Chavez urges Latin American allies to move reserves out of US
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International Herald Tribune - Why does that money have to be in the north? You can’t put all your eggs in one basket.” To help pool resources within the region, Chavez and other leaders launched a new development bank at the summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Nations
An Afghan Province Points the Way
Washington Post - He rules the province with a firm hand, and with a personal fortune that U.S. officials estimate at about $300 million, he has the money to make political deals work. The American contribution to stability in Jalalabad is twofold. First, there’s the
Speelman on chess
Guardian Unlimited - Much has been made of Fischer’s quarrelsomeness but in his early years his arguments with organisers were a positive boon for the small band of his fellow professionals, who benefited in his wake from his demands both for more money and better
‘You can have my sons for £5,000′
Daily Telegraph - The “agents” - both men and women - make big sums of money from buying children from desperate families and selling them on within west Africa or, more lucratively, to families in the UK and other Western countries. They take a
DIC ’still intent’ on Liverpool takeover
Guardian Unlimited - As Liverpool’s total debt stood at £297m before the refinancing package was concurred, it delivers a maximum of £53m of new money. Around £20m is thought to have been used up by the arrangement fee on the new loan. While concerned club officials
People can anticipate rebates by May under economic recovery plan
International Herald Tribune - They’ll be ready to go.” But figuring out if you qualify — and for how much — can be complicated, thanks to confusing rules designed to get the money to middle-income workers and ensure it also benefits low-income people who are most likely to
French police question trader implicated in large bank fraud
Times of India - Kerviel had been investing the bank’s money by hedging on European equity market indices, meaning he bet on how the markets would perform at a future date. Societe Generale said it discovered the fraud last weekend and unwound the trader’s
Ex-Russian operative led U.N. ’spy nest’ in new book’s claims of
San Diego Union-Tribune - More World news Ex-Russian operative led U.N. ’spy nest’ in new book’s claims of stolen oil money UNITED NATIONS – A former Russian top spy states his agents helped the Russian government steal almost $500 million from
Steenberg Hoping to Move Up in Free Skate
Washington Post - PAUL, Minn., Jan. 26 — After graduating from Fairfax ’s W.T. Woodson High last spring, Tommy Steenberg deferred his admission to George Mason and began working as a part-time instructor at Fairfax Ice Arena. He needed time — and money — to fuel his
Johnson Accused In New Donation Row
Guardian Unlimited - He claimed his brother Ahmed Yar Mohammed - treasurer of Croydon Central Labour Party - asked him to write the cheque for £3,334, and then gave him the money. “He said, ‘You write a cheque’,” Mr Siddiqui told the newspaper. “I write a cheque for that
American dream spells nightmare for Liverpool
Daily Telegraph - Far from benefiting from the investment of American money, Liverpool are likely to find themselves funding Hicks’ baseball and ice hockey teams across the Atlantic. He has openly admitted as much. The fans want to see money coming into their football
Heath Ledger was a lonesome cowboy
Times On the web - The Hollywood agent, who was part friend and part uncle or aunt to young actors, has long been replaced by corporate money men. Business managers, lawyers and senior studio executives look at the financial implications of each career move on every
After two years at helm, Bernanke mettle tested by US crisis
Times of India - economist and one of the leading scholars of the Great Depression, is in some ways still haunted by his moniker “Helicopter Ben,” stemming from comments he made as a Fed official in 2002 when he mentioned the possibility of dropping money from
DELAYED: The Soaring Toll
Washington Post - While declining on-time performance rates have drawn the most public attention, an analysis of government data reveals another staggering toll of late flights: lost time and money. During the first 11 months of last year, 1.6 million passenger
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