Economy

Maize Stock Dwindles

allafrica.com     11 hrs ago   1 related          

Posted to the web 7 September 2008 Philip Ngunjiri Nairobi Kenya is likely to face a maize shortage by mid next year, as the country's stock would have dwindled to less than a month's supply of grain. The country consumes...                    

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Capex spends may drop by 30% in FY09

rediff.com     1 hr ago   1 related          

After four years of growth at 40 per cent or more, capital expenditure (capex) by India Inc in the current financial year (2008-09) may drop almost 30 per cent. A Reserve Bank of India [Get Quote] study estimates that...                    

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Japan's M2 rises faster-than-forecast 2.4 percent in August

finanznachrichten.de     5 hrs ago   1 related          

TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's measure of money supply, M2, rose 2.4 percent in August from a year earlier, beating the market's forecast, data released by the Bank of Japan showed on Monday. The market was looking...                    

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BOJ Says Bank Lending Largely Unchanged in August

economicnews.ca     6 hrs ago   1 related          

Bank of Japan's M2 and M3 Money Supply Higher Than Expected 4 hours ago (CEP News) - The Bank of Japan reported on Monday an annual 1.8% increase in bank lending including trusts for August, matching July's 1.8% rise....                    

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Oil surges to near $109 on hurricane threat

expressindia.com     1 hr ago   1 related          

Reuters Posted online: Monday , September 08, 2008 at 09:15 hrs Updated On: Monday , September 08, 2008 at 09:15 hrs Oil jumped than $2 to near $109 a barrel on Monday, rebounding from a five-month low on worries that...                    

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'Small-Cap' Stocks Bite the Bear

wsj.com     7 hrs ago          

Even in an ugly stock market, bigger isn't always better. And over the past couple of months, small stocks have posted an even greater "rally back than the rest of the list," says Phil Roth, chief technical strategist at...                    

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Education Spending Soars to Record High

chosun.com     4 hrs ago          

Koreans spent more money than ever before on education in the first half of this year, statistics released by the Bank of Korea on Sunday show. Parents spent W15.34 trillion (US$1=W1,121) in nominal cost, up 9.1 percent...                    

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Latin America Wants Free Trade

wsj.com     4 hrs ago          

Of the two U.S. presidential candidates, one promises to expand international trading opportunities for American producers and consumers. Conversely, Democratic candidate Barack Obama has promised that he will craft a...                    

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Obama Has a Plan to Manage Our Oil Reserve

wsj.com     4 hrs ago          

Energy is playing a pivotal role in this year's presidential election. And a crucial aspect of America's energy security not widely discussed is how to best use America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Sen. Barack...                    

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Local Workers Bringing Home Fatter Paychecks

washingtonpost.com     2 hrs ago          

Government Contractors Drive Salary Gains, Survey Finds Software and system development are among sectors showing salary gains. (Courtesy Of Mantech International) Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, September 8, 2008;...                    

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