Posts Tagged ‘percent’

Romney and Gingrich get mean heading into Florida caucus

Tom Ramstack – AHN News Legal Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The upcoming Republican caucuses in Florida are turning into a two-man race between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, according to the latest polls. At the same time, Florida’s former governor warned that the campaign rhetoric is becoming so mean that it overlooks [...]

‘Roseless’ Bulls pummel Cavs behind Deng, Boozer

AHN Sports Staff Chicago, IL, United States (AHN Sports) – Luol Deng tallied 21 points and Carlos Boozer racked up a double-double and the Chicago Bulls overcame the absence of starting guard Derrick Rose to pummel the Cleveland Cavaliers, 114-75 Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena. With reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose still out with [...]

Bank of America posts a profit

Linda Young – AHN News Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Bank of America reported a fourth-quarter profit of $2 billion compared with a $1.2 billion loss in the same period in 2010. The nation’s second largest lender said it had a full-year net profit of $1.4 billion compared with a net loss [...]

Visions for a healthier West Bank economy

Ramallah, Palestinian Territory (IRIN) – Izz Tawil draws a black circle on the flip-chart in his office in Ramallah, capital of the West Bank in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). “The Palestinian economy is a closed cash-circle,” the general manager of the Palestinian microfinance network Sharakeh explains. He goes on to draw several small arrows [...]

Antawn Jamison. Daniel Gibson power Cavs to victory vs. Nets

AHN Sports Staff Cleveland, OH, United States (AHN Sports) – Antawn Jamison scored 23 points and Daniel Gibson added 19 off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers downed the New Jersey Nets, 98-82 Sunday night at Quicken Loans Arena Jamison unleashed his vintage form, shooting 10-for-15 from the field with five boards and three steals [...]

Legal aid clinics help rural women

Antananarivo, Madagascar (IRIN) – Legal aid clinics are playing an important role during Madagascar’s current political and economic crisis, especially for poverty-hit rural women who are under-served by the country’s ailing judicial system. In the southeast of Madagascar, women’s rights used to be defended in special village councils, called ‘anakavy amin-dreny’ (the “sisters and mothers”). [...]

Debt woes come back to haunt Dubai

The Media Line Staff Dubai, United Arab Emirates David Rosenberg (The Medi – More than two years after one of its showcase companies announced a “standstill” on its loan repayments, signaling the end of a real estate-fueled boom, a mountain of debt continues to cast a long shadow over Dubai’s economy. Moody’s Investors Service brought [...]

German chancellor warns financial crisis solution will take years

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Berlin, Germany (AHN) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pushed for stronger rules against overspending as the long-term answer to Europe’s debt crisis and says the fixes for the eurozone’s flaws must be written into changes in the basic EU treaty. The German leader laid out her stance while [...]

Mortgage payments show rise in delinquencies

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – More homeowners are having a hard time making their mortgage payments. According to credit reporting agency TransUnion, the rate at which mortgage holders were late with their payments by 60 days or more rose in the June-to-September period for the first time [...]

Obama respite for Americans burdened with student loan payments

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The White House on Tuesday announced a series of measures including plans to help ease the loan payment burden of college students defining its efforts, “to make college more affordable and to make it even easier for students to repay their federal student [...]

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