Obama seeks to get back on track in Florida
Chase May Get U.S. High Court Review in Credit-Card Rate Case
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled interest in hearing arguments from a JPMorgan Chase & Co. unit in a fight over the notice credit-card companies must give customers before imposing an interest rate increase.
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Obama seeks to get back on track in Florida
President Barack Obama headed to Florida Thursday, hoping to use his defiant State of the Union address as a springboard for political recovery in an economically scarred electoral battleground.
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World stock markets gain after Obama address
CIC planning more resource investments
China’s $300 billion sovereign wealth fund is considering new investments in resource-related companies after bets on commodities producers from the US to Kazakhstan paid off in 2009. China Investment Corp (CIC) increased spending on energy and mineral assets last year to profit as the global economy recovers. The Beijing-based fund avoided the worst of the credit crunch in its first full year …
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World stock markets gain after Obama address
HONG KONG — Asian stocks snapped their losing streak and European shares pushed higher Thursday as U.S. President Barack Obama pledged to create more jobs and spur growth in the world’s largest economy.
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Obama defines the problems, comes up short on solutions
Toll-Free CARD Act Credit Counseling Sample Line Now Available From Peregrin Services(TM)
Peregrin announces free demonstration toll-free line so creditors can compare solutions for upcoming February 22 CARD Act statement requirements
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Obama defines the problems, comes up short on solutions
President’s State of the Union address
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Obama will seek tax credit, spending freeze
Treasuries See Little Change After Upbeat Consumer Confidence Data
(RTTNews) – Treasuries ended Tuesday’s session little changed after seeing initial strength, as the day’s upbeat report on consumer attitudes and expectations moderated concerns over China’s decision to tighten monetary policy and Japan’s credit worthiness.
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Obama will seek tax credit, spending freeze
Proposals would buffer middle class, hit brakes on discretionary funding for three years Proposals would buffer middle class, hit brakes on discretionary funding for three years
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PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama revives jobs tax credit
PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama revives jobs tax credit
President Barack Obama’s push to create jobs includes a new tax credit for small businesses that add employees, an idea that has appeal as the nation struggles with an unemployment rate topping 10 percent.
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PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama revives jobs tax credit
President Barack Obama’s push to create jobs includes a new tax credit for small businesses that add employees, an idea that has appeal as the nation struggles with an unemployment rate topping 10 percent.
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Obama says bin Laden tape shows weakness
Tampa Bay area home sales rise 21 percent from 2008 to 2009
Distressed properties, low interest rates and a tax credit combine to turn around Tampa Bay results.
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Obama says bin Laden tape shows weakness
U.S. President says efforts by al-Qaeda leader to take credit for failed Christmas attack shows group is ‘greatly weakened’
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Goldman Sachs Bonuses May Get Boost as Obama Plan Hammers Stock
Japan Bonds Gain, Yields Approach 3-Week Low, on China Concerns
Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — Japanese bonds rose, pushing 10-year yields toward the lowest in three weeks, as Asian stocks declined on speculation China will expand measures to slow the world’s fastest-growing major economy.
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Goldman Sachs Bonuses May Get Boost as Obama Plan Hammers Stock
President Barack Obama’s call to curb bank risk-taking and crack down on “obscene” Wall Street bonuses may help boost those very payouts at Goldman Sachs
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Obama vows to alleviate ‘assault’ on middle class
Methane Causes Vicious Cycle In Global Warming
Carbon dioxide usually gets most of the blame for global warming, but a dramatic increase in methane gas emissions is worrying scientists. Global warming is causing the world’s wetlands to produce more methane gas — which in turn is causing more global warming.
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Obama vows to alleviate ‘assault’ on middle class
President Barack Obama vowed Monday to save US middle classes from an “assault” from falling incomes and rising insecurity, previewing highlights of this week’s crucial State of the Union address.
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AP Sources: Obama To Seek Freeze On Part Of Budget
Sri Lankans Vote in First Peacetime Election in Three Decades
Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — Sri Lankans began casting ballots in the nation’s first peacetime presidential election in three decades, with the two men who ended a long and violent insurgency vying for the post.
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AP Sources: Obama To Seek Freeze On Part Of Budget
Obama: Private, public sectors must create jobs
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Obama goes populist as Democrats lick their wounds
Global investment poll finds China losing favor, U.S. gaining ground
Fears of a market bubble in China have tempered enthusiasm for investments in that country even as confidence in U.S. markets has risen, according to a Bloomberg News survey.
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Obama goes populist as Democrats lick their wounds
The populist drumbeat emanating from the White House is a predictable reaction to the shellacking Democrats took in Massachusetts last week and the drop that began some months ago in President Obama’s poll numbers. It is at best a partial answer to what ails the president and Democrats in Congress.
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