http://payday-nofax.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:09:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the euro region is ready to rescue Greece should the government struggle to fund its budget deficit, arguing that the country is “under attack” from so-called speculators. “I want to be very clear: if it were necessary, the states of the euro ... http://payday-nofax.com/blog/sarkozy-says-euro-region-ready-to-help-greece-if-necessary/ Toyota executives told lawmakers Tuesday that its U.S. and Canadian divisions will have more authority to decide when to issue a recall as the automaker faces mounting pressure from Washington over its recent safety problems. Toyota has recalled millions of vehicles worldwide for problems related to sudden acceleration, ... http://payday-nofax.com/blog/toyota-to-let-us-unit-order-recalls/ Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that government action has helped start an economic recovery, but that he's worried about the state of the job market.Bernanke also changed his stance and said he'd be willing to consider supporting some legislation that's pending before Congress that ... http://payday-nofax.com/blog/bernanke-concerned-about-weak-job-market/ Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke took a half-step out of the shadows Wednesday. But for all his talk of transparency, Bernanke seems more intent on shoring up the Fed's political flanks than on opening up the central bank's books.Bernanke said in testimony before the House Financial Services Committee ... http://payday-nofax.com/blog/bernankes-audit-olive-branch/ Greek central bank Governor George Provopoulos said he’s confident the government will meet its “very ambitious” deficit-reduction goals and ward off any further credit-rating downgrades. Rating agencies “want evidence that the plan is implemented on target” and “some time will need to elapse before they can form ... http://payday-nofax.com/blog/provopoulos-confident-greece-will-meet-%e2%80%98very-ambitious%e2%80%99-goals/ New home construction rose more than expected in January, while the number of building permits issued in the month dropped, according to a government report issued Wednesday. Construction of new homes climbed to an annual rate of 591,000 during the month, up 2.8% from December's revised rate of ... http://payday-nofax.com/blog/home-construction-rises-future-still-murky/ Companies will begin slowly adding to their payrolls in 2010, according to an annual White House review of the economy.The White House Council of Economic Advisers, which on Thursday released a 462-page analysis of the president's economic initiatives, said that the unemployment rate will be at 10% during ... http://payday-nofax.com/blog/white-house-predicts-slow-employment-growth/ The German government may offer an aid package to Greece and other debt-ridden European nations in an effort to stave off the default concerns that have stunted global markets, according to reports.The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, said a loan guarantee plan would be led by Germany ... http://payday-nofax.com/blog/germany-considers-aid-to-greece-reports/ Virginia may be for lovers, but Florida is for romantics, with four cities – Miami, Gainesville, Orlando and Tallahassee – ranked among the 20 most romantic cities by Amazon. com. Miami ranked second, followed by Gainesville at No. 6, Orlando at No. 10 and Tallahassee at No. 18. Miami ... http://payday-nofax.com/blog/amazon-miami-among-most-romantic-cities/ France’s trade deficit narrowed 22 percent last year on lower energy costs and as companies such as Airbus SAS boosted exports after the worst recession since World War II. The trade gap fell to 43 billion euros ($58.9 billion) from 55.1 billion euros in 2008, the customs ... http://payday-nofax.com/blog/france%e2%80%99s-trade-deficit-narrowed-22-in-2009-on-global-recovery/