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Related Articles: (Quincy Herald-Whig)
Quincy School Board President Tom Dickerson announced to a standing-room-only crowd Wednesday night that the board will postpone any action on the Teen Parent Services program until after further study.
2008-05-22 09:37:42 -
Pikeland sees refinancing as way to cover raises (Quincy Herald-Whig)
PITTSIFELD, Ill. -- The Pikeland School District will spend more on administrative and noncertified salaries in the 2008-09 year but hopes to save money by refinancing building bonds.
2008-05-22 09:38:12 -
Iceland keeps interest rates on hold (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Iceland's central bank left official interest rates unchanged at 15.5 percent -- already the highest of any industrialized country -- on Thursday, taking a breather in its ongoing struggle to contain surging inflation and support a collapsing currency.
2008-05-22 09:38:31 -
Letters to the Editor: (Berkeley Daily Planet)
I’ve noticed that the city of Berkeley and the University of California, Berkeley have continued aggressively watering lawns, median strips, and the like.
2008-05-22 09:38:51 -
UPDATE: Spain Fin Min Rules Out Possibility Of Recession (The Forex Market)
(Adds comments, background.) MADRID -(Dow Jones)- Spanish Finance Minister Pedro Solbes Thursday said his country's economy is slowing faster than expected but that he doesn't see it falling into recession.
2008-05-22 09:42:57 -
First home still too much (The Courier Mail)
BRISBANE house prices will have to plunge before many would-be first-home buyers can get a place of their own, the Housing Institute says.
2008-05-21 08:45:00 -
They're wrong about oil, by George (Times Online)
Just as the credit crunch seemed to be passing, at least in the US, another and much more ominous financial crisis has broken out.
2008-05-21 11:53:17 -
Nick Robinson: Jackie Smith takes a (political) beating from police (BBC News)
Police Federation conference, Bournemouth: An unarmed woman has been attacked by a mob of angry police officers this morning.
2008-05-22 03:11:46 -
Would Redundancy Finish Your Finances? (The Motley Fool)
As fears grow for the economy -- and UK employment -- Laura Starkey explains how you could stay solvent, even if you had to stop working.
2008-05-22 06:07:55 -
Pound rises after UK sales fall less than expected - Reuters UK
LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Sterling rose on Thursday after a smaller-than-expected fall in UK retail sales and factory orders suggested that the Bank of England may put off cutting interest rates in coming months as it tackles rising inflation risks ...
2008-05-22 04:14:00 -
U.S. central bank's rate-cutting drive may be ready for pause - International Herald Tribune
The U.S. central bank's aggressive rate-cutting campaign may be at an end. In the minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting, central bankers sent the strongest signals yet that they planned to hold interest rates steady barring "a significant ...
2008-05-22 05:40:00 -
Euro zone March orders fall, point to slowing growth - Guardian Unlimited
BRUSSELS, May 22 (Reuters) - Euro zone industrial new orders were much weaker than expected in March, shrinking on the month and year-on-year and pointing to slower economic growth ahead. Orders in the 15 countries using the euro fell 1.0 percent ...
2008-05-22 02:34:00 -
Gloomy Fed sends dollar to one-month low - Financial Times
The dollar fell through $1.58 against the euro for the first time in a month on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve painted a gloomy picture of the US economy and oil prices continued to surge Worries that the US economy might be facing a bout of ...
2008-05-22 03:45:00 -
GLOBAL MARKETS-Oil surges above $135, weighs on stocks - Forbes
LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Oil stormed to a new record above $135 a barrel, knocking world stocks to a one-month low on Thursday as concerns grew that rising raw material costs will hit corporates and consumers at a time of an economic slowdown. U.S ...
2008-05-22 04:50:00 -
FOREX-Record oil price, slowing growth hem in dollar - Reuters
LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The dollar edged up on Thursday but investors remained downbeat on the currency after the Federal Reserve's 2008 cut its growth forecast and crude oil surged to record highs reinforcing fears on the U.S. economy. In its ...
2008-05-22 03:17:00