Asia Day Ahead: German Banks May Need to Raise $135 Billion on RegulationsMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:39PMThe following are the top Asia stories for the day.
Greece default risk is 'substantial,' Pimco man saysMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:38PMGreece still faces a "substantial" default risk as insolvency prevents the nation from repaying its debt when its bailout program expires in three years, Pacific Investment Management Co. fund manager Andrew Bosomworth said.
As always, no such thing as a free lunchMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:33AM‘There is no evading the obligations. Pay we must – sooner or later.’ THE late sci-fi novelist Robert Heinlein has elevated the adage "there is no such thing as a free lunch" into a high principle. It is impossible to get something for nothing.
How to show lenders you're a good riskMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 7:09AMQ. I am an honest person, but poor. My concern is: I need transportation. I've financed two new cars, paying off both fully. I've also repaid about $30,000 in student loans. The issue is that the most recent of these positive debt elements -- the large student loan paid in 1998, I think -- is ancient history. I've not needed or used credit in more than 10 years. Surely, there is record of these ...
Business Rx: Health consultancy seeks answers to questions about pursuing outside investorsSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:00PMThe entrepreneur Cherise P. Scott and Sylvie A. Kwedi worked together in the same department at a health nonprofit organization, helping to develop sites for clinical trials. When the department was eliminated by the organization, they decided to take the skills they had developed and use them to...
Ventures abroad facing a bumpy roadSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 8:08PMWith the rapid growth of China's economy and its fast-paced integration with the global market, "Chinese companies going global" has suddenly become a hot topic.
Asian markets up on growth reportsSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 7:54PMAsian stocks rose, lifting the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to its biggest weekly increase in three, as Japan said it's ready to act to rein in the yen and reports showed growth in Chinese and US manufacturing.
Councilman calls on Bell to keep promise on dikesSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 7:02AMBy IGNAZIO MESSINA BLADE STAFF WRITER Some 1,600 Point Place residents could be forced to buy federal flood insurance at a cost of $700 or more a year if the Bell administration reneges on a promise to improve a dike system built in the early 1970s, Councilman Lindsay Webb said. The dike system, built to help prevent flooding, is in need of $1.2 million to $2 million of improvements. Mayor Mike ...
Kingston school lunch program ran $104K deficit in 2009-10Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:07AMKINGSTON — The Kingston school district’s lunch program ran a $104,093 deficit in 2009-10, Aramark Educational Services’ first year running the program, according to a report from the district treasurer.