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Interest Rates Drop on Threat of ECB Action

Posted: September 4, 2012 at 6:25 am

ECB President Mario Draghi has not backed away from his assertion that the bank can buy the short-term paper of Europe's weakest nations. Some of his allies were worried that the resignation ...
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Bundesbank President Weidmann May Step Down

Posted: August 31, 2012 at 6:53 am

The chief of Germany's powerful central bank may step down. German newspaper Bild reports that German Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann will resign. The reason given is his battle with ECB President Mario Draghi ...
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Confidence in Germany Continues to Slide

Posted: August 27, 2012 at 6:08 am

Those watching for just one piece of good news about economies in the European Union have been disappointed again. The Ifo Business Climate Index for industry and trade in Germany fell to 102.3 from ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (8/3/2012)

Posted: August 3, 2012 at 7:10 am

Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) continues its push to remain relevant in the new world of tablets and smartphones, and to keep itself from being broken into pieces and sold off ...
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Germany Battles ECB Over Bailout

Posted: August 2, 2012 at 6:33 am

The European Central Bank's members will meet against the backdrop of a pledge by President Mario Draghi to help the finances of the region through the purchase of the sovereign ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (8/2/2012)

Posted: August 2, 2012 at 6:31 am

The European Central Bank's members will meet against the backdrop of a pledge by President Mario Draghi to help the finances of the region through the purchase of the sovereign debt of ...
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Media Digest (8/2/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT

Posted: August 2, 2012 at 6:28 am

San Bernadino, Calif., will file for Chapter 11 over $1 billion in debt. (Reuters) The Federal Reserve says it may need to help the economy later this year. (Reuters) Toyota ...
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