Bond Report: Treasurys gain before sale of 2-year notes
The government’s auction is expected to garner good demand, prompting the sale’s yield to set a new historic low. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Egypt targets $10 billion in outsourcing exports
By TAREK EL-TABLAWY 2010-09-29T16:36:13ZCAIRO (AP) -- Egypt hopes to see a tenfold increase in exports from its growing outsourcing industry by 2020 and will boost its focus on information technology entrepreneurship and co-ownership of intellectual property, the country's information technology minister said Wednesday.... hosted.ap.org |
Tribune Co. CEO resigns, new bankruptcy plan filed
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and ANDREW VANACORE 2010-10-23T05:21:27ZWILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Tribune Co. CEO Randy Michaels resigned Friday amid tales of raunchy behavior as the company looked to shift attention back to its efforts to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Hours later, the company filed its latest reorganization plan in court.... hosted.ap.org |
France's parliament approves pension reform
By ANGELA DOLAND 2010-10-27T17:28:35ZPARIS (AP) -- France's parliament granted final approval Wednesday to a bill raising the retirement age from 60 to 62, a reform that has infuriated the country's powerful unions and touched off weeks of protests and strikes.... hosted.ap.org |
Commonwealth Bank Posts 30% Rise in Cash Earnings
Commonwealth Bank of Australia said its third-quarter cash earnings improved 30% from a year earlier to $1.34 billion, boosted by volume growth, cost control and lower charges for bad debts. online.wsj.com |