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EU seeks to avoid housing bubbles with mortgage law deal
European Union negotiators are expected to finalize the bloc’s first common rules on mortgage lending on Monday, in an attempt to avoid a repeat of property bubbles that helped fuel the euro zone’s debt crisis. Continue reading
Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mazda recall 3.4 million vehicles
Four Japanese automakers – Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Mazda – are recalling 3.4 million vehicles for defective airbag systems because they could catch fire or inadvertently inflate injuring passengers.This recall highlights the danger of global supply chain problems as automakers increasingly rely on a small number of suppliers for common or similar parts.The recall is the largest ever for airbags … Continue reading
Time to quit? How long to stay at your job
It used to be common for someone to stay in a job for 20 to 25 years and then retire. But now, a person who’s been at the same job that long is as rare as a unicorn. So, how long is too long nowadays — and is it time for you to quit?”Years ago, a colleague of mine who had held the same title for a number of years went to HR to discuss why she wasn’t getting promoted,” Jen Hubley Luckwaldt wrote on… Continue reading
Brazil’s Itau Unibanco: Government Raises Foreign Ownership Limit to 30%
Itau Unibanco (ITUB, ITUB4.BR) said late Friday that Brazil’s government had granted an increase in the amount of common shares foreign investors could own. Continue reading
The Ban on Cellphone Unlocking Has Gone Too Far
In one of the industry’s first effort to allay customer concerns since regulations went into effect six weeks ago that make it illegal to unlock your cellphone, AT&T is telling you to relax, they’ll unlock it for you. As long as you do exactly what they say. Continue reading
Northfield Capital Corporation Acquires Securities of Nighthawk Gold Corp.
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 8, 2013) – Northfield Capital Corporation (“Northfield”) (TSX VENTURE:NFDA) of 141 Adelaide Street West, Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario announces that it has acquired ownership and control of an aggregate of 14,307,459 common shares of Nighthawk Gold Corp. (“Nighthawk”) at a cost of $0.12 per share, through a shares for debt transaction on March 8, 2013, representing approximately 7.7% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Nighthawk as at March 8, 2013. Continue reading
Ally once again duels with the Fed over stress tests
(Reuters) – Ally Financial Inc stepped up its defense against the Federal Reserve on Friday, after the central bank singled out the auto lender as the weakest of 18 major banks in a stress test meant to show whether they could survive a severe economic downturn and a stock market crash. Ally, once the in-house lender for General Motors Co , was able to maintain a Tier 1 common capital ratio of only 1.5 percent in the scenario, compared with a minimum of 5 percent that the Fed requires. The Tier 1 common capital ratio is a measure of a bank's ability to withstand losses Continue reading
Goldman’s key capital ratio performs better in own stress test
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s key capital ratio would be higher in its own stress test compared with a projection released by the Federal Reserve, according to a document posted on the bank’s website on Thursday. Goldman said its Tier 1 common ratio would drop to a minimum of 8.6 percent under extremely stressed economic conditions, whereas the Fed projected that ratio would drop as low as 5.8 percent for the Wall Street bank Continue reading
Euro Jumps To Fresh 2-week High Against Pound
CANBERA (dpa-AFX) – The European shared currency edged higher across the board on Wednesday morning in Asia.The common currency rose above the key 0.87 level against the pound for the first time s… Continue reading
Australian Government Invests in Detection and Management of Blinding Eye Disease and Diabetes Through Intelligent High Resolution Retinal Camera Development by Vision CRC
SYDNEY, Feb. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The most advanced technology for use in real-time detection and assessment of common blinding eye disease and general health disorders will soon be available … Continue reading
