Reuters: International News:
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to continue Russia's anti-crisis program as the economy moves out of one of the deepest recessions in post-Soviet history.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
Now that unemployment has topped 10 percent, some liberal-leaning economists see confirmation of their warnings that the $787 billion stimulus package President Obama signed into law last February was way too small. The econo (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
The European Central Bank announced its first active step to unwind the stimulus measures it has used to support the financial sector since the global crisis last year. (Read More)
New York Times:
A variety of economists say that economic stimulus legislation is helping an economy in free fall a year ago to grow again and shed fewer jobs than it otherwise would.
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Wall Street Journal:
By Louise RadnofskyWashington Wire loves presidential proclamations, in which the commander-in-chief “by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States” declares a given time for a (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
A late rally attempt fizzles as a strengthening dollar continues to hamper stocks; Europe's Central Bank begins to unwind stimulus measures; and Morgan Stanley hands over the keys of a failed real estate venture to its lender (Read More)
The Guardian:
Jean-Claude Trichet said it was time to unwind some of the measures that propped up the banking system during the financial crisisEuropean Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet warned today that banks risk becoming add (Read More)
The Guardian:
Investors in Thomas Cook and Tui Travel must wish they could get away from it all. The two travel companies were the biggest fallers in the leading index following downgrades on both companies from Morgan Stanley. In particul (Read More)
Huffington Post:
If you are sitting in class taking a test, and you've chosen to sit amongst your bone-headed, slacker friends, don't turn to them for help when you can't figure out of any of the answers. They may all tell you the same thing, (Read More)
www.ft.com:
Canada's minority Conservative government will put off moves to restore a balanced budget until economic recovery has taken firm hold, Jim Flaherty, finance minister, said. (Read More)
FOXBusiness.com:
Congress to grill Bank of America leaders on threatening to walk away from Merrill Lynch acquisition. And the GAO questions the accuracy of the stimulus jobs numbers. (Read More)
Reuters:
MIAMI (Reuters) - West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin expects to sign bills giving the state's large cities pension-funding relief and approving the sale of $225 million in stimulus bonds, a spokesman said on Friday.
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WSJ.com: What's News US:
The European Central Bank announced its first active step to unwind the stimulus measures it has used to support the financial sector since the global crisis last year. (Read More)
Daily Kos:
They just don't make them any crazier than Glenn Beck: Transcript (new line signals edit point): What's in this legislation? The end of America as you know it, I believe. We are taking about massive, sweeping ch (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
Despite new federal laws to protect the privacy of medical files, many hospitals are ill-prepared to prevent security breaches that may result in patient records being stolen, lost or misused, a new survey shows. Three in fou (Read More)
The Guardian:
Financial crisis beckons as public spending cuts loom and universities face intense competition from overseasUniversities are facing a new funding crisis with looming public spending cuts and intense competition from overseas (Read More)
WSJ.com: Today's Most Popular:
Mayors from four U.S. cities said they are facing a once-in-a-generation fiscal crisis and that federal stimulus funds have, so far, been largely unhelpful in helping them balance budgets. (Read More)
SF Gate:
Despite multiple attempts to balance California's budget, the state can still expect to confront shortfalls approaching $20 billion during each of the next five years, according to a long-range forecast released Wednesday. Th (Read More)