Battle for IMF top job b, U.S. stocks finish the day mixed and other Economy news
The economy news of 2011-05-18 on Tamugaia - Battle for IMF top job becomes intense, and U.S. stocks finish the day mixed.
Battle for IMF top job becomes intense -
The top job at the International Monetary Fund is up for grabs after the arrest of current head Dominique Strauss-Kahn....
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U.S. stocks finish the day mixed -
The Nasdaq finished flat Tuesday, while the industrial sectors fell....
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Public sector workers get the cream in UK -
A think-tank in the north of England has determined that public and private employees are seeing a huge diversity in their pay structures....
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Chinese firm saves Saab -
Saab appears to have avoided collapse with a rescue deal involving China’s largest listed car distributor....
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Ryanair wants landing charges abolished -
Ryanair wants Ireland to abolish landing taxes and airport charges....
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Economic data suggests soft patch continues -
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Home builder sentiment stagnates in May: NAHB -
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Bernanke: Public research funding valuable -
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Pressure mounts on Strauss-Kahn to quit -
Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, called on the IMF to formally appoint an interim managing director after Dominique Strauss-Kahn was denied bail in New York on charges of sexual assault...
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No gloating please, we’re French -
A president often criticised for his impulsive behaviour and flash tastes has told his troops to keep quiet, writes Peggy Hollinger...
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Libyan oil chief is said to have fled country -
Libya’s top oil official has fled in what a close associate and anti-government rebels claim is an economically significant defection from Muammer Gaddafi’s regime...
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Warning to Syria over new round of sanctions -
Issue of how to respond to the increasing violence is set to be a big theme in a speech by President Barack Obama on Thursday...
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EU looks at Greek debt options -
European leaders admit a rescheduling of Greece’s debt payments is possible but insist they will do so only if Athens first demonstrates progress on reforms...
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Clay Balls -
A man was exploring caves by the Seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake. The...
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