MLK and Gen. Lee honored Monday in Ark.

21 01 2008

MLK and Gen. Lee honored Monday in Ark.

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Getty Images Up for Sale, Could Fetch $1.5 Billion
New York Times - A sale is not assured, because the tightening of the high-yield debt markets has cut off private equity firms from the lifeblood of their business, making it harder to finance deals. Getty, founded in 1995 in Seattle, has grown through a series of

TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Banking and insurance highlights to 15:45 GMT
CNBC - 2008-01-21 11:06:41 JFM’s planned abolition not to significantly affect credit risk profile - S&P MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said the planned abolition of Japan Finance Corp for Municipal Enterprises (JFM) and

Euro finance ministers to meet amid high inflation, uncertain
International Herald Tribune - BRUSSELS, Belgium : Finance ministers from the 15 nations that share the euro currency meet for speaks Monday as they battle higher inflation and uncertain prospects for their economies this year. Industrial output is slowing as energy costs soar

Benefitfocus(R) Expands Reach to Consumers With ConnectYourCare
Forbes - An Innovative Consumer Finance Platform with Integrated Investments for easy HSA management and bank relationship/trustee flexibility for health plans and employers. - A Healthcare Payment Card that will enable participants to

Richelieu Finance confirms talks with massive finance group
Forbes - PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Fund manager Richelieu Finance is talks with a ‘big finance group’ about a tie-up and anticipates an agreement ‘in coming days’, a spokeswoman stated, confirming press reports. The spokeswoman refused to confirm the reason for

ACA Customers Allow More Time to Unwind Default Swaps (Update3)
Bloomberg - Russell Fraser, who left the ratings company in 2001 as it shifted focus to structured finance from municipal bonds. Fraser said his idea was to begin an A-rated municipal bond insurance company to guarantee a new crop of borrowers he

On the internet Banking Report Publishes ”Person-to-Person Lending 2.0
Forbes - Innovations, a Seattle-based research company. For more information and free sample reports, visit www.onlinefinancialinnovations.com, email info@netbanker.com or call (206) 517-5021. You might also find OFI’s blog on the latest in online finance

UK pubs, Tube, Arsenal debt hit by rating cut
Reuters - The news is the latest blow to confidence in very highly-rated debt, shaken after severe downgrades and unexpected losses in the structured finance and structured investment automobile sectors. “The downgrade of Ambac’s IFS (insurer financial strength

Stocks Plummet in Germany, Hong Kong, India, Brazil in Rout
Bloomberg - Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropped 3.9 percent as the Finance Ministry cut its evaluation of five of 11 regional economies as housing investment fell and employment worsened. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index, a global benchmark, sank