T-Mobile is certainly late to the 3G game here in the US, but they aren't letting that stand in their way. Lucky New Yorkers have had 3G access beginning earlier this year, with T-Mobile reporting that they anticipate 3G rollout to the remaining top 25 markets by year's...
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Wow, here's something you do not hear every day. A bandit, and, nevertheless, a FEMALE bandit is making her strike across Southern California banks. Her most recent hit was a Bank of America in Van Nuys on Sherman...
"HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe's troubled central bank introduced new $100 billion banknotes Saturday in a desperate bid to ease the recurrent cash shortages plaguing the inflation-ravaged economy. ...
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"The Democrat raised $52 million in June, up from $22 million in May. Republican John McCain's June take was $22 million. By Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer July 18, 2008 ...
Some interesting news for those who follow the fate of Michael Bloomberg. It seems the meltdown in the financial sector has allowed him to buy back a big stake of his empire from Merrill Lynch."Merrill Lynch is set to sell its 20 per cent stake in Bloomberg for about...
Worried customers lined up outside IndyMac to withdraw their money this morning. IndyMac was seized by federal investigators on Friday. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp automatically insures customers...
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"Regional French bank Credit Mutuel said on Friday that it will pay €4.9 billion ($7.7 billion) to buy the German business of US banking giant Citigroup, hard hit by the global financial crisis.Credit Mutuel, which...
On the heels of yesterday’s post about what many in news media and financial sectors are describing as the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, I wondered how many other banks had failed in recent years. A page at the FDIC web site offered a list of 33 banks which...
IndyMac Bancorp Inc. became the second-biggest federally insured financial company to fail today after a run by depositors left the California mortgage lender short on cash. "FDIC Establishes IndyMac Federal Bank,...
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is looking to sell the Australian and New Zealand operations of ABN Amro - the Dutch bank it bought last year." Last month, the Edinburgh-based company raised £12bn after selling shares...
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This is an idea that will catch in many parts of the world especially for Catholic "first-communion" and "confirmation" as kids prefer getting cash."Mazel Tov! Israeli weddings introduce ATMs Thursday, 10 July 2008 17:51 A new...
London stock exchange opened with deep correction after the news of fresh credit crunch. Investors mood are turned sombre with similar news from other European exchanges. "Fears of fresh losses in the financial...
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" "Our challange is the increasing rate of worldwide crime as a result of globalization ," Widodo said, adding that Indonesia was committed to waging war against money laundering and terrorist financing. The APG will this year accept two new member countries, namely...
"Since it established in 1961, DKI Bank has play important roles in Jakarta economic. Year to year, the performances of DKI Bank is increasing; the assets that belong to DKI Bank are also increase for the last 3 years. December 2006, DKI Bank’s assets reached Rp 11.187...
G8 summit in Japan has started with the calls for enhancing food security and reducing trade barriers on farming products. Leaders have urged to tackle the food crisis on a priority basis. UN secretary general also...
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