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U.S. Homeowners Shift to 15-Year Loan Refinancing to Add Equity

June 16th, 2011 Comments off

Creditworthy homeowners with enough cash to lock in near record-low interest rates and shorten the length of their loans are growing in number
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Banks May Gain Most From Russell Shift Affecting $3.9 Trillion

June 10th, 2011 Comments off

Russell Investments’ annual index revisions may help financial companies the most, thanks to Citigroup Inc. and BankUnited Inc., according to JPMorgan Chase & Co., BlackRock Inc. and Credit Suisse Group AG.
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Worker’s Career Shift Shows Demand for Young Employees

May 28th, 2011 Comments off

Chris Housand dumped his job as a forklift operator in January to seek skills that would make him valuable over a lifetime
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Wang Calls for Shift in China Growth Model as Surplus Jumps

May 10th, 2011 Comments off

China’s vice premier, leading annual economic talks with the U.S., signaled internal divisions over his government’s pledge to reduce reliance on overseas demand as the nation posted a wider trade surplus led by record exports.
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Wang Calls for China Growth Model Shift as Trade Surplus Jumps

May 10th, 2011 Comments off

China’s vice premier, leading annual economic talks with the U.S., signaled internal divisions over his government’s pledge to reduce reliance on overseas demand as the nation posted a wider trade surplus led by record exports.
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Wang Says China Leaders Must Agree on Shift of Growth Model

May 10th, 2011 Comments off

The biggest hurdle facing China’s economic rebalancing is reaching internal agreement that the country should rely less on exports and more on domestic consumption, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan said today.
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Bigger India Rate Increase Signals Shift in Inflation Fight

May 4th, 2011 Comments off

The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to double the magnitude of interest-rate increases signals it is ready to step up the battle against inflation even at the risk of damping the nation’s economic growth.
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Yellen Says Commodity-Price Rise Doesn’t Warrant Fed Shift

April 11th, 2011 Comments off

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen said the increase in food and fuel costs will have only a temporary impact on inflation and consumer spending and warrants no reversal of record monetary stimulus.
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