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QUOTES of the EVENING from recent Wednesday Nights
It’s not a Bush problem, it’s an American problem. He is playing double or nothing. He is trying to shift the responsibility from the Coalition to the Iraqis
New York City has more police officers than Iraq has troops
Thursday 31 July 2008 For Stock Exchanges, a Tumble Along With Markets The share price of the company that owns the venerable New York Stock Exchange has tumbled even more than the stock market, losing 45 percent of its value this year.
Sunday 27 July 2008 Dear Sam Totah,
The revised comments on Wednesday-Night are lovely and so much appreciated!
More than a million people have lost their homes in the US housing crisis
The US Senate has approved a rescue bill designed to prop up America's battered housing market.
The new law creates a $300bn (£150bn) rescue fund to help thousands of homeowners get cheaper loans.
It may also be used to bail out the struggling mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, which own or guarantee around half the nation's mortgage debt.
Thursday Jul 24, 2008
Earnings fall at New York Times
New York Times Co. said yesterday its quarterly profit fell with a 12-per-cent decline in newspaper advertising, but results...
Wednesday 23 July 2008 Bad Days for Newsrooms—and Democracy The decline of newspapers is not about the replacement of the antiquated technology of news print with the lightning speed of the Internet.
Tuesday 22 July 2008 In Dubai, the Boom Times Seem Endless
As the credit crisis spreads from Wall Street and takes a global toll, Dubai has become an even more powerful beacon for a swarm of deal makers.
Tuesday Jul 22, 2008 Economy 'losing steam'
The weakening U.S. economy, the strong Canadian dollar and competition from offshore companies are draining the energy out...
Tuesday 22 July 2008 Cost of Loan Bailout, if Needed, Could Be $25 Billion
The Congressional Budget Office said a proposed rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could appear on the federal budget as a $25 billion cost to taxpayers.
July 21, 2008 Sulzberger Navigates Between Past, Present at the Once Old Gray Lady
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- How fast, and how treacherous, are the currents sweeping over The New York Times? This September, its home page -- some of the most valuable real estate on the web -- will start automatically displaying links to competitors' takes on big news. That's not your traditional paper of record.
But don't scrap every old way yet. Craigslist's Craig Newmark, of all people, recently subscribed to the print edition for the first time. He wanted to get better informed about the presidential election, he said. "Hence, subscribing to the Times."
Monday 21 July 2008 OTTAWA: CENTRAL BANK SEES ECONOMIC SURGE
The Bank of Canada's latest economic update paints an upbeat picture after the negative growth recorded in the first quarter. The central bank says the economy has rebounded and grew by .8 per cent in the second quarter ending June 30. It forecasts growth of 1.3 per cent and 1.8 per cent in the third and fourth quarter respectively and 2.8 per cent for the first half of next year. The Bank of Canada's Monetary Policy Report attributes the growth in great part to high prices for many of Canada's commodities, including oil, natural gas, minerals, potash and grains. The central bank says those prices will lead to higher wages and salaries, higher government revenues, higher corporate profits and stronger investment.