By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China's plan to spend $ 6.5 trillion (4.31 trillion pounds) on urbanisation to bolster the economy is running into snags, sources close to the government said, as top leaders fear another spending binge could push up local debt levels and inflate a property bubble. Premier Li Keqiang has rejected [...]
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Exclusive: China urbanisation plan hits roadblock over spending fears – sources
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Britain backs push for alternative small firm funding sources
By admin on Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Comments Off
LONDON (Reuters) – British firms should look for funding outside the banking sector, Business Secretary Vince Cable said on Monday, marking the latest effort to generate growth among small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). Faced with a barely growing economy, the government has targeted smaller companies as a major source of growth and has introduced reforms [...]
Read More...Greece’s Piraeus hire banks to advise on share issue – sources
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece's second-largest lender Piraeus Bank has hired four international investment banks as advisers on its 7.33 billion euro (£6.2 billion) share issue, two bankers close to the procedure told Reuters on Saturday. "Goldman , Barclays , Deutsche Bank and Bank of America-Merrill Lynch will be acting as advisers," one of the bankers [...]
Read More...Froman, Pritzker in line for U.S. trade and commerce posts: sources
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By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is close to choosing White House deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs Mike Froman to be the next U.S. trade representative, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. After a long vetting process, Chicago businesswoman and Obama fundraiser Penny Pritzker is still in line [...]
Read More...Ruling again delayed on sources in Colo. shootings
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Ruling again delayed on sources in Colo. shootings Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 6:15 pm, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 (AP) — The judge in the Colorado theater shootings refused again Wednesday to make a quick decision on whether to order a [...]
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Read More...AP Sources: Vikings trade Percy Harvin to Seahawks (Yahoo! Sports)
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Percy Harvin is headed to Seattle, and Adrian Peterson isn’t happy about it. Yahoo! Sports – NFL News
Read More...Obama to nominate Walmart’s Burwell as White House budget chief: sources
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to nominate Walmart Foundation head Sylvia Mathews Burwell to head the White House Office of Management and Budget on Monday, sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday. Burwell, 47, is a veteran of Bill Clinton's White House and has helped steer philanthropic efforts while at Wal-Mart's headquarters [...]
Read More...AP sources: Flacco agrees to Ravens deal (Yahoo! Sports)
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Joe Flacco will have a huge contract to go along with his Super Bowl ring. Yahoo! Sports – NFL News
Read More...AP sources: Flacco agrees to Ravens deal (Yahoo! Sports)
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Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens reached a tentative agreement Friday on a new contract that would make the Super Bowl MVP the highest-paid player in NFL history. Yahoo! Sports – NFL News
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