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Nikkei hits 1-month low as financial fears weigh (The Economic Times)
Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.3 percent to a one-month low on Wednesday, with bank shares such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group hit by worries about the US financial system.
2008-08-19 09:02:21 -
Indictment of K.C. builder rattles neighborhood (St. Joseph News-Press)
A Kansas City home builder is facing federal indictments, leaving a St. Joseph neighborhood in limbo. F. Jeffrey Miller owns Star Land & Development.
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Articles for Tuesday, August 19, 2008 (Aspen Daily News)
A woman who lives south of Silt says she believes gas drilling is causing chemicals to seep into a nearby creek, resulting in a problem similar to one four years ago that led to the biggest fine the state had ever handed to an energy company.
2008-08-19 10:18:51 -
Houston's median home price hits record high (Houston Chronicle)
The median home price in the Houston area hit an all-time high in July, but the good news was tempered by sluggish sales, which fell for the 11th month in a row.
2008-08-19 10:44:59 -
Family's plans for owning Tuttle home among many squashed by credit crisis (The Oklahoman)
Charles Cheek held his head high the day he walked out of his family's dream home for the last time. He kicked in no walls. He shattered no windows. He yanked out no fixtures. Whatever anger or sadness he and his wife, Glenda, felt, they held inside — or, at least, they kept it from shooting from their hearts and minds down their arms and legs and out their fists and feet. Some important walls ...
2008-08-19 10:48:29 -
Ensure cheap credit to textile cos, Nath to PM - Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The commerce department has taken up cudgels on behalf of the textile industry to secure availability of cheap credit for the sector beyond the end of next month. Commerce & industry minister Kamal Nath has written to Prime Minister ...
2008-08-19 07:46:00 -
Need to know: M&S food ... Apple software release ... Silverjet ... - Times Online
Inflation risks A renewed warning that inflation-busting pay deals will force the Bank of England to keep interest rates higher for longer has been issued by Tim Besley, the most hardline member of the Bank’s rate-setting committee. Credit crunch ...
2008-08-19 04:40:00 -
Investors to cash in on interest rate misery: expert - Brisbane Times
Bargain hunters are expected to flood the Queensland property market in coming months as mounting debt forces an increasing number of cash-strapped home owners to sell up in order to make ends meet, one expert has tipped. The pinch of high interest ...
2008-08-19 02:31:00 -
Treasuries Little Changed After Yields Drop to Five-Week Low - Bloomberg
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries were little changed as dealers said two-year yields near the lowest in five weeks don't offer value given forecasts for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. Barclays Capital Inc., one of the 19 primary ...
2008-08-19 09:41:00 -
Sluggish growth fuels rate cut hopes - News.com.au
AUSTRALIA is set to experience the slowest economic growth in seven years which would make the case for a 50 basis point interest rate cut in September, a survey shows. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index, which predicts the likely pace of ...
2008-08-19 07:03:00 -
Jump in inflation puts Federal Reserve on the spot - Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON -- Despite declining energy costs, wholesale prices soared in July, giving the economy the worst 12 months of inflation in almost three decades and increasing pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. The producer price ...
2008-08-19 09:41:00 -
Easley vetoes boat towing bill (Rocky Mount Telegram)
Gov. Mike Easley said he sees no reason to allow large boats to travel on narrower North Carolina roads at all hours without restriction or permit.
2008-08-19 08:30:22 -
See, I was right, Sir Alan muses (The Charlotte Observer)
The Maestro just can't get the hang of this retirement thing.
2008-08-19 09:11:33 -
Mayor recommends budget aid for transit (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Knoxville Transit Authority commissioners and Mayor Bill Haslam agreed Tuesday that more long-range planning must be done to avoid future budgetary crises.
2008-08-19 09:15:16 -
Explosive growth (Pocono Record)
The population of Monroe County grew a whopping 53 percent between 1970 and 1980, when it went from 45,422 to 69,409 residents during those years. In contrast, the United States' population grew by 11 percent, and Pennsylvania's only 1 percent.
2008-08-19 09:37:16