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CreditCards.com: Weekly Credit Card Rate Report (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

AUSTIN, Texas—-Annual percentage rates for new credit card offers showed mixed movement this week amid a reshuffling of card offers, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report.

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S&P puts Fifth Third credit on ‘watch’ – Bizjournals.com

S&P puts Fifth Third credit on ‘watch’
Bizjournals.com, NC - 25 minutes ago
Standard & Poor’s ratings service put Fifth Third Bancorp’s long-term credit rating on watch for a possible downgrade Wednesday as part of a pending review
S&P places Fifth Third on negative credit watch CNNMoney.com
TEXT-S&P release on Fifth Third Bancorp Forbes
Standard & Poor’s reviews Fifth Third, Regions, Synovus, Colonial Bizjournals.com
CNNMoney.com
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Agnico-Eagle doubles credit lines to US$600 million – MarketWatch

Agnico-Eagle doubles credit lines to US$600 million
MarketWatch - 42 minutes ago
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited ("Agnico-Eagle" or the "Company") announced today that it has executed a new non-amortizing US$300 million revolving credit
Gold miner Agnico enters $300 mln credit line Reuters
all 19 news articles

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Man Using Stolen Credit Card Signs His Real Name (WLBZ Bangor)

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Mistake one: Using a stolen credit card. Mistake two: Signing your own name on the receipts. Police in Iowa City report they didn’t have much trouble finding the guy accused of using some stolen plastic — because he signed his real name when using the card.

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Cytec Industries to Present at Credit Suisse Chemical and AG … – MarketWatch

Cytec Industries to Present at Credit Suisse Chemical and AG
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
Investor Conference: Credit Suisse Chemical and AG Science Conference New York, NY September 16, 2008 at 9:20 am ET Webcast: The presentation and an audio
Media Advisory: Eastman CFO to Address Chemical and Ag Science Business Wire (press release)
all 8 news articles

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Transaction Processor Companies Examined in Wall Street Transcript Business Services Report (Wall Street Transcript via Yahoo! Finance)

67 WALL STREET, New York – September 4, 2008 – The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Business Services issue, a report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 55-page feature contains a roundtable forum and industry commentary through in depth interviews with CEOs from 7 firms and 3 analysts. The full issue is available by calling …

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Outlook for Transaction Processor Companies Discussed in Wall Street Transcript Business Services Report (Wall Street Transcript via Yahoo! Finance)

67 WALL STREET, New York – September 4, 2008 – The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Business Services issue, a report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 55-page feature contains a roundtable forum and industry commentary through in depth interviews with CEOs from 7 firms and 3 analysts. The full issue is available by calling …

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Man reports wallet, credit cards gone after rendezvous with prostitute (Sun-Sentinel)

An Okeechobee man told police that after utilizing a prostitute’s services, he noticed his wallet with about $600 in cash and credit cards missing, according to a police report released Thursday.

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Outlook for Oil Services Companies Reviewed in Wall Street Transcript Oil & Gas Services & Equipment Report (Wall Street Transcript via Yahoo! Finance)

67 WALL STREET, New York – September 4, 2008 – The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Oil & Gas Services & Equipment issue, a report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 64-page feature contains a roundtable forum and industry commentary through in depth interviews with 8 analysts. The full issue is available by calling (212) …

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Former Schwarzenegger strategist wins credit for McCain campaign … – San Jose Mercury News

Former Schwarzenegger strategist wins credit for McCain campaign
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 1 hour ago
While McCain's summer resurgence can't be tied to any single person, one senior aide has received much of the credit: Steve Schmidt, a former strategist for

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How to Be a Savvy Credit Card Holder (Fox News)

Credit card issuers have been calling the shots for years. Follow these rules to beat them at their own game.

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Man reports wallet, credit cards gone after rendezvous with prostitute (TCPalm.com)

An Okeechobee man told police that after utilizing a prostitute’s services, he noticed his wallet with about $600 in cash and credit cards missing, according to a police report released Thursday.

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Government seizes control of Valley Credit Union (Silicon Valley – San Jose Business Journal)

The California Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) said Thursday it has taken control of Valley Credit Union and appointed the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) as conservator, according to a MarketWatch report.

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Government seizes control of Valley Credit Union – Bizjournals.com

Government seizes control of Valley Credit Union
Bizjournals.com, NC - 1 hour ago
The California Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) said Thursday it has taken control of Valley Credit Union and appointed the National Credit Union

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Residential Credit Solutions Named to S&P Select Servicers – MarketWatch

Residential Credit Solutions Named to S&P Select Servicers
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
RCS provides high-touch special servicing for its bank and thrift partners and owners of mortgage credit risk that need additional servicing capacity to

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Innovative Information Analysis Leads to Stolen Car Recoveries – MarketWatch

Innovative Information Analysis Leads to Stolen Car Recoveries
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
As of July 31, 2008, the data sharing effort with CARCO, Experian, and Carfax has identified 200 stolen vehicles with a combined value of $3419623.

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European insurers to escape credit fallout: Study (Business Insurance)

LONDON—European insurers have escaped much of the fallout from the recent global credit market turmoil and are expected to survive the crisis in good shape, Moody’s Investors Service says in a new report.

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Valley Credit Union taken over – San Jose Mercury News

Valley Credit Union taken over
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 31 minutes ago
By George Avalos Federal regulators have taken control of the operations of Valley Credit Union, the latest Bay Area credit union that has been engulfed by

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Experian QAS and RuffaloCODY Announce Integration for Education … – TMCnet

Experian QAS and RuffaloCODY Announce Integration for Education
TMCnet - 1 hour ago
By Anshu Shrivastava, TMCnet Contributing Editor Experian QAS, a provider of customer data quality software and services, has announced QAS for RuffaloCODY,

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Pediatrix completes $350M credit facility – Bizjournals.com

Pediatrix completes $350M credit facility
Bizjournals.com, NC - 38 minutes ago
Pediatrix Medical Group on Thursday said it has completed a new five-year, $350 million revolving credit facility that will provide a funding source for

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The debt capitals of America – Sify

The debt capitals of America
Sify, India - 1 hour ago
Pine Bluff, Ark., has the most people behind on their credit cards, at 2.28%, but doesn't make the overall top 10 list because it ranks only in TransUnion's

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Equifax to Perform In-Line – Trading Markets (press release)

Equifax to Perform In-Line
Trading Markets (press release), CA - 2 hours ago
Moreover, Equifax is very sensitive to the consumer and financial markets, and is therefore facing the effects of a sluggish economic environment.

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Experian Appoints Data Strategy Director – SDA India Magazine

Experian Appoints Data Strategy Director
SDA India Magazine, Singapore - 3 hours ago
Experian, the global information services company, has appointed Bernie Grady to the position of Data Strategy Director within its Business Information

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AIG may park risky assets in new company: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Insurer American International Group is considering forming a separate company to hold risky credit assets, which have caused it record losses in the past three quarters, the New York Post reported.

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Experian sees sharp decline in M&A activity – Moneycontrol.com

Experian sees sharp decline in M&A activity
Moneycontrol.com, India - 52 minutes ago
Experian ® , the global information services company, today released figures that show a sharp decline in mergers, acquisitions and IPO activity in the

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