Posts Tagged ‘country’

UK first quarter GDP growth confirmed at 0.5 pct (AP)

AP – Britain’s economy grew 0.5 percent in the first quarter of this year, according to statistics released on Wednesday as the OECD cut its own growth forecasts for the country and warned that the Bank of England should raise interest rates to dampen public expectations of high inflation. View full post on All Stories

Spanish PM Is Punished In Polls Over Economy

Spain’s ruling Socialist party has suffered a crushing defeat in local and regional elections, after a week of protests over the country’s unemployment and economic problems. View full post on All Stories

Chinese stock scams are latest US import

It seemed like the perfect China play, a way for investors to cash in on the world’s fastest growing economy. China MediaExpress Holdings, which provides advertising on buses that clog the smog-choked streets of the country’s largest cities, was on a tear on the Nasdaq stock exchange. View full post on All Stories

FAA Initiatives At Ohio Airport Compromised Under GOP And DOT Pressure

A new headwind of politicians have emerged in this country that now advocate for big business on the backs of the everyday worker. Politicians speak of balancing budgets, bringing businesses to their communities and creating jobs. It’s a new catchall phrase with an underlining agenda that lacks any critical thinking and fiscal relevance. This new [...]

World Bank warns of China property market risk

China’s property market is a “particular source of risk” with the potential for ripple effects throughout the economy should an abrupt downturn materialize, the Washington-based World Bank said in a quarterly country report Thursday. View full post on All Stories

German Unemployment Is Near a 20-Year Low

Germany’s strong recovery underpinned a rise earlier this month of European interest rates, but the country’s economic strength was in sharp contrast with many other euro zone countries. View full post on All Stories

BOJ to slash GDP forecast due to quake

The Bank of Japan will revise downward its forecast for the country’s economic growth in fiscal 2011 amid the negative impact from the March 11 catastrophe, according to … View full post on All Stories

Disaster batters Japan’s economy

Tokyo (CNN) — Japan has lowered its assessment of the country’s economy for the first time in six months, as it begins to quantify the tremendous toll twin disasters have brought to the island … View full post on All Stories

99ers: Possible 14 week extension

Stephanie Dera Currently our country has 2 million unemployed 99ers not qualified to receive extended unemployment benefits. As of recent, there is hope. Represented Barbara Lee has sponsored HR589, a bill to provide 14 week unemployment benefits for the 99ers…. April 03, 2011 View full post on All Stories

Spain’s embattled PM won’t seek another term

Spain’s embattled socialist prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, announced Saturday he will not seek re-election in 2012 as his country grapples with debt, high unemployment and a faltering economy badly hit by the international financial crisis. View full post on All Stories

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