Archive for May, 2012

Marco Rubio on questions about David Rivera’s finances: ‘They’re serious …

Sen. Marco Rubio dropped by the WLRN-Miami Herald news studios Thursday morning, where host Phil Latzman asked the Florida Republican about the state probe that ended without any criminal charges filed and the ongoing federal investigation into the campaign and personal finances of his longtime friend, US Rep. David Rivera. Rubio has repeatedly said that [...]

Double Dip Causes Brits to Fear the Worst for Their Finances

CHESTER, England, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – 37 per cent more concerned about their financial situation as UK plunges into double dip recession 14 per cent plan to cut back on non-essential spending One in five will look to make their money go further With news of the UK economy falling into a [...]

Troubled Detroit finances a focus in Lansing

LANSING – The Michigan Court of Appeals is hearing arguments in cases related to troubled city finances in Detroit and Flint. The issue is whether the state review teams that looked at the books in both cities should have met in public. Lower court judges ruled that they must meet the requirements of the Open [...]

Discounting the Finances of Egypt

The odds are that Egypt will turn to the International Monetary Fund for help. The government essentially has no alternative in the current environment. But even if it gets to announce a $3 billion (or so) program with the IMF in the coming month, how much help will that really provide to turn things around? [...]

Hospital finances are ‘not clear enough’

A HEALTH campaigner and the MP for Eastbourne have criticised the NHS trust which runs the DGH for not being up front enough about its finances. Liz Walke, who heads up the Save The DGH group, and Lib Dem MP Stephen Lloyd are calling for more transparency as far as East Sussex Healthcare Trust’s budgets [...]

Feng shui your way to financial health

Youve heard how feng shui improves your life by enhancing your home. Maybe youve used feng shui to empower yourself at the office. But did you know that feng shui can bring a new sense of positive energy and flow to your finances as well? Now that tax time has passed, its a good time [...]

Finances Get A-Plus

East Hampton Towns community preservation fund, which had been raided to cover expenses in other parts of the town budget during years of financial mismanagement under a prior administration, was made whole in the last quarter of 2011 a big accomplishment, Len Bernard, the town budget officer, said on Tuesday as he presented a financial [...]

Servicemembers Committing Tax Refunds To Improve Family Finances, First …

FORT WORTH, Texas — The majority of middle-class military families with a tax refund in their future are planning to spend it on shoring up their family finances. Recent survey findings from the First Command Financial Behaviors Index#xAE; reveal that seven out of 10 middle-class military families (senior NCOs and commissioned officers in pay grades [...]

IMF team ‘in Italy to intensely review country’s finances’

IMF team in Italy to intensely review countrys finances An IMF team that arrived in Italy on Thursday is expected to focus more closely than usual on the health of the banking system in an intense review of the countrys finances, Reuters has reported.

BMO Financial Tip of the Week: Set Up Mobile Alerts to Help Manage Household …

TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 03, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – As part of BMO Financial Group’s ongoing commitment to financial literacy and ‘Making Money Make Sense’ for Canadians, BMO is releasing a financial tip every week in 2012. BMO’s Financial Tip of the Week: Set up mobile alerts to help manage household finances more effectively. As [...]