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Providence, Rhode Island, asks retirees to accept less - WXEL
One retiree, who declined to give his name to reporters, told Taveras it was "insanity" the city was seeking only to freeze generous pensions, while denying relatively modest increases for other retirees. The mayor did not directly respond to a ...
Exclusive: Trafigura deals in disputed Sudanese oil - WXEL
An official at the company, who did not wish to be identified, confirmed that Trafigura had loaded the crude oil onto the Ratna Shradha. He said he was not aware of any legal complications arising from the transaction. The price of the oil sold to ...
France vows powerful summit deal, Germany downbeat - WXEL
And Germany is set to reactivate a bank rescue fund created at the height of the 2008 financial crisis at next week's cabinet meeting, a government official said. The ECB's governing council holds a crucial meeting on Thursday, before the EU summit, ...
Libya wounded describe siege hell, Turkey seeks peace - WXEL
Maybe in two weeks," said one entrepreneur who asked that his name not be used for fear of reprisals. "But now, people are afraid." Stalemate on the frontline of fighting in eastern Libya, defections from Gaddafi's circle and the plight of civilians ...
Futures gain after Bullard comments - WXEL
Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP will pay about $9.4 billion for nearly 600 US shopping malls and other properties of Australia's debt-laden Centro Properties , a source said. January pending home sales, which will be released after the market ...
Geithner urged Brazil to lobby China on yuan: source - WXEL
... for Brazil as it is for the United States, and urged Brazil "to lobby the Chinese to correct that situation," the source said on condition of anonymity. ...
UAL, Continental in merger talks: source - WXEL
... merger talks with UAL Corp's United Airlines, two years after walking away from almost sealing a deal, a source briefed on the matter said on Thursday. ...
Simon may offer new deal for General Growth: sources - WXEL
Both sources declined to be identified because the talks are not public. The case is In re: General Growth Properties Inc, US Bankruptcy Court, ...