Australian Stocks Decline, Led by Banks; Woodside Drops on Oil (Bloomberg.com)
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Australian Stocks Decline, Led by Banks; Woodside Drops on Oil (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Australian stocks declined, led by banks and U.S.-linked stocks after U.S. credit card issuer Capital One Financial Corp. shut its mortgage unit, reigniting concerns the effects of the subprime mortgage rout may linger.
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Aussie stocks resume downtrend; banks lead (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
SYDNEY, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 0.9 percent on Tuesday, weighed down by losses in financial shares such as National Australia Bank Ltd on lingering worries about credit markets.
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Aussie stocks resume downtrend; banks lead (Reuters Finance News, Australia via Yahoo!7 Finance)
SYDNEY, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 0.9 percent on Tuesday, weighed down by losses in financial shares such as National Australia Bank Ltd NAB.AX on lingering worries about credit markets.
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Lotterman: Fed's response to credit crunch should be limited (The Idaho Statesman)
Loans are not soybeans. Keep that in mind when digesting news of the ballyhooed "credit crunch." Market forces of supply and demand drive household and business lending, but not in the simple way introductory economics students learn. Soybeans are a texx
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UK mortgage lending remains firm in July (Ireland Business World)
Lending to UK home-buyers and the wider private sector rebounded in July, brushing off the Bank of England's series of interest rate rises, according to figures from a leading group of banks.
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MONEY & BANKING (The Hindu)
FINANCIAL SERVICES Ministry for 49% cap on foreign investment in credit info cos New Delhi, Aug 19 The Finance Ministry has recommended to the Commerce and Industry Ministry that the foreign investment cap on credit information companies be placed at 49 per cent.Official sources said that the Department of Financial ...
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Australia’s reliance on credit continues to grow (The West Australian)
Australia’s financial reliance on hip-pocket plastic continues to grow, with the rise in annual credit card debt now equal to what total credit card debt stood at 17 years ago.
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Readers are feeling the burn (Independent Online)
Are you planning on cutting up your credit card? Read further for reader responses and discussions around the topic.
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Wachovia Surpasses $1 Billion in Daily Remote Deposit Capture Transactions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Wachovia's Treasury Services division today announced it has reached the $1 billion mark in Remote Deposit Capture volumes processed in one day.
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Asian economic and business calendar -- to Sept 4 (Sharewatch)
MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Key items expected to Sept 4 Tuesday August 21 -Australia's Onesteel Ltd FY results -Australia's GWA Ltd FY results -Australia's Pacific Brands Ltd FY results -Australia's Macmahon Holdings Ltd FY results -Australia's Downer EDI Ltd FY results -Australia's Oil Search Ltd H1 results -Malaysia's Dialog Q4 results -Malaysia's IOI Corp FY results -Hong Kong July CPI data ...
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Australian Stocks Decline, Led by Banks; Woodside Drops on Oil (Bloomberg.com)
The acquirer's computers than use the transmitted information to verify that the cardholder's account is in good standing and has sufficient credit to cover the purchase. If approved, the acquirer sends an authorization response. If the transaction is declined, the acquirer provides a reason code.
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