The Media Line Staff Dubai, United Arab Emirates David Rosenberg (The Medi – Is Dubai back? That’s the question economists and government officials ask about once every six months, only to be disappointed. But this time, at least, the stock market seems to be answering yes. Dubai’s shares have rallied 30 percent so far this [...]
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U.S. consumer prices rose in July
August 19th, 2011
davidguide Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The consumer price index rose in July with prices for gas, food, shelter and clothing all showing increases, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Statistics. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased by 0.5 percent in [...]
Villagers brace for relocation as hyropower dam project moves forward
August 2nd, 2011
davidguide THADEAU, Laos (IRIN) – Ting does not know exactly how the proposed Xayaburi hydropower dam will change his life, but he knows he will be forced to leave his village if it goes ahead. “I don’t have any power over this decision,” said Ting, 50, who like other Lao villagers, goes by only one name. [...]
Greek cabinet approves austerity measures; Debt default still possible
June 23rd, 2011
davidguide Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Athens, Greece (AHN) – A day after winning a confidence vote in the Greek Parliament, the country’s cabinet approved austerity measures for the 2012 to 2015 budgets and laws for the measures’ application. The measures include $40 billion (EUR 28 billion) of spending cuts, tax increases, fiscal reforms and sale [...]
Home Reassessment Fraud
February 5th, 2011
davidguide What is it about a sluggish economy that causes the vultures to circle, trying to profit from other people’s misfortune? I’m not talking about the opportunists who see money to be made from cleaning foreclosed homes, or scoring a good deal on an investment. I’m talking about con artists the likes of Bernard Madoff, and [...]
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