Manzini, Swaziland (IRIN) – Erratic pension payments, a rising cost of living and changing social circumstances are leaving Swaziland’s elderly with no choice but to fend for themselves and adjust to living alone. This is unprecedented in a country where an extended family system traditionally provided a social safety-net and companionship. “I thank my God [...]
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Elderly feel the loss of extended family
Posted by davidguide on June 14th, 2011
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Posted by davidguide on June 11th, 2011
Saleem Samad – AHN News Correspondent Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) – Bangladesh, the world’s poorest Muslim majority country, unveiled a $22 billion deficit budget high on defense expenditures and low in farm spending. The government projects revenue income at $16.01 billion in the coming fiscal year, up from nearly $13 billion. The budget was placed in [...]
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Posted by davidguide on June 8th, 2011
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Atlanta, GA, United States (AHN) – U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed confidence on Tuesday that the American economy will continue to recover slowly even if recent indicators point to economic weakness. He said despite oil and other commodities price increases, he sees no evidence of broad and enduring [...]
Posted in subprime Lending Tags: american economy, barack obama, commodities price, easing, economic weakness, evidence, Federal, federal reserve chairman, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke, Hernandez, international monetary conference, moderate pace, monetary, news, pace, percent, round, slow pace, underemployed workers, unemployment Comments OffIMF extends $3 billion loan to Egypt
Posted by davidguide on June 7th, 2011
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Cairo, Egypt (AHN) – Egypt will receive a $3 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to assist the Middle Eastern nation with its widening budget deficit that reached $10 billion for the fiscal year that started in July 2010. Cairo became cash straped following the popular revolt that resulted [...]
Posted in Personal Loans Tags: budget, cairo egypt, deficit, Eastern, eastern neighbor, Hernandez, hosni mubarak, imf board, imf loan, international monetary fund, loan guarantees, monetary, news, ouster, percent, political unrest, political upheaval, president hosni mubarak, upheaval, widening Comments OffJobless rates decline for 97 Kentucky counties in April
Posted by davidguide on May 25th, 2011
Fayette County had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the state, at 7.6 percent. View full post on All Stories
Posted in Lending News Tags: April, decline, fayette county, Jobless, jobless rates, kentucky counties, percent, post, state, Stories, unemployment, unemployment rates, View Comments OffUK first quarter GDP growth confirmed at 0.5 pct (AP)
Posted by davidguide on May 25th, 2011
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
Posted in Lending News Tags: Bank, bank of england, country, economy, England, GDP, gdp growth, growth forecasts, inflation, Interest, interest rates, oecd, pct, percent, post, public expectations, quarter gdp, View Comments OffChrysler repays bail-out loans after strong sales, turnaround
Posted by davidguide on May 25th, 2011
Matthew Borghese – AHN News Contributor Detroit, MI, United States (AHN) – Chrysler Group LLC has repaid the American and Canadian loans it received after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2009. After being purchased by Italian carmaker Fiat and turning around lagging sales, on Tuesday Chrysler repaid $1.7 billion to Canada and $5.9 [...]
Posted in Personal Loans Tags: american auto industry, american taxpayers, announcement, Bad Credit Loans, canadian loans, Chapter, chapter 11 bankruptcy, chrysler group, countless communities, group, industry, italian carmaker, milestone, news, percent, president, president george w bush, risky investment, U.S. Treasury, year Comments OffTake-Two (NSDQ: TTWO) Fiscal Q4 Loss Widens As Revenue Dips
Posted by davidguide on May 24th, 2011
Take-Two Interactive (NSDQ: TTWO) announced Tuesday a fiscal fourth quarter loss that widened from a year ago as revenue dipped 22 percent in the period. The videogame developer said it lost $22.4 million or 27 cents a share, compared to a loss of $9.7 million or 13 cents a share in the fourth quarter a [...]
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Posted by davidguide on May 24th, 2011
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Camden, NJ, United States (AHN) – Campbell Soup posted better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter on Monday despite continued weak sales in its core segment of U.S. soups. Net income for the period ended May 1 was $187 million, or 57 cents a share, up 11 percent from $168 [...]
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Posted by davidguide on May 23rd, 2011
THE NEWS: Campbell Soup Co.’s third-quarter net income rose 11 percent thanks in part to rising sales of baked goods and snacks, which helped offset weak soup numbers. THE CONTEXT: Rather than cutting prices to drive sales, Cambell is stepping up advertising and introducing new products. WHAT’S NEXT: For the fiscal year ending in July, [...]
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