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Hope? Boehner offers a short-term debt extension

Friday, 11 October 2013, 07:53 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans struggled inconclusively Thursday to find common ground that could avert an economy-tanking default and possibly end the 10-day-old partial...

Initial jobless claims jump

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 14:49 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

US initial jobless claims jump to 374K versus 311K expected....

Dutch firm wins $30M contract to move Concordia

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 14:01 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A Dutch salvaging company says it has won a $30 million contract to move the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship next summer to a yet-to-be-determined site for dismantling.   Thirty-two...

Leader: On not resting on our laurels

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 10:28 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

We are giving today quite an extensive coverage to the government’s Economic Partnership Programme and its Report on Effective Action that it has presented to the European...

Dollar rises on hopes from Washington

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 09:57 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The dollar rose higher on Thursday against its major rivals amid signs that Washington lawmakers were willing to compromise to avoid a catastrophic default. The Bloomberg US Dollar Index jumped to a...

Only 16 weeks to SEPA countdown

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 09:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The end-date as stipulated by the SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) Regulation comes into force on 1 February, 2014 not just for Malta but for all the other 32 member countries. All personal and...

French Macro Data

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 08:58 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

French Industrial output and Manufacturing Production slightly disappointed this morning....

US impasse makes global finance officials jittery

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 06:46 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Concerns that the political impasse in American government will derail a fragile global economic recovery will dominate a meeting Thursday of world financial leaders.   In the run-up to...

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