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Chile Finance Minister says slowdown opens rate cut option - report
ReutersSANTIAGO, May 25 (Reuters) - A slowdown in Chile's robust growth has opened up the option of an interest rate cut to jolt the economy of the world's No. 1 copper producer, Finance Minister Felipe Larrain was quoted as saying in a local newspaper on...Tags: Central Bank, Chile, Metal and Mineral, Weather Reports, Money and Monetary Policy
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What Detroit crisis? Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii
ReutersHONOLULU (Reuters) - The city of Detroit may be facing a deepening financial crisis but that hasn't stopped four trustees of its public pension funds from spending $22,000 of retirement system funds to attend a conference in Hawaii this week. The trip 4,...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Pompano Beach, Financial Markets, Monroe County (Florida), Hotels and Accommodations
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Erasmus lives: EU finds funds for popular student exchange scheme
ReutersBy Anders Melin BRUSSELS, May 25 (Reuters) - Famous Europeans from Nobel laureates to Olympic champions have fought to save it and now funding has finally been found to ensure that Erasmus, the student exchange programme that is one of the European...Tags: Teaching and Learning, European Union, International Organizations, Students
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Workplace wellness' fails bottom line, waistlines -RAND
ReutersBy Sharon Begley NEW YORK, May 25 (Reuters) - A long-awaited report on workplace wellness programs, which has still not been publicly released, delivers a blow to the increasingly popular efforts, Reuters has learned, casting doubt on a pillar of the...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Diabetes, Symptoms, Employment, Weight
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Editorial: Time for the Federal Reserve to ease up on stimulus
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress last week that the central bank might start to cut back its main economic stimulus program later this year. The minutes of the Fed's most recent meeting showed that he's getting pushed by some of his...
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Douglas C. Lyons: Gov. Rick Scott mistakes innovative economic development plan for a budget turkey
All Germaine Smith-Baugh wanted was to find another way to do her job. As she put it: "I literally woke up one morning thinking, 'How can we better serve small businesses?'" Small and minority-owned businesses, big-city communities and economic...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Small Businesses, Business, Florida Legislature, Government
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For seniors, a break on mortgages
Here's a heads-up for the growing ranks of seniors whose post-retirement monthly incomes aren't sufficient to qualify for a mortgage under today's tough underwriting standards: Thanks to a rule change by the largest players in the home loan business,...Tags: Social Security, Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Retirement, Loans
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Mortgage underwriting rules eased for seniors with assets
WASHINGTON — Here's a heads-up for the growing ranks of seniors whose post-retirement monthly incomes aren't sufficient to qualify for a mortgage under today's tough underwriting standards: Thanks to a rule change by the largest players in the...Tags: Social Security, Freddie Mac, Mortgages, Retirement, Loans
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Latam economies face commods slowdown, lack stimulus options
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Latin America Investment Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/LatinAmerica13) By Pablo Garibian MEXICO CITY, May 24 (Reuters) - Latin American countries have little room to boost growth with fiscal or monetary...Tags: Central Bank, International Monetary Fund, Economic Policy, Peru, Mexico City
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Parkland Community Library board threatens legal challenge to school board's budget move
The Parkland Community Library said it will sue the Parkland School District over plans to reduce a special tax that funds the library — even though the change won't cost the library any money. The district's proposed 2013-14 budget, scheduled...Tags: Macungie, Whitehall, Judges, Budgets and Budgeting, Conservation
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News Corp. to take up to $1.4-billion write-down in publishing
Underscoring the troubled financial health of print media, News Corp. said it would record a non-cash impairment charge of $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion during the current fiscal quarter to reflect diminished value of its publishing assets. The company,...
Tags: Media Industry, Newspaper and Magazine, Newspapers, The Wall Street Journal, News Corp.
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Greencastle Lions Club gives $180,000 to town library and park
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comThe Greencastle Lions Club has contributed $180,000 to two hometown organizations. The Lilian S. Besore Memorial Library at 305 E. Baltimore St. received $108,000, and the Jerome R. King Playground at 240 N. Carlisle St. got $72,000 from the Lions Club...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Libraries
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