"US Fed slashes lending rate Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:33 The US Federal Reserve has slashed its base lending rate from 1.0% to virtually zero, saying its target federal funds rate would be a range of zero to 0.25%. The unprecedented low rate announced by the...
The Bank of England today slashed interest rates by a further 1%, bringing the interest rate to a historic low. The interest rate cuts in recent months have been among the fastest in Britain's history."The Bank of...
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The other shoe drops..."TORONTO — CanWest Global Communications Corp. is cutting 560 jobs, or 5 per cent of its work force, as the Winnipeg-based broadcaster and publisher streamlines operations. The company...
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Amid concerns over the state of the US economy and jittery financial markets, the US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point."
The central bank lowered rates to 2.25% from 3%, but the cut was smaller than financial markets had expected....
Even with the endless services charges Citibank still managed to break the record books. "NEW YORK - Citigroup Inc. lost almost $10 billion in last year's final three months, the largest quarterly deficit in...
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I remember being told by various Madison Avenue types that Capital One sends out over 1 billion pieces of direct mail a year. I'm pretty sure I've got most of those. They truly are one of the biggest...
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"MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Leftist Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who took power earlier this month, said Monday that he was slashing his salary and those of Cabinet members.
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In a news conference, Ortega said he would earn a monthly salary of $3,200 while...