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.
State Housing Finance Agency gets $700M to help struggling homeowners – MSN Money
The California Housing Finance Agency said Friday it is developing programs to use nearly $700 million in federal funding to help California homeowners remain in their homes. It was selected as one of five state housing finance agencies to receive a …
Perspective on Financial Mess on Wall Street
The thing that's on everyone's mind seems to be the financial crisis on Wall Street and the $700 billion bail-out that is being proposed in Congress.
This morning I read two articles that to me bring clarity on the seriousness of the financial crisis and the need for John McCain to step up and provide decisive leadership.
Facebook CEO in no rush for IPO: report – Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is in no rush to take the popular social-networking site public, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The 25-year-old CEO told the Journal in an interview that the company would …
Wall Street up despite job data (BigPond News)
Wall Street stocks have jumped after the govt said US companies shed fewer jobs than expected in February.
Key figures from top planner’s 2010 annual report to China parliament (People’s Daily)
China’s National Development and Reform Commission on Friday submitted a report on the implementation of the country’s 2009 national economic and social development plan and on the 2010 draft development plan to the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature. Following are some key figures from report: ACHIEVEMENT IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2009 PLAN: — GDP for the year was 33.5353 …
Lancet World Report examines GAVI’s funding gap (News-Medical-Net)
Lancet World Report examines the challenges ahead for the GAVI Alliance, which after a decade of “steadily increasing financing” is now “facing a funding shortfall for the next decade that could hamper the roll-out of new vaccines.” GAVI leaders attribute the funding challenges to the global economic crisis, which has kept government aid budgets from increasing, according to the Lancet.
Personal Finance Daily: The week’s 10 best Personal Finance stories (Market Watch)
In case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of March 1-5:
Appointment of finance advisor: differences between President, PM (Pakistani Newspaper)
Saturday, 6 Mar, 2010 4:32 pm ISLAMABAD : Difference between President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on the appointment of finance advisor leaded one week delay on the decision, Aaj News reported.
Wachovia Online Banking DOWN For Some: Login Issues Reported (The Huffington Post)
What’s Your Reaction? Wachovia Online Banking login issues are being reported today.