FBOP to be seized by feds
Oak Park-based FBOP Corp. , Chicago’s third-largest locally headquartered bank holding company, will be seized Friday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Mexican President To Receive Award In Miami
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Bank of America’s Bianco Discusses U.S. Stocks, Earnings: Video
Oct. 30 — David Bianco, head of U.S. equity strategy at Bank of America Corp., talks with Bloomberg Television about the U.S. stock market and corporate earnings.
SBI Q2 net profit at Rs 3,133 cr
Agencies Posted: Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 at 1320 hrs IST Updated: Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 at 1320 hrs IST Mumbai: The country’s largest lender, State Bank of India, reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 3,133 crore for the second quarter ended September 30.
Chirac Ordered to Face Trial in France
If his case comes to trial, Jacques Chirac will be the first former French head of state to be prosecuted for corruption.
Don’t Gloss Over Stalin’s Crimes, Medvedev Says
On a day when Russia honors the memory of victims of repression, President Dmitri A. Medvedev warned against losing a sense of horror over Stalin’s purges.
The Saturday Profile: Former Star on the Soccer Field, Now Trying to Level It
Michel Platini, the head of the Union of European Football Associations, is pleading with European officials for an American-style system that restricts spending to a percentage of every soccer team’s revenues.
French Ideal of Bicycle-Sharing Meets Reality
Paris’s bike-rental system has inspired a new urban ethos, along with some old urban curses: vandalism and theft.
Building a Bridge Across the Generation Gap on Climate
The rapid march of climate change up the global agenda has prompted a new, and often poignant, conversation between the generations.
Avoiding Panic In Pandemic Flu Vaccine Campaigns
The effectiveness of pandemic flu vaccination campaigns” like that now underway for H1N1″ could be undermined by the public incorrectly associating coincidental and unrelated health events with the vaccines.
Penn Virginia reports 6 percent rise in 3Q production, raises guidance; sees charge
Penn Virginia Corp. reported a 6 percent rise in its third-quarter oil and gas production Friday, lifted its production forecast for the year and said it expects an $87.9 million charge in the third quarter related to the sale of some properties.
Two big U.S. apartment owners see some hope, finally
Two of the largest U.S. apartment landlords said on Thursday they see something in their sector that’s been missing for the past few years — a little optimism about the future.
Goldfarb Says Most Real Estate Rents May Have Stabilized: Video
Oct. 30 — Alexander Goldfarb, an analyst at Sandler O’Neill & Partners LP, talks with Bloomberg’s Lori Rothman about the outlook for the commercial real estate market.
Schweitzer rejects special session
HELENAGov. Brian Schweitzer has rejected a request from a Realtor’s group that he call a special legislative session to address some large property-tax increases based on the latest reappraisal.
Meijer, Walmart, Kroger drop South Haven blueberry grower, ABC to air …
Tonight ABC-TV’s “World News” and “Nightline” will air the documentary showing undercover footage of children in Adkin fields during harvest this summer.
Penske, Karmanos respond to Kilpatrick loan
Roger Penske just issued a statement following the testimony of Kilpatrick this afternoon that he was one of four Detroit-area business leaders who contributed to a $240,000 loan for the ex-mayor: ‘Together with several other business leaders, I made a personal loan to former Mayor Kilpatrick last year in response ...
Target.com expands free shipping ahead of holidays
Target Corp is expanding the number of items that qualify for free shipping on its website and rolling out the shipping promotion two weeks earlier than last year as it looks to win holiday sales.