External Finance, Sudden Stops, and Financial Crisis: What is Different This Time? Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.
Wall Street, Japan bank report push Asian shares up (MalaysiaNews.net)
A rise on Wall Street and reports that the Bank of Japan may further loosen monetary policy helped Asian shares higher Friday, ahead of the release of key US jobs data. However, apprehension remain…
How To Keep Safe While Banking Online (WPXI Pittsburgh)
PITTSBURGH — More and more people are banking online,and there are ways to make sure you donât become a victim of cyber theft. Keith Tagliaferri is a security expert with the Internet security company Tiversa,which is located in Cranberry.
Talibanâs ex-finance minister arrested in Pakistan – Boston Globe
Agha Jan Mohtasim, a former finance minister for the Taliban before the US-led invasion in 2001, was detained in the southern city of Karachi, two intelligence … Mohtasim was in the running to replace Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was reportedly …
Ex-BATA finance director sent to jail – Traverse City Record-Eagle
TRAVERSE CITY — The former finance director for a local public transportation authority will spend the next year in jail. A judge on Friday sentenced David Coville, 59, of Grawn, to a year in jail and 60 months probation after authorities said he …
Wall Street soars on better-than-expected jobs report (MalaysiaNews.net)
Wall Street stocks jumped Friday after the government reported that U.S. companies shed fewer jobs than expected in February, with the unemployment rate holding steady at 9.7 percent.The Dow Jones Ind…
Michigan First Credit Union Adds Features to Online Banking Services (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Michigan First Credit Union today announced recent enhancements to its online banking services, including new personal finance management capabilities, such as Twitter alerts.
Report: Deliver mail just 3 days – PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Those cuts are among changes McKinsey & Co. presented in a report this week at a postal conference … Postmaster General John Potter said in a statement. “These laws need to be modernized to reflect today’s economic and business challenges and the …
Oil hits seven-week high above $82 on jobs report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Oil rose to a seven-week high above $82 a barrel on Friday after a report showed the United States lost fewer jobs than expected in February and on signals China will maintain its economic stimulus measures.
Stock futures rise ahead of monthly jobs report (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Stock futures rose Friday as optimism grows about the government’s February jobs report. The Labor Department’s monthly report is widely seen as the most important economic indicator because jobs growth is considered a key ingredient for a strong, sustained recovery.