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Fitch Rates Alaska's Lease Revs 'AA-'; Outlook Stable (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska's State of Alaska lease revenue bonds, series 2008 . The bonds are expected via negotiation on or about Dec. 2.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:14:00 GMT.
Tax revenue falling short of projections (Juneau Empire)
Sales tax money for city operations is coming in below June projections, and if the trend continues, the city could be about $1 million short of what was expected, the city's finance head reported Wednesday to the Juneau Assembly.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:38:49 GMT.
China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake (The Washington Times)
China has acknowledged for the first time that more than 19,000 students died in the massive earthquake that struck Sichuan province in May.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:06:25 GMT.
Obama's Cabinet starting to take shape as Ariz. governor emerges (The Pantagraph)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Barack Obama is likely to choose Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano for the job of secretary of homeland security, top Obama advisers and several Democrats said Thursday as the shape of the president-elect's Cabinet begins to emerge. | Who's in the running for Cabinet posts? | U High grad's stories from Obama campaign | Schock, Halvorson training in D.C. | Hillary weighing State ...
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:49:26 GMT.
Local News : Portraits of Courage: Helen Dolenc - Frontiersman (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman)
PALMER ? She can tell you the exact place she was when she heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor. ?I was at the corner of Carson Street and Lakewood Boulevard,? said Helen Dolenc of Palmer.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:27:19 GMT.
Naked City (The Austin Chronicle)
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:15:04 GMT.
Dems delay auto bailout vote, seek plan from Big 3 (Asheville Citizen-Times)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The $25 billion rescue plan for the auto industry, desperately sought by Detroit's beleaguered Big Three, collapsed Thursday as Congress drew the line at one more bailout and Democrats said they wouldn't even consider it until the companies produced a convincing plan for rebuilding their once-mighty industry....
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:29:00 GMT.
European commission proposes regulatory clampdown on credit rating agencies (Guardian Unlimited)
The European commission yesterday proposed a regulatory clampdown on credit rating agencies in a fresh move to restore investor confidence amid the continuing financial market turmoil. Urging Europe to adopt a leading role, Charlie McCreevy, EU internal market commissioner, said his plans went beyond the rules applied in other countries such as the US. He set out his scheme for uniform ...
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:39:05 GMT.
Stewart Horejsi purchases Alaska Trust after investing in the firm for nine years (BizJournals)
Stewart Horejsi is a businessman, entrepreneur and investor. The Paradise Valley resident started off running his family?s welding supply firm in Salina, Kan., and used that business to propel him further into the world of finance and portfolio management.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:05:45 GMT.
NFA poised to post a deficit of P72b this year (Manila Standard Today)
Cash-strapped National Food Authority is expected to book a deficit of P72 billion this year due to more imports and higher prices of rice, Finance officer-in-charge Jeremias Paul Jr. said yesterday.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:58:47 GMT.