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Wannes van de Velde: Musician and poet who promoted Flemish language and culture
Published January 8, 2009, 4:36 pm, Independent
It is a knee-jerk reaction when evoking Belgian song to extol Jacques Brel and his impact on Francophone chanson. But Belgium is a composite nation, with Walloon, Flemish and German populations. When it comes to articulating what it means to be Flemish, one of the giants of contemporary Flemish song and poetry was Wannes van de Velde, who for more than 40 years defined Flemish culture and ...
Stocks end mostly higher after mortgage deal
Published January 8, 2009, 3:46 pm, Washington Post
NEW YORK -- A deal to help head off more mortgage foreclosures pulled Wall Street out of a slump Thursday, giving stocks a mostly higher close. Democratic lawmakers reached an agreement with Citigroup Inc. on a plan to let bankruptcy judges alter loans in an effort to prevent homes from going into foreclosure. Other lenders are expected to follow suit.
Stocks up on expected foreclosure deal but Dow off
Published January 8, 2009, 3:45 pm, Washington Post
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after news that Citigroup Inc agreed to support legislation aimed at stemming home loan foreclosures, offsetting Wal-Mart's disappointing sales and outlook.
Business Highlights
Published January 8, 2009, 3:32 pm, INO News
NEW YORK (AP) _ Retailers reported dismal sales figures for December on Thursday as even Wal-Mart Stores Inc., one of the bright spots in the industry, finally buckled under the pressures of the deteriorating economy.
Stocks end mostly higher after mortgage deal
Published January 8, 2009, 3:23 pm, INO News
(AP:NEW YORK) A deal to help head off more mortgage foreclosures pulled Wall Street out of a slump Thursday, giving stocks a mostly higher close.
Strike, weaker demand hurt 2008 Boeing deliveries
Published January 8, 2009, 3:02 pm, INO News
(AP:PITTSBURGH) Hurt by an autumn strike and shrinking airline demand, Boeing Co.'s passenger jet deliveries fell 15 percent in 2008, ensuring that archrival Airbus retained its rank as the world's top plane maker.
Polar Star-Completes Phase I Due Diligence Drilling at the Chepica Project
Published January 8, 2009, 2:55 pm, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance
Polar Star Mining Corporation announces final results from sixty-five shallow diamond drill holes totalling 6,758 meters completed in late November 2008 on the Chepica No.1 and No.2 Vein systems as part of its ongoing due diligence review of the Chepica mining property and mill, Talca, Region VII, Chile.
Boeing plane orders, deliveries fall in 2008
Published January 8, 2009, 2:53 pm, Washington Post
PITTSBURGH -- Hurt by a late-year strike and shrinking airline demand, Boeing Co.'s passenger jet deliveries fell 15 percent in 2008, ensuring that archrival Airbus retained its rank as the world's top plane maker.
A look at economic developments around the world
Published January 8, 2009, 2:32 pm, INO News
KIEV, Ukraine _ The European Union said that gas supplies should restart after it struck a deal with Russia on supervising the flow of gas through Ukraine. Russia cut off natural gas supplies to Europe on Tuesday during freezing winter weather as a payment dispute with Ukraine escalated.
Obama plan helps lift global stock market gloom
Published January 8, 2009, 2:30 pm, INO News
(AP:LONDON) World stock markets ended mixed on Thursday after President-elect Barack Obama made an urgent pitch to Congress to back his plan to resuscitate the U.S. economy.
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