MANILA, PhilippinesPresident Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo finally approved the P1.54 trillion national budget for 2010, but did not yield to the lawmakers'...
The Associated Press NEW YORK - The dollar weakened slightly Friday as concerns about Greekdebt woes subsided. Economic reports were mixed in the U.S. The 16-nation euro rose to $1.3759 in afternoon trading inn New York from $1.3673 late Thursday. The British pound...
- LONDON - The eyes of the world are on debt-ridden Greece as the country struggles to placate the EU and markets with spending cuts and strains to raise money to avoid default. But other countries, like the United States and Britain, have very high debt ratios - so why...
— The eyes of the world are on debt-ridden as the country struggles to placate the EU and markets with spending cuts and strains to raise money to avoid default. But other countries, like the United States and Britain, have very high debt ratios — so why has...
* Germanminister says talk of aidSubmit your comment Greece's borrowing costs fell to their lowest level in weeks on Tuesday amid growing expectations that the government will announce new austerity measures this week to secure European financial support....
By SHANE ROMIG BUENOS AIRES—Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Monday sidestepped stiff Congressional resistance to spending foreign reserves for debt payments, issuing a pair of decrees shifting about $6.6 billion from the central bank to the Treasury. The...
US$ 8% Notes due June 1, 2011 to be partially redeemed VANCOUVER, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - TELUS Corporation (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) announced today the pricing of its offering of C$1 billion senior unsecured notes and the redemption on December 31, 2009 of...
* H1 pretax profit 35.2 million stg vs 24.5 million * Apartment sales help cut debt to 203.6 million stg (Adds detail, background) LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - EnglishPremierLeaguesoccer team Arsenal slashed its borrowings at a time when rival clubs are struggling with...
(Bloomberg) -- Argentine opposition lawmakers are stepping up efforts to derail a government proposal to make debt payments with central bank reserves, jeopardizing the country's plan to restructure $20 billion of defaulted bonds. Opposition leaders are drumming up...
By CHARLES FORELLE AND SUSANNE CRAIG Concerns that Greece and other struggling European nations may not be able to repay their debts are focusing investor attention on another big worry: Economies across the Continent may have used complex financial...
Financialmarkets took fright yesterday as news was digested that Britain's finances plunged unexpectedly into the red last month. The pound fell sharply on foreign exchange markets because the Government had to borrow money last month - for the first time in January...
