Finance
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Gadhafi’s exit to spur Libya’s Shariah bankingAug 28, 2011 6:00 am - Islamic banking in Libya, where rebels stormed the capital Tripoli this week, may benefit from the departure of Moammar Gadhafi, who stifled the industry’s growth, a for...
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IMF chief urges U.S. policymakers to help economyAug 27, 2011 12:00 am - JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — The new head of the International Monetary Fund urged U.S. policymakers to take more aggressive steps to stimulate the economy and ease the housing ...
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Japan consumer prices up a tad in JulyAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - TOKYO — Japan’s government says consumer prices unexpectedly rose in July from a year earlier as fuel costs climbed. The nation’s core consumer price index, which exclud...
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AP survey: No recession but weakness will endureAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Another U.S. recession is not likely over the next 12 months. Neither is any meaningful improvement in the economy. That’s the picture that emerges from an ...
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Homebuyers hunker down as housing drag may worse nAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Sanjay Jain called his real estate broker four days ago to cancel a deal to buy a three-bedroom home in Folsom, Calif., unnerved by another plunge in the most volatile e...
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Interest rates 101: How banks set your ratesAug 21, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Interest rates on credit cards and mortgages seem to move in mysterious ways. When Standard & Poor's downgraded the country's debt rating, for example, most e...
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Islamic banks tout Ramadan discountsAug 21, 2011 6:00 am - Islamic banks are providing discounts and boosting advertising during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as sales of Shariah-compliant bonds decline. Abu Dhabi Islamic Ban...
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A look at the best options for stashing your cashAug 21, 2011 6:00 am - Cash is king again for many unsettled investors. The crisis in confidence that has spooked investors this summer is prompting many to pull their money from the stock mar...
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Boomers to spend billions fighting agingAug 21, 2011 5:00 am - Baby boomers heading into what used to be called retirement age are providing a 70 million-member strong market for legions of companies, entrepreneurs and cosmetic surg...
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Desire for control sends consumers to food co-opsAug 21, 2011 5:00 am - Cooperative grocery stores have been on a boom-then-bust cycle since they first emerged after the Great Depression. And the cycle at the moment is back to boom. As more ...