Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Banking published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 3637
» View courant.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-304
•
Next >
-
Yen climbs after minister's comments; BOJ and Bernanke in focus
ReutersTOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The yen bounced off a 4-1/2-year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economy minister suggested the government might be satisfied with its current level, following a sharp decline over the past six months. The dollar...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Rentals, Weather, Japan, Bank of America Corp.
-
Is this the beginning of an e-retail revolution?
The Lebanon Daily StarThe online commerce market in Lebanon is still woefully underdeveloped compared to other countries in the region, most notably the Gulf, but all that might be about to change. Saudi Arabia's third most popular e-commerce website, online fashion retailer...Tags: Consumers, Credit and Debt, Networking, PayPal, Inc., Levant
-
Hong Kong shares may start week higher, China property in focus
ReutersHONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start the week higher on Monday, with China property counters in focus after data over the weekend showed housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years. Average new home...Tags: South Korea, Coal, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., China, Hong Kong
-
Despite curbs, China's vast hot money triangle flourishes
Reuters* Underground banking network remits billions of yuan daily * Money laundering risks exacerbated by unofficial networks * Macau junkets act as pseudo banks for China capital outflows * Chinese authorities soft on enforcement, say intermediaries By...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hong Kong, Laws, Business, Pomfret
-
RHB may raise capital for Thai expansion
The Bangkok PostRHB Bank Bhd Thailand, the local unit of Malaysia's fourth-largest bank, may increase capital to support its aggressive expansion plan. RHB remains keen on asset acquisition in the Thai financial market as well. Country head Thiti Musuwan said the...Tags: Thailand, Business Enterprises, Economy, Business and Finance, Investments, Finance
-
TOT inches closer to funding deal
The Bangkok PostJapanese telecom firms SoftBank and the Sumitomo Group have essentially committed to providing financial assistance to TOT Plc during the second phase of its third-generation (3G) mobile network expansion. Both firms showed intent to provide soft...Tags: Thailand, Joint Ventures, Business Enterprises, Networking, Bangkok (Thailand)
-
Insight: Despite curbs, China's vast hot money triangle flourishes
ReutersZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hong Kong, Laws, Business, Economy, Business and Finance
-
East finals schedule: Heat vs. Pacers
South Florida Sun SentinelEastern Conference finals: Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers  (Best-of-7 NBA playoff third-round series) Game 1:  Wednesday at AmericanAirlines Arena, 8:30 p.m., TNT Game 2: Friday at AmericanAirlines Arena, 8:30 p.m., TNT Game 3: Sun. May 26 at...Tags: American Airlines Arena, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, National Basketball Association, Miami Heat, TNT (tv network)
-
Ghosts of incinerator bond deal haunt Harrisburg election
Reuters* Democratic Party primary is on Tuesday * City is poster child for mismanaged public finances By Hilary Russ May 19 (Reuters) - In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's cash-hungry capital city, local political battles are waged much as they are across the...Tags: Local Government, Credit and Debt, Financially Distressed Companies, Elections, Labor Legislation
-
Buyers who make all the right moves are taking advantage of lowest interest rates
Billings Gazette, Mont.U.S. Air Force retiree Mike Getlinger and wife, Kim, have hit the homeowner triple lottery: three mortgages in 11 years, all at historic lows of 5 percent or less. In 2002, the Getlingers bought their first home in South Carolina with a 3.78 percent,...Tags: Memorial Day, Loans, Mortgages, Federal Housing Administration, Rentals
-
Bankia compensation qualms signal loss of faith in Spain's banks
ReutersMADRID (Reuters) - Many duped savers at Spanish lender Bankia are shunning a state-supervised compensation scheme in favor of expensive lawsuits, prolonging a mis-selling scandal and complicating efforts to restore faith in the banking system. The...Tags: Spain, Arbitration, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Madrid (Spain)
-
Bank of England's King sends message to successor Carney
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has urged successor Mark Carney not to bring to Britain his trademark policy of spelling out how long interest rates will remain low. King also said the bank could not be run as "a one-man show,"...Tags: United Kingdom, Satellite and Cable Service, Mortgages, Television Industry, Symptoms
May 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 19, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 19, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 19, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 18, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 19, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Original site for Banking topic gallery.
