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• Spirits, markets get a lift

  - 2007-09-19

  WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve's unanimous decision to slash a key interest rate Tuesday is a dramatic statement that the central bank will do whatever it takes to prevent turmoil in the financial markets and a steep downturn in the housing sector from pulling the country into recession. ...

  Tags: bank, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, financial, inflation, upshot

• Tainted system at fault --not Raiders, Russell

  - 2007-08-16

  EVERYBODY'S looking for somebody to blame regarding the JaMarcus Russell holdout, and with Russell now looking as if he may not take the field in 2007 even if he does sign, the lynching parties are scouring behind every rock looking for bad guys. The Raiders and those...

  Tags: FINANCE, financial, league, NFL, upshot

• The Role of FDI in Emerging Market Economies Compared to Other Forms of Financing: Past Developments and Implications for Financial Stability

  BNET - 2003-02-24

  This paper discusses the problems pertaining to defining what actually constitutes FDI and the measurement problems that result from the difficulties. The upshot is that the recorded items can vary widely from one country to the other and FDI statistics must therefore be interpreted with a sense of caution. It...

  Tags: Financial, Financing, Emerging Market, Foreign Direct Investment, Bank For International Settlements, Upshot, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Currency & Foreign Exchange, Investment, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Finance, Marketing

• Accounting that adds up

  - 2002-04-01

  Testimony of Walter P. Schuetze before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Paul S. Sarbanes, Chairman, on February 26, 2002 The public's confidence in financial reports of and by corporate America, and in the audits of those financial reports by the public...

  Tags: accounting, aircraft, asset, auditing, Enron Corp., FINANCE, financial, Financial Accounting Standards Board, investor, SEC, upshot

• Some Employers Offer Workers Education in Investment.

  - 2001-08-26

  By Janet Kidd Stewart, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--Fernando Azcarate, now 32, always dreamed of retiring at age 55. But after nine years at Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm Insurance, his 401k account was coming up far short of...

  Tags: 401(k), Benefits, education, FINANCE, financial, Investment, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., upshot, worker

• Fudge has no place in financial reports.

  - 2000-04-03

  As the bull market grows older, market valuations are soaring for many high-tech firms and plummeting for a lot of old-economy companies, creating strains on both extremes of the stock market. The upshot has been a lot of, shall we say...creative a As the...

  Tags: accounting, company, financial, MicroStrategy Inc., revenue, SEC, upshot

• Limited commitment and central bank lending

  - 1999-10-01

  Central bank lending is widely regarded as a vital part of the public safety net supporting the stability of the banking system and financial markets. An independent central bank can provide liquidity to financial institutions on very short notice.l Indeed, central bank lending has been a prominent part of regulatory...

  Tags: bank, borrower, Federal Reserve Board, financial, upshot

• Limited Commitment and Central Bank Lending.

  - 1999-09-22

  Central bank lending is widely regarded as a vital part of the public safety net supporting the stability of the banking system and financial markets. An independent central bank can provide liquidity to financial institutions on very short notice. [1] Indeed, central bank lending has been...

  Tags: bank, borrower, Federal Reserve Board, financial, incentive, upshot

• Inflation threat could burst the U.S. financial 'bubble'.

  - 1999-07-15

  Rising interest rates may threaten otherwise favorable economic conditions in the U.S., according to the economists who presented their views at NAPM's 84th Annual International Purchasing Conference in San Diego. These views contrast with those expressed by the PMs comprising NAPM's manufacturing business survey...

  Tags: Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, financial, inflation, recovery, U.S., upshot