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Corruption fight tops World Bank agenda
Sep 17 2006 9:17PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Fighting corruption was to top the agenda for a meeting of the World Bank's policy-setting panel on Monday, President Paul Wolfowitz said, insisting bad governance was the biggest obstacle to reduction in poverty.
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African states borrowing more from China
Sep 17 2006 9:03PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - African countries are increasingly looking to borrow money from China because the flow of funds from the World Bank and other donors has been slow and contain too many conditions, several African finance ministers said Sunday.
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Wall Street looks to Fed to set the tone
Sep 17 2006 7:43PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The arrival of a report card makes even an A student nervous, so while Wall Street is mostly confident that the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates untouched when it meets this week, the market is still anxious to learn how the central bank perceives the threat of inflation and the overall economy.
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Immigrant businesses transform cities
Sep 17 2006 5:50PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Up and down a stretch of Harry Hines Boulevard, signs emblazoned with Korean characters advertise clothing, linens, gift items and much more.
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Treasury head speaks out on terror funds
Sep 17 2006 5:02PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - The global financial community must work to prevent illicit activities that support terrorism, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Sunday, pressing a theme in which he singled out Iran and North Korea as two countries who benefit from front companies and illicit financial dealings.
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China bank chief: More reforms possible
Sep 17 2006 4:56PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - China's efforts to moderate its economic boom appear to be taking hold, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said Sunday, reiterating Beijing's pledge to consider easing controls on its currency.
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Toyota moves to unseat GM, outpace Ford
Sep 17 2006 4:55PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. is quickening its quest to unseat ailing rival General Motors Corp. as the world's biggest automaker and widen its lead over Ford Motor Co. with reported plans to boost overseas production by 40 percent to 5 million vehicles by 2008 and blueprints for higher output in North America.
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Sovereign shareholders to confront board
Sep 17 2006 3:02PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Shareholders of Sovereign Bancorp will get their first chance on Wednesday to confront the board of directors about a controversial acquisition deal they opposed and that was crafted in a way to bypass the need for shareholder approval.
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BP plant blast civil suits set for trial
Sep 17 2006 1:54PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Three holdouts among hundreds of plaintiffs who sued BP PLC for injuries or deaths in the 2005 Texas City explosion are set for trial Monday as the British energy company is under fire for management lapses in Alaska and Texas.
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High gas prices hurting rodeo cowboys
Sep 17 2006 1:51PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - There's a new element to the sad country song that is a rodeo cowboy's life. To the raging bulls, lonely nights and lingering bruises, add high gas prices.
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Sports marketer IMG alters focus
Sep 17 2006 1:50PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Losing Derek Jeter would be devastating to the New York Yankees. For IMG though, cutting ties with the superstar shortstop is a move the sports and entertainment marketing giant says made business sense.
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IMF chief sees broad reform consensus
Sep 17 2006 1:14PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - IMF chief Rodrigo de Rato said Sunday he saw "broad consensus" that the 184-member body would approve a reform plan to boost the voting shares of China and three other emerging economies _ despite opposition from several countries.
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Wolfowitz links corruption to poverty
Sep 17 2006 1:08PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Governments, companies and financial institutions must unite against corruption to fight poverty and political instability, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said Sunday.
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