Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said U.S. unemployment may take five years to fall to a normal level and that Fed purchases of Treasury securities beyond the $600 billion announced last month are possible. View full post on All Stories
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Bernanke Says Further U.S. Monetary Stimulus Possible
December 6th, 2010 
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December 6th, 2010 davidguide Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – The U.S. Air Force has completed a 7-month flight test for what is believed to be a futuristic space fighter plane after the unmanned spacecraft left its orbit and landed at a California airbase on Friday. The spacecraft dubbed X-37B or [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: California, Cape Canaveral, cape canaveral florida, defense advanced research projects agency, Ends, Experimental, Florida, Force, force space command, Lending, Los Angeles, News, Orbital, research projects agency, Space, spacecraft, test, U.S., U.S. Air, United States, unmanned spacecraft, vandenberg air force, vandenberg air force base, Warplane Comments OffFood Supplier Nash Finch Sued For Sex Discrimination
December 3rd, 2010 davidguide Linda Young – AHN News Writer Lumberton, NC, United States (AHN) – The U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has filed an administrative complaint against a North Carolina company, Nash Finch Co., with systematic job discrimination against 80 women. Minneapolis, MN-based Nash Finch is the second-largest publicly traded wholesale food distributor in [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: company, contract compliance programs, Director Patricia A, discrimination, federal contract compliance, Finch, food, job discrimination, Lending, Minneapolis, Nash, nash finch, nash finch co, Norfolk, North Carolina, OFCCP, Omaha, Sued, Supplier, U.S., U.S. It, U.S. Labor, United States, warehouse shelves, wholesale food distributor Comments OffU.S. Unemployment Compensation Claims Rise Again
December 2nd, 2010 davidguide Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims rose again last week after falling to the lowest levels in two years the week before, according to the United States Department of Labor. The advance figures for seasonally adjusted initial claims for the week ending Nov. 27 was 436,000, [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: again, claims, compensation, initial jobless claims, jobless workers, linda young, rise, U.S., Unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment compensation benefits, unemployment rates, united states department Comments OffTrillions to nation’s economy could come from DREAM Act beneficiaries
December 2nd, 2010 davidguide Beneficiaries of the DREAM Act, a bill that would grant certain undocumented students and military service members permanent residency in the U.S. and provide a path to citizenship, could contribute trillions to the nation’s economy over the next four decades, according to a new study by researchers at UCLA’s North American Integration and Development Center. View [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: Act, beneficiaries, Bill, come, could, Dream, economy, From, military service members, Nations, North American, north american integration, path, permanent residency, residency, service, Trillions, U.S., ucla, undocumented students Comments OffDeficit Plan Wins Bipartisan Support
December 2nd, 2010 davidguide Seven debt-panel members backed its plan for getting the U.S. fiscal house in order, setting up the prospect of action next year. View full post on All Stories
Posted in Lending News Tags: action, Bipartisan, deficit, house, order, panel members, Plan, Prospect, support, U.S., Wins, year Comments OffCrowley Disagrees With Blogosphere On Clinton’s Resignation
December 1st, 2010 davidguide Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The State Department on Tuesday rubbished voices in the blogosphere calling for ouster of the top U.S. diplomat in the light of damaging reports from leaked State Department cables published by WikiLeaks. The leaked cables have noted request from Secretary of State Hillary [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: biometric data, Blogosphere, Clinton, Clinton's, Crowley, DC, department, diplomat, Diplomats, Disagrees, document, government, hillary clinton, intelligence assets, leap of faith, Lending, P.J. Crowley, Resignation, Secretary of State Hillary, state department cables, state department spokesman, tejinder singh, U.S., United States, Washington Comments OffFortress Funds Complete Acquisition of American General Finance
November 30th, 2010 davidguide NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) and Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE: FIG) announced today that certain Fortress managed funds acquired 80% of American General Finance Inc. (AGF), a leading provider of consumer credit, from AIG. AIG retained a 20% interest in the AGF business. Founded in 1920, AGF provides loans, retail financing [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: Acquisition, AGF, AIG, American, american general finance, american general finance inc, american international group, Business, Complete, credit related products, Finance, Fortress, fortress investment group, fortress investment group llc, Funds, General, group, Inc, international group inc, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S., Virgin Islands Comments OffU.S. Expresses Disappointment Over Conduct Of Egyptian Elections
November 30th, 2010 davidguide Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The United States on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the legislative election process in Egypt as reports of irregularities emerged in the absence of international monitoring. Commenting on “the conduct during and leading up to Egypt’s Nov. 28 legislative elections,” National Security Council spokesman [...]
Posted in Lending News Tags: Conduct, DC, Disappointment, economic aspirations, Egypt, Egyptian, Election, election monitors, Elections, expresses, international monitors, international observers, Lending, Mike Hammer, national security council, opposition candidates, over, P.J. Crowley, process, security, spokesman, state department spokesman, statement, U.S., United States, Washington Comments OffU.S. Refuses WikiLeaks Request For Information About Threatened Individuals
November 28th, 2010 davidguide Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The United States on Saturday responded with counter proposals to a letter from WikiLeaks requesting information about the persons mentioned in the thousands of documents set for release by the website. Citing WikiLeaks’ request for information regarding individuals who may be at “significant [...]
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