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Gazprom seeks state cash for power projects
Published December 5, 2008, 3:13 am, Bay News 9 Tampa Bay
By The Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's state-run gas giant Gazprom said Friday it will ask the government for 100 billion rubles ($3.58 billion) to help fund capital-intensive power projects next year, the state-run RIA-Novosti news agency reported.
Shoppers have reasons to act like grinches
Published December 5, 2008, 3:13 am, The Oakland Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — There are ample reasons for America’s shoppers to act like grinches this holiday season, with lost jobs, wilting retirement accounts and shrinking home values topping the list.
Tier ranking leaves Carteret unchanged
Published December 5, 2008, 3:13 am, Carteret County News-Times
MOREHEAD CITY — A state economic incentive program that ranks counties on a tier system in order to help lure industry will continue to have little or no effect here, the county’s economic development director said Tuesday.
Mortgage rates drop to lowest level since January
Published December 5, 2008, 3:13 am, The Oakland Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rates on 30-year mortgages plunged this week to the lowest level since January after the government launched a sweeping new effort to aid the U.S. housing market.
China, US Pledge $20 Billion to Finance Trade
Published December 5, 2008, 3:13 am, Voice of America
China and the United States have completed two days of high-level economic talks in Beijing with a pledge to spend $20 billion to boost international trade.
Oil sinks to near 4-year low on job news
Published December 5, 2008, 3:13 am, The Oakland Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Oil prices fell Thursday to levels last seen nearly four years ago as the number of people continuing to receive government aid reached a 26-year high, factory orders hit an eight-year low and major corporations slashed jobs.
Washingtons New Tack: Helping Homeowners
Published December 5, 2008, 3:13 am, The Gainesville Sun
The Treasury Department is working on a plan to boost the housing market by subsidizing 30-year home mortgages with rates as low as 4.5 percent.
Educators at conference plan ways to cut dropout rate
Published December 5, 2008, 3:12 am, San Diego Union-Tribune
Take any five ninth-graders at a high school in the county, and one of them is likely to drop out sometime over the next four years. Statewide, the high school dropout rate is slightly higher.
Arlington employee health insurance rates increasing
Published December 5, 2008, 3:12 am, Bennington Banner
Friday, December 5 ARLINGTON — Insurance rates for town employees will increase by 21 percent overall, said Pam VanDeursen, member relations representative for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns. VanDeursen met with the Arlington Select Board at a special meeting on Wednesday to explain the various options in insurance plans available to the town.
Gilt prices dip on profit-booking
Published December 5, 2008, 3:12 am, Business Standard India
Government bond prices ended down On Thursday, breaking a six-day rising trend, as investors preferred to lock into profits, eyeing the sharp run-up in prices in the last few days.
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