The UK's consumer savings protection laws will be put to the test for the first time after the colapse of Iceland's Landsbanki, which had banking outlets in the UK under the name ICEsave. However it has emerged today...
"Treasury Department May Take Ownership Stake in BanksHaving tried without success to unlock frozen credit markets,the Treasury Department is considering taking ownershipstakes in many United States banks to try to...
Following yesterday's announcement that the UK will start investing in banks to shore up consumer and bank confidence, the US appears to be set to do the same thing. Part of the motivation behind this is, rather than...
I thought Edward Winkleman's account of this moment in the VP debate was spot on: he provides a transcript showing the actual content - or lack of content- in the answer to the question about the role of the Vice...
"Atlantic City Casinos Preparing for Full Smoking Ban Next Month by KYW's John Ostapkovich Billboards have gone along the highway heading toward Atlantic City, NJ, advertising the smoking ban that...
This statement from the director of UN nuclear watchdog is clear very important particularely when venzuela recently announced its nuclear ambition. Recent failure of IAEA in Iran raised the issue of its...
" All eyes will again be on the Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson for a statement to shore up market confidence at the opening today, but it is hard to know what he can say as his authority appears to have been undermined at the highest political level, and President Bush...
"September 19, (by Otto Smyth) According to reports a Metro Blue Line light rail train struck a bus in the Long Beach downtown area. This collision occurred during the morning commute and injured 14 passengers when...
Another commuting accident in Los Angeles injured 13 Friday, after a light train collided with a Metro Blue Line bus. The accident happened during the Friday morning commute, raising more questions about the safety of public transportation in California."The light rail...
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"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2008-211 Commission Also Takes Steps to Increase Market Transparency and Liquidity Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2008 — The Securities and Exchange Commission, acting in concert with the U.K....
"Sept. 11: Hijacked jetliners hit the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon outside Washington. A fourth hijacked plane crashes into a field in Pennsylvania. Trading on Wall Street is stopped. The Federal...
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Magnetic changed steelExperimenting with high temperature fusion creates the demand for new materials, not yet existing. The Brit's say to have found a way to increase steel temperature resistance by changing...
"Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Tuesday denied undermining the authority of VVS Laxman, his captain at Deccan Chargers, but maintained that the Indian lacks aggression. The flamboyant all-rounder started a war of words with Laxman with his unflattering remarks that...
"A growing number of universities are starting to take a more proactive approach to monitoring off-campus behavior and neighbors say the efforts are working. The University of Washington now enforces its campus behavior code off campus as well. A student doesn't need to be...
Some print ads by UK grocer Tesco have been deemed misleading by the UK's advertising watchdog. The ads suggested that the store's rivals were more expensive, but some of the words and techniques used in the ads...