/ap... Economy Articles Bloomberg - Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan is committed to gradually raising the country's ``very low'' borrowing costs to prevent investment bubbles, Governor Toshihiko Fukui said. ``Keeping interest rates lower than the economy's strength is risky ... |
| The hidden costs of free trade http://www.boston.com/news/... Economy Articles Boston Globe - But Peruvian labor leaders think this is insufficient and will not protect the rights of the majority of people, 75 percent of whom work in the informal sector of the economy. Like many workers in Latin American countries, Peruvians face constant ... |
| More stem research needed for economy http://www.belfasttelegraph... Economy Articles Belfast Telegraph - The Belfast Telegraph editorial 'We can't afford another Seagate' (October 30) which stated '... concentrate on high-tech design and to produce graduates with the right qualifications' was a fine sentiment, but as anyone at all levels in education ... |
| Rate rise will cost economy $1.8bn: ACCI http://www.news.com.au/busi... Economy Articles News.com.au - A KEY business group will support a "balanced decision'' to increase interest rates even though it estimates any hike could cost the economy $1.8 billion. The board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets tomorrow and is widely tipped to lift ... |
| Heebner Sees Fund Gains More Challenging as U.S. Economy Slows http://www.bloomberg.com/ap... Economy Articles Bloomberg - Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Kenneth Heebner, the top-ranked U.S. stock fund manager, said grain and steel shares will be among the biggest gainers in 2008 as a weaker economy makes investing more challenging. ``The U.S. economy is slowing down, other ... |
| Theater steals show in tough economy http://www.sptimes.com/2007... Economy Articles St. Petersburg Times - Despite gloomy economic times in some sectors of the local scene, the year 2007 was one of the best ever at local live theaters, with audiences attending in record numbers. The Show Palace Dinner Theatre scored a couple of successful "firsts" this ... |
| Some get boost from slump in economy http://www.baltimoresun.com... Economy Articles Baltimore Sun - Bankruptcies are up. Home sales are down. Foreclosure is high. The dollar is low. It's a good time in America - parts of it, anyway. While the country's economic slowdown continues to claim casualties - think subprime lenders and furniture retailers ... |
| Oil Extends Retreat Toward $86 on Economy Woes http://www.cnbc.com/id/2277... Economy Articles CNBC - Oil prices deepened losses to a new six-week low on Tuesday as global stock markets swooned on the growing prospect of a U.S.-led economic recession. [ US@CL.1 Loading... ( %) ] traded lower. The NYMEX exchange did not set a settlement ... |
| A quick fix for the economy? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-b... Economy Articles San Francisco Gate - Washington is in the throes of a "Kumbaya moment." Both President Bush and the Democrats controlling Congress want a quickie stimulus for a slowing economy. It's a rare moment of cooperation that, for now, minimizes rancor and maximizes chances for ... |
| Oil steadies as traders weigh supply concerns, renewed pessimism over ... http://www.cnbc.com/id/2317... Economy Articles CNBC - LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Oil steadied after rising more than 2 usd yesterday, as traders weighed ongoing concerns about supplies from Venezuela against renewed worries over the US economy. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke yesterday cast a ... |